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  1. Responsible Advertising and Children Programme: 2016 Year in Review

    RAC now brings together over 900 people globally who have a direct stake in the sensitive issue of marketing and children. The network is almost 400 strong in Europe, over 150 of whom came to our quarterly meetings in Brussels to address the issues of highest priority to brand owners.

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  2. Insight Forum: 2016 Year in Review

    The objective of INSIGHTFORUM is to improve how consumer insight specialists and marketers work together to generate actionable insights to inform unifying marketing ideas.

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  3. Sourcing Forum: 2016 Year in Review

    Sourcing isn’t all about costs. It’s about managing suppliers so that you get the right services at the right price at the right time.

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  4. CDO Forum: 2016 Year in Review

    ‘Digital transformation’ has remained a focus in 2016. Much of this process is concerned with people, culture and organisations, and our content has concentrated on helping members to learn from one another.

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  5. Media Forum: 2016 Year in Review

    2016 was a challenging and fascinating year for the media industry, with transparency, ad fraud and programmatic all key concerns. Skilled global media expertise has never been in greater demand.

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  6. IMC Forum: 2016 Year in Review

    2016 was an exciting year for our IMCFORUM as the group significantly grew in size (+25%) and geographical footprint. Further to the launch of our first meeting in Dubai and our workshop series in Singapore, the group now connects senior marketers in four regions.

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  7. CMO Forum: 2016 Year in Review

    2016 proved to be the most dynamic year yet for the CMOFORUM, an exclusive, invitation only peer network that offers some of the most experienced marketing leaders with the opportunity to exchange experiences with a view to offering actionable insight into how to address common priorities.

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  8.    WFA CEO: 2016 in review
    Advertising & policy

    WFA CEO: 2016 in review

    WFA CEO Stephan Loerke reflects on the year 2016

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  9. Advertising & policyValue of advertising

    5 marketing predictions for 2017

    After an intense 2016, the WFA staff share their 5 predictions for what the next 12 months hold for marketers.

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  10. Global Marketer Week

    5 public affairs predictions for 2017

    What is going to be big in the public affairs space in 2017? WFA staff give their predictions for the year ahead.

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  11. Digital policyPrivacy & techGlobal Marketer Week

    Bridging the data protection gap

    In November this year, more than 1000 people attended the International Association of Privacy Professionals annual conference in Brussels.

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  12.    Outlook 2017: crunching the numbers in media
    Media & analytics

    Outlook 2017: crunching the numbers in media

    There will be fewer major sporting events in 2017 than we’ve seen this year.

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  13.    Three of 2016's most contagious ideas

    Three of 2016's most contagious ideas

    It was a full house at Most Contagious 2016 in London in December.

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  14.    Ten things a CDO can do to keep digital transformation on track
    Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    Ten things a CDO can do to keep digital transformation on track

    The recent WFA CDOFORUMs in Asia capped a year of intense activity with back-to-back sessions in Singapore and Hong Kong.

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  15.    The odd couple
    Agency management

    The odd couple

    How do you get an ocean-liner and a speedboat to co-exist? Rob Dreblow looks at the challenges for big brands and start-ups in working together

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  16.    Why advertisers are embarking on a process of 'media transformation'
    Media transformation

    Why advertisers are embarking on a process of 'media transformation'

    Today’s CMOs are not solely marketers; they are also, critically, transformers.

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  17.    4 take-aways on working with start-ups, 6 lessons for big ideas
    Agency managementMarketing strategyMarketing strategy

    4 take-aways on working with start-ups, 6 lessons for big ideas

    On 27-28 September, WFA held its 17th annual regional LATAM meeting in Colombia, back to back with “Cartagena Inspira”, Latin America’s capstone event for communication, creativity and innovation.

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  18.    5 takeouts from China’s Cannes festival and ad standards seminar

    5 takeouts from China’s Cannes festival and ad standards seminar

    A first-timer might feel slightly overwhelmed by the scale of the Cannes Festival of Creativity – 15,000 delegates from around 100 countries travel to the French Riviera every year.

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  19. Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    5 takeaways from WFA's CMO Luncheon

    A soccer legend, a business angel and wrestling royalty all walk into a restaurant....

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  20.    Five ways Insights can get closer to marketing

    Five ways Insights can get closer to marketing

    Earlier in the year, WFA and BrainJuicer looked at how marketing leaders perceive their consumer research and business insights counterparts. The results were not that pretty.

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  21. Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    The changing role of the CMO

    This September, the WFA partnered with the AllThatMatters conference to develop and curate a new conference stream titled MarketingMatters.

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