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Industry Insights

How can brands fight high-volume fraud?

Phishing attacks are growing in scale and phone-based fraud has exploded. Trusted businesses are prime targets for brand impersonation so they must adapt their strategies to tackle emerging threats and limit risk exposure.

Summer of Sport: embracing the authentic fan experience

Amidst the thrill of summer sports, ensuring an authentic experience is essential. Explore the steps needed to verifying genuine sports merchandise, avoiding ticket scams, and choosing a streaming service option that benefits fans and teams.

Innovate to protect: transforming sports media to defeat piracy

Digital content is evolving as the transformation to more flexible sharing policies changes how sports are consumed online. Unlock the balance between fan engagement and content control, and its broader implications requiring both innovation and vigilance.

Traceability solutions come of age: a journey through time and technology

From simple verification methods to sophisticated systems, traceability has undergone a transformation. Learn how brands can recognize the benefits to safeguard products and adapt to new market demands.

How are character licensors expanding into new categories?

Brand collaborations aren’t new, but they are becoming more creative. Explore the implications of character licensors venturing into new consumer categories and the rising complexity it brings.

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The choice of a new generation? Dupes, counterfeits, and building better brands

Unlike counterfeits, dupes do not reproduce protected trademarks, but their following amongst consumers and their impact on brand value is very real. Discover how conventional and more radical tactics can tackle dupes.

Why are brands adopting a mobile first approach to fraud and brand abuse?

As brands have raced to optimize the mobile customer experience, many have been left vulnerable to fraud and other criminality. Discover why a mobile-first mindset for brand protection is now a necessity not an option.

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Brand Enhancement

In recent years brand enhancement has evolved significantly to meet changing customer needs. Hear from our experts as they discuss new ways that brands can bring impact to authenticity.

Digital Assets

Digitalization has become a pervasive force that touches almost every aspect of intellectual property and brand identity. Hear from our experts as they explore the opportunities and issues this represents.

Identity Assets

Explore the changing role of brand identity and why it is becoming such a complex intellectual property asset to protect. Hear from OpSec and Zacco experts on how to embrace opportunity and mitigate emerging threats.

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Innovation Assets

Innovation is about more than just patents – it is the engine that drives creativity in an organization. Hear from OpSec and Zacco experts as they talk about why these intellectual property assets matter so much.

Voices and Viewpoints

Stamping out illicit trade: a look inside excise revenue protection

As illicit trade becomes more advanced, governments need new strategies for protection. Explore our proactive approach to excise revenue and regulatory schemes with Steven Proudfoot, our Government Solution Product Director.

Behind the screens: analyst insights for combatting online threats

Counterfeiters have become increasingly strategic at adapting to e-commerce platforms and policies. Go behind the screens to learn how Kaitlin Watson, an OpSec Customer Success Manager, helps brands transform their brand protection tactics.

Brand Matters

New trends changing the face of beauty

With emerging growth channels and evolving consumer habits, the beauty and cosmetic industry is bracing for change. As social selling explodes and transparency demands grow, brands must adapt to address multiple new challenges.

Women’s sports are moving from sidelines to primetime

Women’s sports have made significant strides, but are traditional strategies enough to sustain continued change? Dive into the challenging and inspirational world of athleticism to understand how teams are seizing opportunities amid shifting trends.

Imagined Brands

Securing a Heritage Brand: FERO’s fight against copycat products

Tee up for innovative solutions with FERO, a heritage golf equipment brand that strives to uphold its reputation in the face of modern challenges. Though the brand is imagined, the advanced design and sleek aesthetics might inspire your game plan.

From Concept to Reality: NOVA’s vision for a transparent future in sports footwear

Step into creative solutions with NOVA, a sports footwear brand that combines innovation and sustainability to elevate athleticism. Despite the fictitious brand story, the advanced technology and modern aesthetics may inspire new strategies.

From Racetrack to Retail: a new era for AEON motorsports

Explore fresh thinking with the AEON, a leading motorsports brand with an intense commitment to fans. The brand may be fictitious, but the problem solving can inspire options that resonate with your brand.

Elevating the Brand: a journey to safe and secure summit gear

Spark new ideas for your brand with concepts from Oryx, a trailblazer in outdoor apparel with a daring new venture. Although the brand is fictitious, the solutions can help inspire real-world sustainable growth.

Scoring Big for Brands: an inspired approach to building fan loyalty

Explore the art of the possible with the Gulf Coast Pirates, a modern soccer franchise with ambitious growth plans. While the brand may be imagined by OpSec, the solutions address real-world challenges.