The visionary
The Visionary provides research, explainers and expertise on computer vision for marketers, technologists AI practitioners and the simply curious.
Features
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VisionaryThe Renaissance of Contextual Advertising
As access to consumers’ personal data becomes more scarce, marketers find themselves returning to a tried-and-true technique that a few short years ago seemed passé: Context-based targeting. Because it doesn’t depend on personal data, contextual targeting avoids many of the regulatory hang-ups that have hamstrung behavioral targeting methods.
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VisionaryThe Problems With Pre-Roll
Throughout the relatively short lifespan of digital video, advertisers have tried myriad ways to make pre-roll more palatable. Yet it remains far from perfect. Here we examine the primary problems with pre-roll—and explore what other options might be on the horizon.
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Research
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Comfort Zone
It’s a big, wonderful, world wide web out there and, until recently, digital marketers have been eager to explore it. But data breaches, brand safety dangers and more have prompted our industry to retreat to safe spaces—and it’s killing our campaigns.
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BrandRx 2
One year after 2017’s major brand safety crisis, what does the online landscape look for brands? Read our guide, Brand RX 2.0 to find out.
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Seen & Unseen
Find out why modern marketers are embracing AI-powered contextual targeting for their campaigns, in our guide Seen & Unseen:
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Art.ificial
Can AI robots create art? Find out how artificial intelligence is paving the way for the future of creativity in our Art.ificial guide.
Perspectives
Me, Myself and AI: Artificial Intelligence’s Influence On Influencer Marketing, Branded Content and Product Placement
We chatted with Aaron Frank, senior vice president of strategy and insights at BEN, to discuss artificial intelligence’s influence on influencer marketing, branded content and product placement and how the company has gone high tech to become a trusted brand in its own right.
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The Beautiful Machine: EyeEm’s Lorenz Aschoff on Using Computer Vision to Recognize Aesthetics in Images
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Computer Vision Expert Serge Belongie Talks AI, Alexa’s Post-Voice Future and Warby Parker AR Glasses
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5 Robotic AI Influencers On YouTube