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  1.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 38: On navigating culture, meaning and purpose with marketing professor Marcus Collins

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 38: On navigating culture, meaning and purpose with marketing professor Marcus Collins

    What makes a brand truly meaningful in people's lives? In this captivating conversation with Dr Marcus Collins - professor, agency…

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  2.    WFA Insights Forum Benchmark: Insights investments & budgets 2025

    WFA Insights Forum Benchmark: Insights investments & budgets 2025

    How are leading brands investing in consumer insights and market research? The latest WFA Insights Forum…

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  3.    Highlights from Global Marketer Week 2025

    Highlights from Global Marketer Week 2025

    Global Marketer Week, the event for international marketers, went to Brussels in March 2025. See the highlights below from…

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  4.    WFA research reveals new trends showing how brands are responding to changes in content production
    Marketing procurement

    WFA research reveals new trends showing how brands are responding to changes in content production
    Open to WFA members only

    Outsourced on-site model on the rise, GenAI is slowly gaining traction, centralisation is back and social and short-form video are a…

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  5.    Evaluating Better Briefs
    Agency management

    Evaluating Better Briefs

    The BetterIdeas Project, a pioneering global study in collaboration with WFA, addressing one of the most complex challenges facing…

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  6.    Knowledge Spotlight: AI and the Future of Search
    Value of advertisingMarketing technologyMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operationsMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    Knowledge Spotlight: AI and the Future of Search
    Open to WFA members only

    This live session is part of WFA’s practical webinar series, Knowledge Spotlights. In partnership with handpicked experts,…

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  7.    WFA research identifies drivers of successful marketing organisations

    WFA research identifies drivers of successful marketing organisations

    Marketer of the Future 2025 highlights key factors separating brand leaders and those who are…

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  8.    Knowledge Spotlight: Marketing Mix Modelling 101
    Audience measurementMarketing technologyMarketing technologyData & analyticsData-driven marketingMarketing effectivenessMarketing technology

    Knowledge Spotlight: Marketing Mix Modelling 101
    Open to WFA members only

    This live session is part of WFA’s practical webinar series, Knowledge Spotlights. In partnership with handpicked experts,…

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  9.    Sourcing Forum Overview (February 2025)
    Marketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Overview (February 2025)

    Overview of the WFA Sourcing Forum meeting, held remotely on 26th February 2025. 

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  10.    CMO Forum meeting overview (March 2025)

    CMO Forum meeting overview (March 2025)
    Open to WFA members only

    Overview of the WFA CMO Forum meeting held in person in Singapore on the 4th of March.

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  11.    The AI-fluent CMOs: Transformative Force in Today’s Business

    The AI-fluent CMOs: Transformative Force in Today’s Business

    Are you a marketing leader looking to stay ahead of the curve in an AI-driven world? The Infosys CMO Radar 2024 infographic…

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  12.    Consultancies for global marketing organisation transformation
    Organisation & structure

    Consultancies for global marketing organisation transformation

    WFA member benchmark exploring the use of global marketing organisation consultancies

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  13.    WFA prepares for biggest ever Global Marketer Week

    WFA prepares for biggest ever Global Marketer Week

    More than 2,000 delegates from over 40 countries set to benefit from trends, insights and networking opportunities at the event in…

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  14.    Global Marketer Week Forums: executives gather to share what works despite economic and geo-political uncertainties

    Global Marketer Week Forums: executives gather to share what works despite economic and geo-political uncertainties

    As part of WFA Global Marketer Week, our specialist forums will hold standalone forum sessions to discuss and develop workable…

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  15.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 37: On being a real global marketer and Gen Alpha with Dr. Frederique Covington Corbett, UNICEF

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 37: On being a real global marketer and Gen Alpha with Dr. Frederique Covington Corbett, UNICEF

    In this episode of WFA's Better Marketing Podcast in partnership with Meta, David Wheldon speaks with Dr Frederique Covington…

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  16.    AI Essentials: IP guidance, Meta ad labelling, EU prohibited practices and Global Marketer Week
    AI (Artificial Intelligence)Marketing technologyAIMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    AI Essentials: IP guidance, Meta ad labelling, EU prohibited practices and Global Marketer Week

    AI is transforming the way marketers work. Gabrielle Robitaille, Policy Director at WFA, looks at the latest developments and how…

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  17.    The building blocks of effectiveness
    Marketing effectiveness

    The building blocks of effectiveness

    Defining marketing effectiveness is key if marketers are to justify investment and deliver on the profession’s promise of…

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  18.    The Candid CMO: Lex Bradshaw-Zanger, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for L’Oréal SAPMENA

    The Candid CMO: Lex Bradshaw-Zanger, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for L’Oréal SAPMENA

    WFA chats to the Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for L’Oréal South Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africato…

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  19.    Knowledge Spotlight: Media Management in China for 2025 and beyond
    Agency managementAgency remuneration & contracts

    Knowledge Spotlight: Media Management in China for 2025 and beyond
    Open to WFA members only

    This live session is part of WFA’s practical webinar series, Knowledge Spotlights. In partnership with handpicked experts,…

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  20.    In-House Forum meeting overview (Jan 2025)
    Agency managementOrganisation & structure

    In-House Forum meeting overview (Jan 2025)

    Overview of the In-House forum held remotely on 23rd January 2025

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  21.    WFA launches new Transparency Tool for media

    WFA launches new Transparency Tool for media
    Open to WFA members only

    WFA has launched a new Transparency Tool, in partnership with Ebiquity, designed to help benchmark contact transparency across key…

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