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  1.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 4: On next generation marketing with Mastercard's Raja Rajamannar
    Marketing technologyMarketing technology

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 4: On next generation marketing with Mastercard's Raja Rajamannar

    David Wheldon speaks with Raja Rajamannar, CMO at Mastercard and WFA President.

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  2.    Six partner predictions for 2021
    Agency managementMarketing strategyMarketing structureMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operationsMarketing strategy

    Six partner predictions for 2021

    Six of WFA’s strategic partners share their views on what will define marketing for the year ahead

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  3.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Marc Pritchard, P&G
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Marc Pritchard, P&G

    Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer of P&G, is one of the six global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  4.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Ivan Pollard, General Mills
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Ivan Pollard, General Mills

    Ivan Pollard, SVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer, General Mills, is one of the six global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  5.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Lisa McKnight, Mattel
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Lisa McKnight, Mattel

    Lisa McKnight, SVP and Global Head of Barbie and Dolls Portfolio, Mattel, is one of the six global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  6.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Fernando Machado, Burger King/RBI
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Fernando Machado, Burger King/RBI

    Fernando Machado, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Restaurant Brands International, is one of the six global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  7.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Andrew Garrihy, Huawei
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Andrew Garrihy, Huawei

    Andrew Garrihy, Chief Brand Officer and Western Europe Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei, is one of the six global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  8.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Jane Wakely, Mars
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Jane Wakely, Mars

    Jane Wakely, Lead CMO at Mars Inc, is one of the six global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  9.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 3: In conversation with Sir Martin Sorrell

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 3: In conversation with Sir Martin Sorrell

    David Wheldon speaks with Sir Martin Sorrell

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  10.    WFA Forum Chairs look back on 2020
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    WFA Forum Chairs look back on 2020

    We asked the chairs of our WFA working groups to reflect on what 2020 meant for the global media, marketing and digital policy agendas. 

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  11.    WFA CEO: “Build Back Better has started”
    Advertising & policyCross-media measurement

    WFA CEO: “Build Back Better has started”

    An extraordinary year has seen extraordinary changes, some for the better. WFA CEO Stephan Loerke looks forward to 2021.

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  12.    My favourite campaign of 2020…
    Creativity

    My favourite campaign of 2020…

    Six industry leaders highlight the work that has impressed them most this year.

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  13.    10 Predictions for 2021
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    10 Predictions for 2021

    It wouldn’t be the holidays without some crystal ball gazing. The WFA team predicts what will happen next year both in the wider world and internally within the marketing industry.

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  14.    2020’s top trends in food marketing regulation
    Advertising & policy

    2020’s top trends in food marketing regulation

    WFA Senior Policy Manager, Rebecka Allén, highlights this year's top events or trends in food marketing regulation

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  15.    The end of the cookie

    The end of the cookie

    Advertisers need to prepare to remodel their approach to data-driven marketing. WFA's Director of Global Media Services, Matt Green, offers some advice.

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  16.    The work that inspired in 2020
    CreativityGlobal Marketer of the Year

    The work that inspired in 2020

    We asked the WFA Global Marketer of the Year jury  what work had stood out for them this year.

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  17.    Can marketing help drive a more sustainable future for our planet?
    Sustainability

    Can marketing help drive a more sustainable future for our planet?

    Traditionally seen as a ‘consumption driver', is marketing at odds with sustainability or can modern marketing be seen as a catalyst for more sustainable behaviours? WFA's Director of Policy and Communications, Will Gilroy, shares his views. 

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  18.    My favourite campaign of 2020...
    Brand purposeCreativity

    My favourite campaign of 2020...

    Six industry leaders highlight the work that has impressed them in this strangest of years.

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  19.    Platforms and transparency

    Platforms and transparency

    The digital platforms cannot be members of the WFA but we do work with them when it delivers benefits to brands and society. CEO Stephan Loerke explains how and where that happens.

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  20.    Sourcing’s diversity power
    Advertising & policyAgency managementInclusive marketing

    Sourcing’s diversity power

    Marketing procurement can play a huge part in delivering a more diverse range of suppliers for brands and driving meaningful change. Laura Forcetti, Global Lead on Marketing Sourcing at the WFA, says the key is to take a human approach rather than purely rely on certifications and metrics.

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  21.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep. 2: Marketing in times of Covid
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeInclusive marketing

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep. 2: Marketing in times of Covid

    David Wheldon speaks to Karmarama’s Jon Wilkins and Contagious’ Paul Kemp-Robertson

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