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  1.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 16: On the science of marketing with Professor Byron Sharp
    Brand purposeBrand reputationData-driven marketingMarketing effectiveness

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 16: On the science of marketing with Professor Byron Sharp

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Professor Byron Sharp, Director of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute and author of How…

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  2.    Marketing in the metaverse: a brave new world of nonsense or the key to your brand’s longevity?
    Digital transformationMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    Marketing in the metaverse: a brave new world of nonsense or the key to your brand’s longevity?

    Guardian columnist and brand strategist, Arwa Mahdawi, reflects on the possibilities and challenges that the metaverse has in store…

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  3.    Creative effectiveness is not about taking risks
    Content marketingCreativityMarketing effectiveness

    Creative effectiveness is not about taking risks

    Having spent more than 10 years reporting on what works in marketing communications, the key to the effectiveness of creativity is…

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  4.    How seriously is the industry taking sustainability?

    How seriously is the industry taking sustainability?

    Ahead of Cannes, WFA asked leading trade press editors to rank the industry on how they're responding to the sustainability…

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  5.    How new rules could create a more trustworthy online ecosystem
    Digital policyMarketing law

    How new rules could create a more trustworthy online ecosystem

    Gabrielle Robitaille, WFA's Senior Digital Policy Manager, explains why the WFA supports the European Union’s Digital Services…

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  6.    Remembering George Floyd and our promises
    Diversity & Inclusion

    Remembering George Floyd and our promises

    On the two-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, WFA Global Diversity Ambassador, Belinda Smith, reflects on whether the…

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  7.    Ukraine: Taking action on digital advertising
    Brand safetyBrand safety

    Ukraine: Taking action on digital advertising

    The Global Alliance for Responsible Media community continues to discuss the evolving responses to the war in Ukraine. Rob Rakowitz,…

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  8.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 15: On marketing effectiveness with Peter Field and Karen Nelson-Field
    Digital transformationMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operations

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 15: On marketing effectiveness with Peter Field and Karen Nelson-Field

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Peter Field, CEO of Peter Field Consulting, and Karen Nelson-Field, CEO of…

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  9.    Using media to drive positive impact
    Diversity & InclusionMarketing capabilities

    Using media to drive positive impact

    Claire McAlpine and Helen Brain, Joint Heads of MediaCom UK’s Social Change Hub, reveal how they are working with clients to…

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  10.    Want to produce great work? Stop treating your advertising agencies like dirt
    Agency managementAgency rostersBrand purposeBrand reputationMarketing capabilities

    Want to produce great work? Stop treating your advertising agencies like dirt

    The client-agency relationship is in dire need of a reset, says Guardian columnist and brand strategist, Arwa Mahdawi

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  11.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 14: On lessons learnt in Asia with David Porter
    Digital transformationMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operations

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 14: On lessons learnt in Asia with David Porter

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with David Porter, former Unilever VP of Global Media and outgoing WFA VP for APAC, about…

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  12.    Navigating digital media safety and suitability in the time of war
    Brand safetyBrand safety

    Navigating digital media safety and suitability in the time of war

    The war in Ukraine is challenging for all businesses. Rob Rakowitz, WFA’s Initiative Lead for GARM, explains what businesses…

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  13.    Three principles from four decades of media practice
    Media transformation

    Three principles from four decades of media practice

    Global media expert Ben Jankowski, former SVP Global Media at Mastercard, shares his key learnings from his forty-year career in…

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  14.    Welcome to the privacy-focused future
    Media transformationData collection & privacy

    Welcome to the privacy-focused future

    The march towards a consumer privacy model for the future is gathering pace and it’s hard to keep up. Advertisers need to…

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  15.    Mastercard's Raja Rajamannar: ‘Do not think to return to pre-Covid habits'
    Brand purposeBrand reputation

    Mastercard's Raja Rajamannar: ‘Do not think to return to pre-Covid habits'

    Raja Rajamannar, WFA President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Mastercard, shares his vision for the year ahead.

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  16.    100 days on from COP26

    100 days on from COP26

    Sarah Goodenough, Communications Manager for the UN Climate Champions, shares her reflections on COP26 and the activist role…

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  17.    7 partner predictions for 2022

    7 partner predictions for 2022

    Seven of WFA’s strategic partners reflect on what will define marketing for the year…

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  18.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 13: On creativity with Sir John Hegarty
    Brand purposeBrand reputationDigital transformation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 13: On creativity with Sir John Hegarty

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with ad legend Sir John Hegarty about the value of creativity, building iconic brands and…

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  19.    12 predictions for 2022

    12 predictions for 2022

    From creativity to platform regulation, ‘Metamania’ to the golden ‘square’ of marketing, the WFA team share…

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  20.    Mondelēz and Sanofi join Planet Pledge
    Brand purposeBrand reputationMarketing operations

    Mondelēz and Sanofi join Planet Pledge

    Two more major global brand owners have signed up to WFA’s Planet Pledge, a worldwide commitment to making marketing a force…

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  21.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 12: On marketing in Africa with Folake Ani-Mumuney
    Brand purposeBrand reputationDigital transformation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 12: On marketing in Africa with Folake Ani-Mumuney

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Folake Ani-Mumuney, Global Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications at First…

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