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  1.    My favourite campaign of 2020...
    Brand purposeCreativity

    My favourite campaign of 2020...

    Six industry leaders highlight the work that has impressed them in this strangest of years.

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  2.    UK ad industry launches initiative to tackle climate emergency
    Brand purposeSustainability

    UK ad industry launches initiative to tackle climate emergency

    Ad Net Zero aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030

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  3.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep. 2: Marketing in times of Covid
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeInclusive marketing

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep. 2: Marketing in times of Covid

    David Wheldon speaks to Karmarama’s Jon Wilkins and Contagious’ Paul Kemp-Robertson

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  4.    Italian advertisers investing more on brand purpose during and post-Covid, finds UPA study
    Brand purposeBrand reputation

    Italian advertisers investing more on brand purpose during and post-Covid, finds UPA study

    UPA’s ‘Branding E-volution’ report explores the challenges and opportunities for brand growth in today’s digital world

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  5.    What are you looking for in the Global Marketer of the Year 2020?
    Brand purposeGlobal Marketer of the YearCMO Forum

    What are you looking for in the Global Marketer of the Year 2020?

    Agility and purpose are top of the list for WFA’s expert jury when it comes to assessing marketing leadership in 2020.

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  6.    UK ad industry launches initiative to eliminate negative environmental impact of production
    Brand purposeSustainability

    UK ad industry launches initiative to eliminate negative environmental impact of production

    AdGreen is initiated by the Advertising Association’s Climate Action Working Group in partnership with ISBA and IPA

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  7.    I don't want yet another soft drinks company screaming purpose at me
    Brand purpose

    I don't want yet another soft drinks company screaming purpose at me

    We’re at the beginning of a new post-purpose era, where brands will fail if they think they can outcry competition by screaming ‘I care’, says purpose pioneer Thomas Kolster, also known as Mr. Goodvertising, as he takes a hatchet to his earlier beliefs about purpose.

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  8.    Why did brands fail to pause ads on #BlackoutTuesday?
    Brand purposeBrand reputation

    Why did brands fail to pause ads on #BlackoutTuesday?

    Brands have been pausing advertising activity at the slightest risk for years. Why then, asks WFA Global Diversity Ambassador, Belinda Smith, are so many continuing to push brand messages in the midst of a violent face-off?

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  9. Brand purpose

    The purpose of marketing will not change post Covid-19 but marketers must

    Although the landscape will be different, the purpose of marketing remains the same. Marketers need reminding of this as much as anyone else, says Marketing Week Editor-in-Chief, Russell Parsons

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  10.    WFA CEO: Coronavirus could show brands how to face up to the ultimate test
    Advertising & policyBrand purpose

    WFA CEO: Coronavirus could show brands how to face up to the ultimate test

    Corporate citizenship displayed during Coronavirus crisis could offer a prototype for how brands might help society face up to climate change, says Stephan Loerke.

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  11.    Four WFA partner predictions for 2020
    Brand purposeMarketing structureDigital media transformationMarketing capabilities

    Four WFA partner predictions for 2020

    Four of WFA’s strategic partners share their views on what will define marketing for the year ahead

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  12.    German report causes a buzz on purpose
    Brand purpose

    German report causes a buzz on purpose

    OWM warns marketers that supporting a social purpose is essential for survival

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  13.    Webinar: How can marketing change the world?
    Brand purposeBrand reputation

    Webinar: How can marketing change the world?

    "Four of the best presentations I've seen in this business...ever," said Airbnb's Geoff Seeley when judging these same four presentations back in March this year at Global Marketer Week in Lisbon.

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  14.    Cannes 2019 Wrap
    Trends & forecastsBrand purposeBrand reputationMarketing strategyCannes LionsMarketing strategy

    Cannes 2019 Wrap

    In Cannes this year, WFA with the help of The Economist Group, talked to a number of marketing leaders about their priorities and challenges and how they are facing up to them. Here are the distilled insights from these filmed conversations.

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  15.    Putting people first
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeCross-media measurementGlobal Marketer Week

    Putting people first

    People are what matters in marketing and Global Marketer Week in Lisbon brought together more than 1,000 from more than 35 countries. Stephan Loerke, WFA CEO, reviews his highlights from the week.

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  16.    Better Marketing: Marketing can be a force for positive gender and ethnicity portrayals
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeGlobal Marketer WeekInclusive marketing

    Better Marketing: Marketing can be a force for positive gender and ethnicity portrayals

    Belinda J. Smith, Global Head of Media at Electronic Arts, makes the case on how marketing can change the world for the better.

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  17.    WFA launches Guide to Better Marketing
    Brand purposeMarketing strategyMarketing strategy

    WFA launches Guide to Better Marketing

    Guide gathers insights from 10 years of exploring what makes for great marketing in the digital age

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  18.    10 years of Project Reconnect: What we've learned
    Brand purposeGlobal Marketer Week

    10 years of Project Reconnect: What we've learned

    Will Gilroy (WFA) and Jon Wilkins (Karmarama) recap on a decade of leading WFA’s Project Reconnect, focusing on some of the main highlights and introduce a brand-new guide which captures what we have learned.

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  19.    Better Marketing: Marketing can save the Internet
    Brand purposeGlobal Marketer Week

    Better Marketing: Marketing can save the Internet

    Adrian Lovett, President & CEO of the World Wide Web Foundation, makes the case on how marketing can change the world for the better.

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  20.    Better Marketing: Marketing can deliver meaningful human experiences
    Brand purposeGlobal Marketer Week

    Better Marketing: Marketing can deliver meaningful human experiences

    Jon Wilkins, Executive Chairman of Karmarama, makes the case on how marketing can change the world for the better.

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  21.    Better Marketing: Marketing can deliver positive social and political change
    Brand purposeGlobal Marketer Week

    Better Marketing: Marketing can deliver positive social and political change

    Paul Kemp-Robertson, Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer of Contagious, makes the case on how marketing can change the world for the better. 

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