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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.    Spotlight: Sustainable Marketing 2030

    Spotlight: Sustainable Marketing 2030

    In the weeks since WFA launched its global research-based thought leadership project “Sustainable Marketing 2030”, in partnership with Kantar’s Sustainable Transformation Practice, we have received amazing feedback from CMO’s and Sustainability leaders around the world.

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  2.    Insight Forum meeting overview (Jun 2023)

    Insight Forum meeting overview (Jun 2023)

    Meeting overview from WFA’s Insight Forum meeting on 28 Jun 2023, which took place remotely.

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  3.    Will AI boost DEI efforts in advertising or destroy them?
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketingAI

    Will AI boost DEI efforts in advertising or destroy them?

    Several years ago, I launched a website called rentaminority.com where — clue is in the name — you could quickly and easily rent a minority. If you were a multinational corporation who’d realized, in a panic, that your conference panel or client meeting consisted entirely of white men, you could go on my site and, with just a couple of clicks, order the minority of your choice to make your organisation look more woke. It was like an Uber for diversity.

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  4.    Over-emphasis on activation and tactics limits marketing effectiveness, WFA study finds
    Marketing effectivenessForum Connect

    Over-emphasis on activation and tactics limits marketing effectiveness, WFA study finds

    Effectiveness culture is not being delivered because the steps required before and after activation are not in place. Five key areas for improvement are: sharper processes, better measurement, new tools, smarter insights and greater collaboration.

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  5.    Creating a Global Culture of Marketing Effectiveness
    Marketing effectivenessForum Connect

    Creating a Global Culture of Marketing Effectiveness

    Marketing effectiveness is THE key priority for most, if not all, of WFA’s various peer groups. That is why late last year we began a process to distribute knowledge on the topic among our members.

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  6.    The risks are rising for big brands
    Advertising & policy

    The risks are rising for big brands

    Brands face unprecedented risks and will need the right processes and tools to negotiate these challenges. Will Gilroy, WFA Director of Policy and Communications, explains.

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  7.    Spotlight: Reframing your Brand’s Value Proposition when the world changes around you

    Spotlight: Reframing your Brand’s Value Proposition when the world changes around you

    Our guest speakers from Mondelez and BVA Nudge-Consulting will share insights on how brands can evolve to adapt to changing consumer behaviour and lay the foundations for long-term growth.

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  8.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 28: On brand purpose with Alberto Levy, Grupo Bimbo
    Brand purposeBrand reputation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 28: On brand purpose with Alberto Levy, Grupo Bimbo

    WFA podcast host David Wheldon speaks with Alberto Levy, Global CMO at Grupo Bimbo, about brand purpose, company responsibilities and sustainability.

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  9.    WFA’s feedback to the European Commission on the Green Claims Directive

    WFA’s feedback to the European Commission on the Green Claims Directive

    In March 2023, the European Commission — the EU’s executive body — published a proposal for a Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims directive). The proposal is part of the Commission’s 2020 New Circular Economy Action Plan under the umbrella of its European Green Deal policy, which aims for the EU to be climate neutral by 2050.

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  10.    Benchmark: Recommended events agencies in MEA region
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Recommended events agencies in MEA region

    WFA member benchmark on recommended events agencies in MEA region

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  11.    WFA Forum Connect: Media Forum Overview – Singapore 5th July 2023
    Cross-media measurementMarketing effectiveness

    WFA Forum Connect: Media Forum Overview – Singapore 5th July 2023

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Forum Connect Media Forum on the 5th of July 2022

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  12.    Benchmark: KPI Dashboard
    CMO ForumMarketing operations

    Benchmark: KPI Dashboard

    WFA member is keen on understanding how others in the industry have gone about creating and managing this kind of KPI dashboard and are seeking inspiration

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  13.    Spotlight: Navigating global media demand and pricing trends –2023 & beyond

    Spotlight: Navigating global media demand and pricing trends –2023 & beyond

    Join Mark Gallagher (EVP Global Investment) at Omnicom Media Group as we dig into global media pricing trends for 2023 (and beyond).

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  14.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 27: On moving from UK politics to Meta and the meaning of generative AI for society with Nick Clegg, Meta
    CMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing operationsMedia transformation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 27: On moving from UK politics to Meta and the meaning of generative AI for society with Nick Clegg, Meta

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Sir Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta, about the importance of brand safety at Meta and the positive impact generative AI can have on society when properly harnessed.

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  15.    DGX Benchmark: Meta Pixel
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX Benchmark: Meta Pixel

    A WFA benchmark on the use of Meta Pixel in response to recent regulatory decisions finding its use in breach of the GDPR

     

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  16.    CMOs need to change internal culture to deliver data ethics

    CMOs need to change internal culture to deliver data ethics

    CMOs say data ethics is a top priority but tend to overlook one crucial step: ensuring that their internal culture is rooted in the ethical and responsible use of data. WFA has developed a playbook to help brands bridge that gap. 

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  17.    Key trends from Cannes jurors and commentators
    Cannes LionsInclusive marketing

    Key trends from Cannes jurors and commentators

    Cannes Lions jurors and commentators share their views on this year's edition of the festival.

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  18.    Benchmark: Search engine optimisation (SEO) structure
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Search engine optimisation (SEO) structure

    WFA member benchmark exploring SEO structures.

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  19.    Benchmark: PR agencies in South East Asia
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: PR agencies in South East Asia

    WFA member benchmark on recommended PR agencies operating in SEA region.

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  20.    Benchmark: Recommended DAM (Digital Asset Management) systems
    CMO ForumMarketing operations

    Benchmark: Recommended DAM (Digital Asset Management) systems

    WFA member benchmark of recommendations for DAM (Digital Asset Management) systems

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  21.    Media Forum Overview – Taking a Deeper Dive into Retail Media
    Marketing structureRetail media & ecommerce

    Media Forum Overview – Taking a Deeper Dive into Retail Media

    Meeting overview and agenda from the Media Forum on the 8th of June 2023.

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