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  1.    Uniting Minds and Functions in 2024
    Forum ConnectCMO Forum

    Uniting Minds and Functions in 2024

    WFA members know that the strength of our forums lies in their focus: servicing specific client-side functions. But that very strength also risks exacerbating the global silos that we need to break down.  

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  2.    Ad spend growth to slow in 2025
    Media transformation

    Ad spend growth to slow in 2025

    The latest WFA and Ebiquity study indicates a further rise in media budgets next year, but positive movement is likely to be more targeted than in previous years says Tom Ashby, Global Lead Media Services at WFA.

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  3.    Three-quarters of brands want to change their agency remuneration model
    Agency managementMarketing technologyMarketing structureAIMarketing technology

    Three-quarters of brands want to change their agency remuneration model

    According to new research from WFA and global media advisors MediaSense, three out of four multinational brands are seeking to change their agency renumeration model in the next three years.

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  4.    Five takeouts from the predicted media inflation rises

    Five takeouts from the predicted media inflation rises

    Media inflation is predicted to rise over the next couple of years. WFA Tom Ashby, Global Lead, Media Services, highlights some implications for advertisers.

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  5.    WFA Outlook report: Media inflation set to rise in 2025 and 2026

    WFA Outlook report: Media inflation set to rise in 2025 and 2026

    9 out of 10 top global markets expected to see prices rise more than in 2024.

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  6.    Benchmark: Media Planning Tools

    Benchmark: Media Planning Tools

    WFA member research on media planning tools

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  7.    Media Forum, Singapore, 2024

    Media Forum, Singapore, 2024

    Overview of the WFA Media Forum meeting, held in Singapore as a part of WFA’s Forum Connect

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  8.    Media Forum APAC Meeting Overview (April 2024)
    Marketing structure

    Media Forum APAC Meeting Overview (April 2024)

    Overview of the WFA Media Forum Asia Pacific held in person in Singapore

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  9.    WFA Media Forum March 2024: Forum Connect Amsterdam
    Marketing effectivenessMedia transformation

    WFA Media Forum March 2024: Forum Connect Amsterdam

    Forum Connect in Amsterdam brought together four peer groups (Media, CMO, Insights, Sourcing) around the common theme of ‘integration’.

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  10.    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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  11.    L’Oréal Chief Media Officer to take on Media Forum co-chair role

    L’Oréal Chief Media Officer to take on Media Forum co-chair role

    Mathias Chaillou, Chief Media Officer at L’Oréal, is to become co-chair of the WFA’s Media Forum, working alongside current chair Isabel Massey, VP Global Media & Content at Diageo.

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  12.    WFA Media Forum January 2024: Community Priorities, Accessibility, Sustainability
    Marketing effectiveness

    WFA Media Forum January 2024: Community Priorities, Accessibility, Sustainability

    The first meeting of the WFA Media Community in 2024.

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  13.    Media Forum Connect meeting overview (November 2023)
    Marketing effectiveness

    Media Forum Connect meeting overview (November 2023)

    Overview of the Media Forum held in New York City in November 2023

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  14.    Marketing effectiveness measurement is about understanding what’s working - but the current industry approaches aren’t
    Marketing effectivenessMarketing technologyForum ConnectMarketing technologyMedia transformation

    Marketing effectiveness measurement is about understanding what’s working - but the current industry approaches aren’t

    Matt Green, Director of Global Media Services, reflects on WFA's work on marketing effectiveness over the past year and what brands need to keep in mind to build a culture of effectiveness. 

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  15.    Media budgets are on the rise, finds WFA and Ebiquity annual research

    Media budgets are on the rise, finds WFA and Ebiquity annual research

    Neither global economies nor politics today are in a particularly stable position. But big brands are expecting to increase their budgets. A new WFA and Ebiquity study says that 60% of company representatives will increase their global media budgets in 2024 - with 14% saying they will make a significant increase, year on year.

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  16.    Media cost inflation to retreat in 2024, finds WFA Outlook 2024 report

    Media cost inflation to retreat in 2024, finds WFA Outlook 2024 report

    From a high point in 2023, global media prices are forecast to decline gradually into 2024, finds the latest WFA media price inflation report, Outlook 2024. WFA members can download the data here.

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  17.    Media Forum meeting overview (October 2023)
    Marketing effectiveness

    Media Forum meeting overview (October 2023)

    Overview of the Media Forum held in Zurich, Switzerland in October 2023

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  18.    Privacy Spotlight: India
    Privacy & tech

    Privacy Spotlight: India

    An in-depth overview of recent privacy developments in India impacting brand advertisers.

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  19.    Spotlight: An update on Google’s Privacy Sandbox
    Privacy & tech

    Spotlight: An update on Google’s Privacy Sandbox

    The changing nature of data privacy is fundamentally redefining the way in which online audiences are measured and targeted by advertisers.

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  20.    The Future of Media Agency Models: Change is Coming
    Agency management

    The Future of Media Agency Models: Change is Coming

    A new survey by WFA and MediaSense shows an overwhelming proportion of major multinational brands are looking to improve their agency model. Just 11% of respondents believe their current agency model will fit future needs, while 24% say it is unfit for future purpose.

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  21.    Spotlight: Understanding the Accounting Principles of the Rapidly Growing Retail Media Landscape

    Spotlight: Understanding the Accounting Principles of the Rapidly Growing Retail Media Landscape

    In recent discussions around Retail Media it has become evidently clear that accounting principals within organisations has become a real challenge for advertisers (CPGs in particular).

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