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  1.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 40: On agency experience, AI and messaging with Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta
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    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 40: On agency experience, AI and messaging with Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta

    In this episode of the Better Marketing Podcast, Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta's Head of Global Business Group, shares insights on how Meta is transforming from a teenage platform to a mature business partner for advertisers with innovative tools, AI implementation and a renewed focus on effectiveness.

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  2.    AI essentials: agents, AI influencers, regulation targets use of synthetic humans, Meta EU rollout, in-house agencies
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    AI essentials: agents, AI influencers, regulation targets use of synthetic humans, Meta EU rollout, in-house agencies

    AI is transforming the way marketers work. Gabrielle Robitaille, Policy Director at WFA, looks at the latest developments and how they impact marketing and media. 

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  3.    The Candid CMO: Wanda Weigert, Global Chief Brand Officer and Executive Director for Globant
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    The Candid CMO: Wanda Weigert, Global Chief Brand Officer and Executive Director for Globant

    Some marketers gain experience by moving around from company to company. For Wanda Weigert, Global Chief Brand Officer and Executive Director for Argentina at technology company Globant, that learning process has happened in situ.

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  4.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 39: On Cathay Pacific's marketing secret plus lessons from Asia with Ed Bell
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    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 39: On Cathay Pacific's marketing secret plus lessons from Asia with Ed Bell

    What does it take to rebuild an airline brand after the devastating impact of a global pandemic? Ed Bell, General Manager Brand, Insights and Marketing Communications at Cathay Pacific, takes us behind the scenes of one of aviation's most remarkable recovery stories.

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  5.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 38: On navigating culture, meaning and purpose with marketing professor Marcus Collins
    Culture

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 38: On navigating culture, meaning and purpose with marketing professor Marcus Collins

    What makes a brand truly meaningful in people's lives? In this captivating conversation with Dr Marcus Collins - professor, agency strategist, and cultural marketing expert - we explore how the most powerful brands transcend their product categories to become vessels of meaning in culture.

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  6.    Highlights from Global Marketer Week 2025
    Global Marketer Week

    Highlights from Global Marketer Week 2025

    Global Marketer Week, the event for international marketers, went to Brussels in March 2025. See the highlights below from another week of discovery, inspiration and learning with the best minds of the industry. View more highlights and speaker sessions at gmw.wfanet.org.

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  7.    WFA research identifies drivers of successful marketing organisations
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    WFA research identifies drivers of successful marketing organisations

    New WFA research, Marketer of the Future 2025, highlights key factors separating brand leaders and those who are under-performing. Senior marketers share their views on the back of the research.

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  8.    WFA prepares for biggest ever Global Marketer Week
    Global Marketer Week

    WFA prepares for biggest ever Global Marketer Week

    More than 2,000 delegates from over 40 countries set to benefit from trends, insights and networking opportunities at the event in Brussels.

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  9.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 37: On being a real global marketer and Gen Alpha with Dr. Frederique Covington Corbett, UNICEF
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    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 37: On being a real global marketer and Gen Alpha with Dr. Frederique Covington Corbett, UNICEF

    In this episode of WFA's Better Marketing Podcast in partnership with Meta, David Wheldon speaks with Dr Frederique Covington Corbett, who is in the private sector division of Unicef as Chief of Global Brand & Marketing. David and Frederique discuss the biggest mistake marketers make, whether Gen Alpha is getting the leadership they need, why CEOs need to become Chief Energy Officers, the hushing trend sweeping across companies and what Chief Marketing Officers may be surprised about when it comes to standing out in judging for the Effie Awards.

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  10.    The Candid CMO: Lex Bradshaw-Zanger, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for L’Oréal SAPMENA
    Candid CMO

    The Candid CMO: Lex Bradshaw-Zanger, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for L’Oréal SAPMENA

    WFA chats to the Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for L’Oréal South Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africa to explore his marketing journey around the world. 

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  11.    The Candid CMO: Jiunn Shih, Global Chief Marketing, Innovation and Sustainability Officer at Zespri
    Candid CMO

    The Candid CMO: Jiunn Shih, Global Chief Marketing, Innovation and Sustainability Officer at Zespri

    In the first of a new series, WFA chats to the global marketing lead for Zespri to explore his marketing journey from boyhood to his current ambitions for New Zealand’s kiwi exporting behemoth.

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  12.    WFA President’s Vision for 2025
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    WFA President’s Vision for 2025

    Marketers have a tremendous opportunity to drive innovation and impact in 2025, says WFA President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Mastercard Raja Rajamannar.

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  13.    How creativity can drive sustainable action
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    How creativity can drive sustainable action

    In 2025, WFA and Kantar will launch a series of case study led playbooks to help take Sustainable Marketing 2030 from theory into practice for marketers. The first playbook, published in January 25, focuses on creativity.

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  14.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 36: On being AI-able with Mark Ritson and his AI alter ego, the Ritbot
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    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 36: On being AI-able with Mark Ritson and his AI alter ego, the Ritbot

    In this episode of WFA's Better Marketing Podcast, David Wheldon speaks to marketing guru, Mark Ritson, and his AI-generated alter ego, the Ritbot. 

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  15.    Is it time for a marketing makeover?
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    Is it time for a marketing makeover?

    WFA and The Drum have teamed up to ask marketing leaders about some of the key challenges our profession faces.

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  16.    Five predictions for 2025
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    Five predictions for 2025

    WFA experts look ahead to identify the key issues for brands as they look forward to the new year.

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  17.    WFA CEO looks back at 2024

    WFA CEO looks back at 2024

    WFA’s year has reflected the rapidly evolving and uncertain economic and geo-political landscape in which we and our members operate. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster with both lows and highs.

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  18.    WFA reveals CMO shortlist for Global Marketer of the Year 2024
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    WFA reveals CMO shortlist for Global Marketer of the Year 2024

    Expert jury selects global marketing leaders from AB InBev, DoorDash, Kraft Heinz, The Walt Disney Company and Cisco as finalists. Voting is now open until 20 January 2025, with the winner announced later that month in partnership with The Drum.

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  19.    Five key policy priorities marketers need to know about

    Five key policy priorities marketers need to know about

    With a lot of changes across the global political landscape, policy issues will be rising up the agenda for marketers. Lauren Hamm and Alexandre Boyer explore the key areas likely to dominate regulatory debates that will impact brand marketers over the coming months.

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  20.    How brands are tackling generative AI’s challenges and opportunities
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    How brands are tackling generative AI’s challenges and opportunities

    WFA research into the usage of generative AI earlier this month revealed that legal and ethical risks and lack of capabilities remain major roadblocks to more widespread adoption. Eighty percent of brands cited concerns about agency use of GenAI.

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  21.    Business growth is No. 1
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Business growth is No. 1

    Jurors for the WFA’s Global Marketer of the Year have identified the ability to drive business growth as overwhelmingly their No. 1 criteria for selecting the shortlisted contenders, although a significant number suggested a focus on other areas such as creativity, innovation, DEI and sustainability is essential to deliver on this.

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