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  1.    Alcohol marketing: We must demonstrate how the marketing industry can be a partner for positive change
    Alcohol marketing

    Alcohol marketing: We must demonstrate how the marketing industry can be a partner for positive change

    Marketers have made progress in highlighting their role in achieving UN goals but the stakes are rising. Unless we intensify these…

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  2.    In case you missed it… Powerful WFA content from Q3: media planning tools, insights in AI and marketing updates from APAC & LATAM
    AI (Artificial Intelligence)Agency managementConsumer insight

    In case you missed it… Powerful WFA content from Q3: media planning tools, insights in AI and marketing updates from APAC & LATAM

    We are constantly working with our members to share best practice and smart ways for marketing to make a bigger impact. Here are…

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  3.    Five takeouts from the predicted media inflation rises
    ChannelsMedia transparency

    Five takeouts from the predicted media inflation rises
    Open to WFA members only

    Media inflation is predicted to rise over the next couple of years. WFA Tom Ashby, Global Lead, Media Services, highlights some…

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  4.    Global Marketer Week heads to Brussels

    Global Marketer Week heads to Brussels

    Registrations are now open for WFA Global Marketer Week 2025, which will take place in Brussels in partnership with UBA, the Belgian…

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  5.    5 take-aways from Buenos Aires

    5 take-aways from Buenos Aires

    Advertisers’ priorities and concerns in Latin America are more aligned than ever with our members’ global agenda, and…

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  6.    The Ritbot tackles marketers’ deepest fears
    AI (Artificial Intelligence)AI

    The Ritbot tackles marketers’ deepest fears

    Marketing guru Mark Ritson may be travelling the world dispensing words of wisdom, but so is his AI-generated alter-ego, the…

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  7.    WFA launches new call for agency cost data
    Agency evaluation & performanceAgency managementAgency remuneration & contractsAgency review & pitchingAgency rostersInfluencersInfluencers

    WFA launches new call for agency cost data
    Open to WFA members only

    The WFA is relaunching its Agency Cost Index (ACI) tool to support members as they seek to gain a better understanding of what the…

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  8.    Co-operation between marketing and policy experts reaches unprecedented levels in Latin America
    Self-regulationMarketing law

    Co-operation between marketing and policy experts reaches unprecedented levels in Latin America

    Levels of cooperation between marketing and policy teams in LATAM outscore that of their global counterparts, shows new WFA…

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  9.    Eighty percent of brands have concerns about agency use of GenAI
    AI (Artificial Intelligence)Agency managementMarketing technologyAIMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    Eighty percent of brands have concerns about agency use of GenAI
    Open to WFA members only

    More than half of companies plan to review contracts with media and creative agencies. WFA releases practical guidance for GenAI…

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  10.    WFA names expert jury for 2024 Global Marketer of the Year

    WFA names expert jury for 2024 Global Marketer of the Year

    Leading marketers from Diageo, First Bank of Nigeria, Globant, IBM, Infosys, Nissan, Santander and TATA join…

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  11.    2024 sees growth in WFA membership

    2024 sees growth in WFA membership

    New companies and organisations have signed up to join WFA in 2024.

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  12.    WFA discontinues GARM

    WFA discontinues GARM

    Today we announce that GARM will discontinue its activities.

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  13.    Nominations open for WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2024

    Nominations open for WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2024

    WFA has launched its annual search for a global marketing star who best harnesses creativity and innovation to deliver for their…

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  14.    In-House Forum names new chair from Unilever

    In-House Forum names new chair from Unilever

    Shannon Kalkstein, Global Head of U-Studio and UniAdapt at Unilever, has been named as the new chair of the WFA’s In-House…

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  15.    GARM & Ad Net Zero announce global framework to measure media's carbon emissions

    GARM & Ad Net Zero announce global framework to measure media's carbon emissions
    Open to WFA members only

    Please note that GARM was discontinued on August 8. See more here.

    The Global Media Sustainability Framework is a…

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