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Overview of the Media Forum held in March 2018 in Shanghai.
Meeting headlines: 1. Digital rosters & rate cards in China? No “one size fits all” 2. “To in-house or not to in-house…” – navigating the Chinese programmatic market 3. Understanding the world of Key Opinion Leaders and influencers in China 4. Influencers: from tactical to strategic sourcing in China
Dubai March 2018 Meeting Overview
Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 20 February 2018 in Brussels.
Meeting headlines: 1. Rosters & beyond: different approaches to manage the marketing long tail 2. Agency compensation: towards a deliverable-driven project model 3. Project Spring: marketing sourcing, facilitator of business growth
Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held on 8 February 2018 in London.
Meeting headlines: 1. “People not pixels” - driving increased trust in the market place 2. Building transparency, block by block(chain) 3. Overcoming global media agency ecosystem design issues 4. “Best of breed vs one throat to choke” – decisions around the right agency model for your organisation
Meeting headlines: 1. Media auditing: an increasing need for change 2. Evolving the relationship with agencies through performance evaluations 3. Towards calculating return on relationships 4. Influencers: from tactical to strategic sourcing
Meeting headlines: 1. Overcoming internal media resourcing issues 2. “I just want the receipts from all my transactions” – programmatic audits for full transparency 3. “It’s not sexy but it plays an important role” – the changing face of ‘independent media advisors’
Meeting headlines: 1. Global & local marketing sourcing: it pays to talk 2. Towards improved productivity and transparency in production 3. The future of agency rosters models: “can you really afford a business partner?” 4. Evolving marketing procurement metrics: from cost to value/ROI/efficiency
Meeting headlines: 1. Are auditors are fit for purpose? 2. “Mind the bookends” – getting control of programmatic management 3. “Putting together a quilt of best practices” – transforming media organisations
Meeting headlines: 1. Evolving from procurement-centric to business-centric metrics 2. APAC Print/POSM in a global context 3. ROI Nirvana: from buying better to allocating better 4. Agency performance evaluations
Meeting headlines: 1. Sexy CMI: creating a culture of insights; 2. Keeping longitudinal projects relevant - for the long-term; 3. New platforms: getting answers without asking questions;
Meeting headlines: 1. The ‘Media Transformation’ imperative in China 2. “To get anything done you need great relationships with Tencent” – media management in China 3. “It’s contracting not contract” – recommendations for media transparency & contracts in China
Meeting headlines: 1.To boldly source where you (may not) have not sourced before 2.Sourcing evolution and transformation 3.Effective agency evaluation: calls for pragmatism
Meeting headlines: 1. Bad things happen when good people do nothing: ad funded ‘weaponised media’ 2. A relentless focus on CPMs will cause more brand safety issues 3. “Bring it back to Tetris” – delivering a transformation in media management 4. ‘Addressing the future of TV’ - the evolution of the small screen
Meeting headlines: 1. The global ‘media transformation’ imperative 2. “Traditional ‘rules of recruitment’ do not apply” – overcoming people & capability challenges 3. “Brave new world, but it’s still your money” – recommendations to master data & tech 4.“ A two way street?” – in pursuit of best practice for global media transparency & contracts
Meeting headlines: 1. Understanding ad fraudsters, and how to deal with them 2. Constant reappraisal of verification solutions is necessary 3. Market-leading programmatic strategies: integrated and customised
Meeting headlines: 1. “Data Driven Marketing is ‘table stakes’…you have to know your customer” 2. “It’s beautiful and expensive…but what does it do?” – making the most of MarTech 3. Brand safety developments…“A relentless focus on cost will exacerbate the problem”
Meeting headlines: 1. Effective agency management comes down to internal capabilities; 2. The future of connection planning: stop over-complicating; 3. Uncertainty can be a positive;
Meeting headlines: 1. Integrated briefing: client leadership is key 2. Instinct vs. insight: Creativity in the face of data-driven marketing 3. Artificial intelligence and the future of communications planning