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  1.    A CMOs Wake Up Call - not Who but How

    A CMOs Wake Up Call - not Who but How

    An Agency Mania Solutions article exploring why CMOs must shift their mindset and focus from "which agencies shoud I hire?" to "How…

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  2.    WFA Benchmark: Environmental Claims findings report

    WFA Benchmark: Environmental Claims findings report

    WFA member benchmark on green claims and how brands are navigating increasing scrutiny

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  3.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (February 2024)
    Marketing to children

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (February 2024)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) programme meeting on 21…

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  4.    Benchmark: Gen AI on marketing creative
    AI

    Benchmark: Gen AI on marketing creative

    WFA member benchmark on guidelines on the use of generative AI in marketing creative

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  5.    Benchmark: Recommended PR agencies
    Agency review & pitchingMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended PR agencies

    WFA member benchmark on recommended PR agencies

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  6.    Benchmark: recommended adaptation/translation agencies
    Agency review & pitchingMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: recommended adaptation/translation agencies

    WFA member benchmark on recommended adaptation/translation agencies, specifically those who can offer copywriting services…

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  7.    PAG Meeting Overview (February 2024)
    Digital policyMarketing law

    PAG Meeting Overview (February 2024)

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 20 February 2024

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  8.    Benchmark: Recommended market research sources of data
    Agency review & pitchingMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended market research sources of data

    WFA member benchmark on recommended market research sources of data for market research agency benchmarks 

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  9.    Solution Developers Service Overviews February 2024 Update

    Solution Developers Service Overviews February 2024 Update

  10.    Benchmark: Recommended POSM production companies
    Agency review & pitchingMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended POSM production companies

    WFA member benchmark on recommended POSM production services across Europe

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  11.    Benchmark: Recommended packaging design agencies
    Agency review & pitchingMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended packaging design agencies

    WFA member benchmark on recommended packaging design agencies. 

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  12.    Tackling the nitty gritty of Generative AI
    Marketing technologyAIMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    Tackling the nitty gritty of Generative AI

    No new technology comes without risks and Generative AI is no exception. Brands need to be alert to the challenges if they want to…

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  13.    Brands are trailing on data transformation
    Marketing technologyMarketing technologyData collection & privacyData-driven marketingMarketing effectivenessMarketing technology

    Brands are trailing on data transformation

    If there’s one key learning from the latest WFA research on data transformation, it’s that too few companies have yet…

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  14.    Benchmark: Internal brand communications and engagement
    Organisation & structure

    Benchmark: Internal brand communications and engagement

    WFA member benchmark around tactics to help imbed a new brand strategy within their global organisation.

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  15.    CMO: The impossible job?

    CMO: The impossible job?

    Has CMO become an impossible job? Five industry leaders share their view.

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  16.    Spotlight: Housekeeping: In-house agency trends and challenges
    Agency managementMarketing operationsOrganisation & structure

    Spotlight: Housekeeping: In-house agency trends and challenges

    WFA webinar on in-house agency trends and challenges

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  17.    Spotlight: ANA Programmatic Media Supply Chain Study
    ProgrammaticMedia literacy

    Spotlight: ANA Programmatic Media Supply Chain Study

    Hear the authors of the groundbreaking report discuss their findings into the state of programmatic media, with key actions for…

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  18.    Spotlight: Creative briefing - using AI to stoke EI
    CreativityMarketing technologyAIDigital transformationMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    Spotlight: Creative briefing - using AI to stoke EI

    WFA members have always been quite humble in accepting that their briefing processes have enormous room for improvement. Bad briefs…

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  19.    Spotlight: Creative Production & The Economic Climate
    Marketing procurement

    Spotlight: Creative Production & The Economic Climate

    Global economic instability including fluctuating inflation and currency rates has prompted WFA members to question the impact this…

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  20.    Halo CMM Community Townhall Meeting
    Audience measurementBrand safetyMedia governanceBrand safety

    Halo CMM Community Townhall Meeting

    Discover the Future of Cross-Media Measurement

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  21.    WFA Submission – 2nd report on the application of the GDPR
    Digital policyMarketing law

    WFA Submission – 2nd report on the application of the GDPR

    WFA’s submission to the European Commission 2024 report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation…

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