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  1.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 20: On diversity and cultural relevance with Susan Akkad, The Estée Lauder Companies
    Brand purposeMarketing operationsOrganisation & structure

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 20: On diversity and cultural relevance with Susan Akkad, The Estée Lauder Companies

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Susan Akkad, Senior Vice President, Local and Cultural Platforms, Corporate Innovation…

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  2.    Why I love marketing procurement
    Marketing procurement

    Why I love marketing procurement

    It may not be the most well-known route into a C-suite role but Alice Tomlinson, who started working for the WFA last year, outlines…

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  3.    Advertising’s creativity crisis: if creativity is a ‘super-power’ why is everyone so afraid to use it?
    CreativityBrand reputation

    Advertising’s creativity crisis: if creativity is a ‘super-power’ why is everyone so afraid to use it?

    Guardian columnist and brand strategist, Arwa Mahdawi, reflects on the decline in creative effectiveness that is threatening the…

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  4.    My top 10 take-outs from talking to marketing's brightest minds
    Brand purposeBrand reputationOrganisation & structure

    My top 10 take-outs from talking to marketing's brightest minds

    The biggest brains in marketing offer their top tips to smarter, more effective marketing. David Wheldon highlights 10 great pieces…

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  5.    Take note: 5 back-to-school lessons for marketers
    Marketing capabilitiesMarketing operations

    Take note: 5 back-to-school lessons for marketers

    Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Mastercard and WFA President, shares five lessons to help marketers…

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  6.    Charting a new course in media for 2022 and beyond
    Ad fraud & verificationAudience measurementBrand safetyChannelsMedia governanceMedia transparencyProgrammaticBrand safety

    Charting a new course in media for 2022 and beyond

    WFA asked major multinational clients to reflect on what the global media industry should prioritise moving forward. Matt Green,…

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  7.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 19: On redefining creative excellence with David Droga
    Brand purposeMarketing operationsOrganisation & structure

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 19: On redefining creative excellence with David Droga

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with David Droga, CEO and Creative Chairman of Accenture Song, about his journey from the…

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  8.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 18: Cannes Special with Rupen Desai
    Brand safetyDigital policyBrand safetyDiversity & InclusionData collection & privacy

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 18: Cannes Special with Rupen Desai

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Rupen Desai, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Dole Sunshine Company, about brands…

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  9.    How seriously is the industry taking sustainability?
    Value of advertisingBrand purpose

    How seriously is the industry taking sustainability?

    WFA asked leading trade press editors to rank the industry on how they're responding to the sustainability challenge.

    The…

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  10.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 17: Cannes Special with Matt Brittin
    Brand safetyDigital policyBrand safetyDiversity & InclusionData collection & privacy

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 17: Cannes Special with Matt Brittin

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Matt Brittin, EMEA President at Google, about about brand safety, more inclusive…

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  11.    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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  12.    Marketing in the metaverse: a brave new world of nonsense or the key to your brand’s longevity?
    Marketing technologyDigital 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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  13.    Creative effectiveness is not about taking risks
    CreativityMarketing 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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  14.    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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  15.    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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  16.    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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  17.    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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  18.    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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  19.    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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  20.    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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  21.    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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