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WFA produces resources, research and guides across a wide range of emerging marketing topics and challenges. All the work is informed by WFA member input and developed in close cooperation with the best experts from across the industry.

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  1.    The future of category management
    Trends & forecastsMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    The future of category management

     

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  2.    Survey on Global Marketing Category Management
    Marketing procurementMarketing structureMarketing organisationMarketing procurement

    Survey on Global Marketing Category Management

    Research on the management, supply base and sourcing resources against over 15 marketing categories.

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  3.    Sustainable development is not just about saving the planet
    Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    Sustainable development is not just about saving the planet

    WFA Contribution to ICC-UN Global Compact Good Practice Note on Sustainable Development
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  4. Andrew Knott of McDonald's to lead APAC WFA network

    WFA Press Release

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  5.    SOURCING FORUM Meeting Overview London May 2015
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    SOURCING FORUM Meeting Overview London May 2015

     Meeting headlines: 1. Soft vs hard procurement KPIs 2. Delivering value beyond savings 3. Underpinning decision making with data 4. BTL category renamed “customer marketing”

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  6.    MEDIA FORUM Meeting Overview Rome May 2015

    MEDIA FORUM Meeting Overview Rome May 2015

    Meeting headlines: 1. “If you're too complicated you can't come to the party” - simplifying programmatic for in-house 2. “The non-pitch pitch” - a new approach to engineering greater media value 3. Global media deals - “knowing when to sign and when not to sign”

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  7.    Survey on digital resource engagement with brand marketing
    Marketing structureCMO ForumMarketing organisation

    Survey on digital resource engagement with brand marketing

    Survey to determine how digital teams and brand marketing teams typically engage with one another in global organisations. 

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  8.    IMC FORUM Meeting Overview Singapore May 2015
    CMO Forum

    IMC FORUM Meeting Overview Singapore May 2015

     Meeting headlines: 1. Marketing structures: the only constant is change 2. Customer-centricity in APAC - don’t believe the hype? 3. Customer journeys are more complex than ever: demonstrating yours shouldn’t be

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  9.    Benchmark on retargeting investment & approach
    Ad techMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark on retargeting investment & approach

    Benchmark to determine the level of investment typically committed to retargeting / remarketing by global brands. 

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  10.    Building a transparent digital single market infographic

    Building a transparent digital single market infographic

     

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  11.    Integrated Agency Management
    CMO Forum

    Integrated Agency Management

     

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  12.    Return On Media Investments
    Media & analytics

    Return On Media Investments

     

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  13.    MEDIA FORUM Meeting Overview Mumbai April 2015

    MEDIA FORUM Meeting Overview Mumbai April 2015

     Meeting headlines: 1. “Find the metrics that really matter” - likes ≠engagement 2. “Joining the dots” - integrated agency management 3. “The two people interested in integration: client & customer” - developing stronger partnerships with agencies

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  14.    Benchmark on Recommended Experiential Agencies in Mexico
    Agency managementMarketing procurementCMO ForumMarketing procurement

    Benchmark on Recommended Experiential Agencies in Mexico

    Benchmark on Recommended Experiential Agencies in Mexico.

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  15.    IMC FORUM Meeting Overview London April 2015
    CMO Forum

    IMC FORUM Meeting Overview London April 2015

     Meeting headlines: 1. Paid, owned and earned is myth (discuss) 2. Four requirements for being a (content) marketer 3. Too often “resourcing for content means setting up one skilled person to fail” 4. Other meeting items and actions

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  16.    Webinar: Global Agency Remuneration & Performance Incentives in 2015

    Webinar: Global Agency Remuneration & Performance Incentives in 2015

    Much has changed in recent years with the growth in agency proliferation, improved analytics and the growth in social. This in-depth webinar with R3 will cover agency remuneration and the use of performance incentives in 2015.

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  17.    Benchmark on media budget setting
    Marketing procurementMarketing strategyMarketing procurementMarketing strategy

    Benchmark on media budget setting

    Benchmark to identify the most common processes for setting the optimal media spend/budget level, across markets and brands.

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  18.    Survey on Digital Transformation
    Marketing strategyMarketing technologyCMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing strategyMarketing technology

    Survey on Digital Transformation

    The aim of this study is to provide insight into the changes businesses are undertaking due to the impact of digital on customer behaviour and the competitive advantage being sought by managing these changes, both internally and externally, increasingly known as ‘digital transformation’.

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  19.    Marketing in Africa Interim regional survey results
    Media & analyticsMarketing structure

    Marketing in Africa Interim regional survey results

    This document was designed as a means to benchmark thoughts and actions in relation to marketing in Africa. It contains interim consolidated, anonymous, responses from 82 client-side marketers in Africa.

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  20.    Survey on ROMI - Your approach & measurement
    Media & analytics

    Survey on ROMI - Your approach & measurement

    Survey to determine the reasons for tracking Return On Marketing Investment, how this is approached globally, the metrics used and individuals involved. 

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  21.    Benchmark on supporting ecommerce with digital marketing
    Marketing technologyMarketing technologyMedia transformation

    Benchmark on supporting ecommerce with digital marketing

    Short benchmark to determine how advertisers are using digital marketing to support their ecommerce efforts.

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