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  1.    Benchmark: Marketing Budget Setting

    Benchmark: Marketing Budget Setting

    WFA benchmark containing best practices of marketing budget setting.

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  2.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (September 2023)
    Marketing to children

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (September 2023)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) programme meeting on 20…

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  3.    Insight Forum Meeting Overview (September 2023)

    Insight Forum Meeting Overview (September 2023)

    From Insights to Foresights

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  4.    The Future of Media Agency Models: Change is Coming
    Agency evaluation & performanceAgency managementAgency remuneration & contractsAgency review & pitchingAgency rosters

    The Future of Media Agency Models: Change is Coming

    A new survey by WFA and MediaSense shows an overwhelming proportion of major multinational brands are looking to improve their…

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  5.    Top priorities for Global Marketer of the Year nominees

    Top priorities for Global Marketer of the Year nominees

    With nominations for WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2023 open until October 11, members of the expert jury were asked to share…

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  6.    Spotlight: The impact of AI on Production
    Marketing technologyMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    Spotlight: The impact of AI on Production

    Are we seeing genuine innovation or just greater efficiency?

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  7.    Adjacency Livestream Disclosure Templates

    Adjacency Livestream Disclosure Templates

    GARM's Adjacency Standards Working Group created a self-reporting template that helps ad buyers better understand and assess…

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  8.    Recap of the WFA Webinar ‘Navigating the Pixel Pressure'
    Digital policy

    Recap of the WFA Webinar ‘Navigating the Pixel Pressure'

    Over recent months there has been mounting pressure on the use of tracking pixels and third party tags for behavioural advertising…

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  9.    Spotlight: Beyond ChatGPT - Practical use and innovation in marketing, e-commerce, and search with GenAI
    Marketing technologyMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    Spotlight: Beyond ChatGPT - Practical use and innovation in marketing, e-commerce, and search with GenAI

    Learn how GenAI is being rolled out in marketing across the globe.

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  10.    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2023)
    Digital policySelf-regulationMarketing law

    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2023)

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 19 September 2023.

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  11.    Improving creative effectiveness through in-flight optimisation
    Marketing effectiveness

    Improving creative effectiveness through in-flight optimisation

    A new whitepaper by WFA and Automated Creative urges advertisers to focus on in-flight optimisation in…

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  12.    Spotlight: Spark more insights-driven decisions with generative AI
    Consumer insightData & analytics

    Spotlight: Spark more insights-driven decisions with generative AI

    Generative AI can’t make big decisions for you, but it can help you make better decisions.

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  13.    Spotlight: Understanding the Accounting Principles of the Rapidly Growing Retail Media Landscape

    Spotlight: Understanding the Accounting Principles of the Rapidly Growing Retail Media Landscape

    In recent discussions around Retail Media it has become evidently clear that accounting principals within organisations has become a…

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  14.    Benchmark: Recommended Capability Vendors
    Marketing capabilities

    Benchmark: Recommended Capability Vendors

     WFA benchmark containing member-recommended capability training vendors .

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  15.    Winning, and losing, together

    Winning, and losing, together

    WFA’s partnership with Marketing Matters celebrated its 8th year during Singapore’s iconic Formula 1 week. F1 fans know…

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  16.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 29: On what we can learn from emerging markets with Cristina Diezhandino, Diageo
    CreativityBrand purposeBrand reputation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 29: On what we can learn from emerging markets with Cristina Diezhandino, Diageo

    In episode 29 of the Better Marketing Pod, host David Wheldon speaks with Cristina Diezhandino, Chief Marketing Officer at Diageo…

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  17.    Bad health is bad for business
    Alcohol marketingFood marketingMarketing to children

    Bad health is bad for business

    Rebecka Allén, Director of Consumer Policy, explores why food and alcohol brands risk falling out of grace with WHO and…

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  18.    Benchmark: Approaches to entertainment marketing
    Marketing procurement

    Benchmark: Approaches to entertainment marketing

    WFA member benchmark on how organisations are approaching the entertainment marketing category

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  19.    Benchmark: The Evolution of Couponing
    Marketing procurement

    Benchmark: The Evolution of Couponing

    WFA member benchmark on how organisations are evolving their approach to couponing.

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  20.    Benchmark: Brand Health Tracking Programmes

    Benchmark: Brand Health Tracking Programmes

    This WFA member benchmark explored perspective on Brand Health Tracking programmes among members of the Insight…

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  21.    Benchmark: Consumer Segmentation

    Benchmark: Consumer Segmentation

    This WFA member benchmark explored perspective on Consumer Segmentation among members of the Insight…

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