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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.    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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  2.    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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  3. 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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  4.    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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  5.    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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  6.    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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  7.    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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  8.    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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  9.    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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  10.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (February 2024)
    Advertising & policy

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (February 2024)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) programme meeting on 21 February 2024.

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  11.    Benchmark: Gen AI on marketing creative
    Privacy & techAI

    Benchmark: Gen AI on marketing creative

    WFA member benchmark on guidelines on the use of generative AI in marketing creative

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  12.    AANA response to consultation on HFSS marketing restrictions in Australia

    AANA response to consultation on HFSS marketing restrictions in Australia

    The Asutralian national advertiser association, AANA, recently responsed to a consultation carried out by the Australian government as a response to their innitiative to further limit the advertising of HFSS products. 

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  13. Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended PR agencies

    WFA member benchmark on recommended PR agencies

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  14. Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: recommended adaptation/translation agencies

    WFA member benchmark on recommended adaptation/translation agencies, specifically those who can offer copywriting services too. 

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  15.    PAG Meeting Overview (February 2024)
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    PAG Meeting Overview (February 2024)

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 20 February 2024

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  16. Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended market research sources of data

    WFA member benchmark on recommended market research sources of data for market research agency benchmarks 

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  17.    Sourcing Forum Meeting (February 2024, remote)
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting (February 2024, remote)

    Overview of the WFA Sourcing Forum meeting, held remotely on 22nd February 2024

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  18. Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended POSM production companies

    WFA member benchmark on recommended POSM production services across Europe

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  19. Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended packaging design agencies

    WFA member benchmark on recommended packaging design agencies. 

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  20.    Tackling the nitty gritty of Generative AI
    Marketing technologyAIMarketing technology

    Tackling the nitty gritty of Generative AI

    No new technology comes without risks and Generative AI is no exception. Brands need to be alert to the challenges if they want to take advantage of the opportunities, says WFA Associate Director, Digital Policy, Gabrielle Robitaille.

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  21.    Brands are trailing on data transformation
    Advertising & policyMarketing effectivenessMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    Brands are trailing on data transformation

    If there’s one key learning from the latest WFA research on data transformation, it’s that too few companies have yet taken the right actions to cope with the loss of cookies. Tom Ashby, Global Lead, Media Services at WFA, explains.

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