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With nominations for WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2022 open until October 16, members of the expert jury were asked to share their views on the single biggest challenge facing the marketing function today.
Our industry can still be the place where the best people do their best work, says Will Gilroy, WFA Director of Policy and Communications.
Nearly half of clients, agencies, ad tech and media companies think the industry is facing its “worst-ever crisis” when it comes to talent, reaching 54% among agencies, according to recent WFA research. In light of this acute crisis, four industry experts share their views on the size and source of the issue and how companies can take practical actions to address these challenges.
WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Susan Akkad, Senior Vice President, Local and Cultural Platforms, Corporate Innovation at The Estée Lauder Companies, about the importance for brands to listen and cater to diverse audiences to stay relevant.
This WFA member benchmark examined the category management of adaptation & transcreation
Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held remotely on 15 September 2022
This WFA member benchmark lists recommendations of user experience research agency partners.
Ensuring that a brand’s marketing communications is representative and inclusive of diverse audiences is an essential prerequisite for sustainable growth.
Meeting overview from WFA’s Insight Forum meeting on 13 September 2022, which took place remotely.
Less budget. Less time. Less resources. These challenges can fuel a new way of approaching content operations that boosts efficiency, quality, and results.
The new WFA CMO Guide to Data Ethics in Practice offers CMOs practical insight on how to apply ethics to data and AI.
The CMO Guide to Data Ethics in Practice puts forward a global data ethics framework aimed at helping CMOs address rising regulatory and consumer expectations when it comes to data-driven marketing and understand their responsibilities around data and AI.
This WFA member benchmark examined the category management of POS & displays.
It may not be the most well-known route into a C-suite role but Alice Tomlinson, who started working for the WFA last year, outlines why marketing procurement is proving to be an attractive career.
A WFA member has recently experienced a substantial decrease in the number of people opting into cookies tracking meaning that their analytics platform (Adobe) is tracking fewer and fewer people as time goes on. This has made it harder for them to accurately report business results and optimize their campaigns.
Many client-side marketers failing to prioritise creativity, despite recognising its power to deliver more effective marketing
Risk averse cultures, short-term-focus and too many decision makers are all key issues
Guardian columnist and brand strategist, Arwa Mahdawi, reflects on the decline in creative effectiveness that is threatening the global marketing industry
Reversing the decline in creative communications effectiveness
The biggest brains in marketing offer their top tips to smarter, more effective marketing. David Wheldon highlights 10 great pieces of advice from recent episodes of the WFA’s Better Marketing podcast
Partners with The Drum to celebrate global and regional marketers and the work they do to strengthen their brands and businesses
New WFA Hall of Fame celebrates the work of all the marketers who have been shortlisted in the five previous rounds of the award
Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Mastercard and WFA President, shares five lessons to help marketers succeed and make the most of the rest of 2022 and beyond.