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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.    Measuring Marketing Capability Impact
    Marketing effectivenessMarketing capabilities

    Measuring Marketing Capability Impact

    WFA report on marketing capability impact measurement, conducted in partnership with Oxford.

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  2. Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended social media agencies in South-East Europe

    WFA member benchmark on recommended social media agencies in South-East Europe.

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  3.    TPA Taskforce overview (April 2024)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    TPA Taskforce overview (April 2024)

    Overview of the Transparency in Political Advertising (TPA) Taskforce meeting held remotely on 4 April 2024

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  4.    WFA Media Forum April 2024: AI and Retail Media
    Marketing effectiveness

    WFA Media Forum April 2024: AI and Retail Media

    Introduction to WFA AI Community & Retail Media deep dive.

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  5.    Halo CMM Community Townhall Meeting
    Cross-media measurement

    Halo CMM Community Townhall Meeting

    Discover the Future of Cross-Media Measurement

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  6.    APAC Spotlight: Creative briefing - using AI to stoke EI
    CreativityMarketing technologyAIDigital media transformationMarketing technology

    APAC Spotlight: Creative briefing - using AI to stoke EI

    WFA members have always been quite humble in accepting that their briefing processes have enormous room for improvement. Bad briefs are said to cost the global economy $200 Billion in lost opportunity annually.

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  7.    Benchmark: AI in the Insights practice
    AI

    Benchmark: AI in the Insights practice

    WFA member benchmark exploring how WFA members are incorporating AI in their insights practice.

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  8.    WFA Sourcing x Tech and Privacy Forum (March 2024, remote)
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    WFA Sourcing x Tech and Privacy Forum (March 2024, remote)

    Overview of the WFA Sourcing x Tech & Privacy Forum meeting, held remotely on 26th March 2024

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  9.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 31: On the evolution of creativity with Claire Beale and Sonoo Singh, Creative Salon
    Agency managementCreativity

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 31: On the evolution of creativity with Claire Beale and Sonoo Singh, Creative Salon

    In episode 31 of the Better Marketing Pod, host David Wheldon speaks with Creative Salon founders Claire Beale and Sonoo Singh on why clients should champion creativity, how to attract young talent and the future of the profession in a technology-driven world.

     

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  10.    GenAI and the marketing essentials that won’t change
    Marketing technologyAIMarketing technology

    GenAI and the marketing essentials that won’t change

    As more brands and agencies get excited by generative AI (GenAI), WFA’s Director of Global Sourcing, Laura Forcetti, hosted a panel at Spikes Asia exploring the intersection between GenAI and the foundations of effective marketing. Here are the key lessons:

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  11.    Trust me when I tell you this about the state of creativity…
    Creativity

    Trust me when I tell you this about the state of creativity…

    We’ll only get better, more effective campaigns when agencies can persuade clients to trust them. Arwa Madhawi explores the business case.

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  12.    Insight Forum Connect meeting overview (March 2024)

    Insight Forum Connect meeting overview (March 2024)

    Overview of the Insight Forum held in Amsterdam, March 2024

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  13.    Marketing procurement seeks better, smarter metrics in 2024
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Marketing procurement seeks better, smarter metrics in 2024

    WFA research shows that teams are looking at creative and production as well as media in their bid to identify savings for 2024. Many company target setters fail to understand marketing, increasing barriers between procurement, marketing and the rest of the organisation.

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  14.    WFA names leadership team for new AI Community
    AI

    WFA names leadership team for new AI Community

    This AI community is designed to help advertisers find the best ways to harness the opportunities of Generative AI while minimising risk.

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  15. Marketing procurementAIMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Content adaptation at scale using automation and GenAI

    WFA member benchmark exploring how WFA members are adapting content at scale

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  16.    Spotlight: Journey with GenAI: real-world applications and current progress
    CreativityAI

    Spotlight: Journey with GenAI: real-world applications and current progress

    Trying to keep up with AI? Intentful’s Marina Petrova offers a much-needed update and reality check.

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  17.    Telefonica - Eco Rating, an environmental scoring system for mobile phones
    Sustainability

    Telefonica - Eco Rating, an environmental scoring system for mobile phones

    Telefónica teamed up with four other major mobile networks – Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telia and Vodafone – to create Eco Ratings, a simple way to understand the environmental impact of each handset.

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  18.    DGX meeting overview (March 2024)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX meeting overview (March 2024)

    Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange meeting held in London on 14 March 2024.

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  19.    A CMOs Wake Up Call - not Who but How

    A CMOs Wake Up Call - not Who but How

    An Agency Mania Solutions article exploring why CMOs must shift their mindset and focus from "which agencies shoud I hire?" to "How can I operate to embolden agencies to succeed?" 

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  20.    WFA Benchmark: Environmental Claims findings report
    Advertising & policy

    WFA Benchmark: Environmental Claims findings report

    WFA member benchmark on green claims and how brands are navigating increasing scrutiny

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  21.    UN Women x Vodafone Foundation: ‘Small Steps, Big Difference’ report
    Inclusive marketing

    UN Women x Vodafone Foundation: ‘Small Steps, Big Difference’ report

    UN Women, with the support of Vodafone Foundation, published a new study into FTSE 100 companies’ support for employees experiencing domestic violence and abuse, and what more could be done in the workplace, communities, and society.

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