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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.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2021 nominees: Conny Braams, Unilever
    Global Marketer of the YearCMO Forum

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2021 nominees: Conny Braams, Unilever

    Conny Braams, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer at Unilever, is one of the seven global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  2.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2021 nominees: Andrea Álvares, Natura
    Global Marketer of the YearCMO Forum

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2021 nominees: Andrea Álvares, Natura

    Andrea Álvares, Chief Brand, Innovation, International and Sustainability Officer at Natura, is one of the seven global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  3.    China Media Forum Meeting Overview (Dec 2021)
    Agency management

    China Media Forum Meeting Overview (Dec 2021)

    Overview of the Media Forum held on 2 Dec, 2021.

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  4.    Fireside chat: Paying Attention to the Long and Short
    Marketing effectiveness

    Fireside chat: Paying Attention to the Long and Short

    In this fireside chat, we discuss the state of our industry, with a general decline in ad effectiveness and a fraught climate for measurement as the backdrop.

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  5.    Planet Pledge Spotlight: COP26
    Advertising & policyCMO Forum

    Planet Pledge Spotlight: COP26

    In November 2021, world and business leaders alike gathered in Glasgow for COP26. The most important climate summit since 2015, when the world met in Paris to chart a new, more ambitious course to prevent catastrophic climate change.

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  6.    Sponsorship into 2022

    Sponsorship into 2022

    What will define brand sponsorship in 2022? Ian Malcolm, President and CEO of Lumency, a brand-side sponsorship, experiential and content marketing consultancy, shares his perspective.

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  7.    DSA/DMA Task Force Meeting Overview (November 2021)
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    DSA/DMA Task Force Meeting Overview (November 2021)

    The WFA DSA Task Force met on 18 November 2021 to discuss the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, as well as to discuss the WFA’s position regarding possible regulation of targeted advertising based on personal data.

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  8.    LATAM mapping: Regulatory efforts to restrict food marketing in Latin America
    Advertising & policy

    LATAM mapping: Regulatory efforts to restrict food marketing in Latin America

    This mapping provides an overview of the latest regulatory developments and industry commitments in Latin America.

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  9.    Data Safety in 2021: Benchmark & Analysis
    Advertising & policyDigital policyAd techData governancePrivacy & tech

    Data Safety in 2021: Benchmark & Analysis

    Practical guidance for brands looking to minimise risk and manage data safety on their digital platforms, based on an analysis and benchmarking of 2930 advertiser websites carried out by Global Data Bank.

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  10.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (November 2021)
    Advertising & policy

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (November 2021)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) programme meeting on 15 November 2021.

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  11.    Galvanising marketing as a force for positive change: lessons learned from Planet Pledge

    Galvanising marketing as a force for positive change: lessons learned from Planet Pledge

    WFA President and CMCO at Mastercard, Raja Rajamannar, and Ana Maria Henao, Global Vice President of Marketing at PepsiCo, discuss the ways in which marketing can be a force of positive change in the race to net zero emissions.

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  12.    WFA Guide to EU Cookie Guidance
    Advertising & policyDigital policyAd techGDPR

    WFA Guide to EU Cookie Guidance

    An overview and comparison of cookie guidelines issued by data protection authorities in different EU countries.

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  13.    A marketer in Glasgow
    Advertising & policySustainability

    A marketer in Glasgow

    WFA CEO Stephan Loerke reflects on his time at COP26 and identifies the five key areas that brands will have to address in combating climate change in the coming years.

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  14.    Spotlight: Preparing for digital media’s privacy-first future | Episode 3

    Spotlight: Preparing for digital media’s privacy-first future | Episode 3

    The changing nature of data privacy is fundamentally redefining the way in which online audiences are measured and targeted by advertisers.

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  15.    WFA names super seven as shortlist for Global Marketer of the Year 2021
    Global Marketer of the Year

    WFA names super seven as shortlist for Global Marketer of the Year 2021

    The voting to choose the new Global Marketer of the Year is open until December 31. The winner will be announced in January 2022 in partnership with The Drum. 

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  16.    Winning with Eco-Actives is essential for future brand growth

    Winning with Eco-Actives is essential for future brand growth

    A new Who Cares, Who Does? study by Kantar demonstrates green credentials are both beneficial to business and the planet. Natalie Babbage, Global LinkQ Director, Kantar, explains how brands can appeal to the 'Eco-Actives'. 

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  17.    CMO Forum meeting overview (November 2021)
    Advertising & policyMarketing structureInclusive marketingSustainabilityCMO ForumMarketing operations

    CMO Forum meeting overview (November 2021)

    Overview of the CMO Forum held remotely on November 16, 2021.

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  18.    Spotlight: Gaming Demystified 2021
    Trends & forecastsGamingCMO ForumDigital media transformation

    Spotlight: Gaming Demystified 2021

    Video gaming has risen to become bigger than other forms of entertainment. Its growth has been further super-charged by COVID-19, during which many people turned to gaming while stuck at home.

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  19.    Marketing as a force for positive change: lessons from Planet Pledge

    Marketing as a force for positive change: lessons from Planet Pledge

    WFA President and CMCO at Mastercard, Raja Rajamannar and Ana Maria Henao, Global Vice President of Marketing at PepsiCo, discuss the ways in which marketing can be a force of positive change in the race to net zero emissions.

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  20.    Webinar: IFBA’s Enhanced Responsible Marketing Policy
    Advertising & policy

    Webinar: IFBA’s Enhanced Responsible Marketing Policy

    In August 2021, eleven of the largest global food and drinks brands agreed to further restrict advertising to children of products high in fat, sugar and salt. Join our webinar to understand the background to this voluntary global initiative and find out what compliance means in practice.

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  21.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 11: On sustainability with Reckitt's Sonia Thimmiah
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationDigital media transformation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 11: On sustainability with Reckitt's Sonia Thimmiah

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Sonia Thimmiah, Head of Sustainable Brands & Customer Partnerships at Reckitt.

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