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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.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 13: On creativity with Sir John Hegarty
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationDigital media transformation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 13: On creativity with Sir John Hegarty

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with ad legend Sir John Hegarty about the value of creativity, building iconic brands and the secret to making the perfect marmalade.

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  2.    Benchmark: Investment in Marketing Capability (2021)
    CMO ForumMarketing capabilities

    Benchmark: Investment in Marketing Capability (2021)

    This WFA member benchmark examined the investment in marketing capability building .

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  3.    Spotlight: Shift - A Marketing Re-think
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    Spotlight: Shift - A Marketing Re-think

    The pandemic has further intensified consumer adoption and reliance on the internet. While this increases opportunities for global marketers, it also introduces a growing set of challenges, requirements and capabilities. Many of which are not yet fully on the radar.

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  4.    Insight & Strategy: Don’t Ever Leave Me

    Insight & Strategy: Don’t Ever Leave Me

    Why Lacta, Greece’s top chocolate brand, subverted its messaging around love to deliver a domestic violence awareness campaign – resulting in 1 million organic views on YouTube

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 9 December 2021

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  5.    Insight & Strategy: Real Birth Announcements
    Inclusive marketing

    Insight & Strategy: Real Birth Announcements

    Why Frida Mom launched in the UK by exposing the truth behind childbirth and postpartum care with a bold and provocative integrated campaign

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 13 December 2021

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  6.    Insight & Strategy: #TheMassiveOvershare and #LoveBeatsLikes

    Insight & Strategy: #TheMassiveOvershare and #LoveBeatsLikes

    How Maltesers sparked conversation and united women through laughter to destigmatise maternal mental health

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 15 December 2021

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  7.    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (January 2021)
    Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (January 2021)

    Overview of the Sourcing Forum held remotely on Jan 21, 2022.

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  8.    Spotlight: Reversing the decline in advertising effectiveness
    CMO Forum

    Spotlight: Reversing the decline in advertising effectiveness

    In this recording, System1’s Chief Innovation Officer, Orlando Wood, shares insights from his latest book, Look out, published by the IPA.

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  9.    Diversity: From Agency to Ads
    Inclusive marketing

    Diversity: From Agency to Ads

    R3 study reveals how marketers and agencies can best frame diversity and inclusion in a Southeast Asian context.

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  10.    Webinar: Diversity & Representation - Ensuring media & advertising supports inclusion
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Webinar: Diversity & Representation - Ensuring media & advertising supports inclusion

    Deep dive on diversity & representation in media, following the launch of a new WFA guide to addressing DEI issues in the media planning & buying process

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  11.    Benchmark: Marketing or Media Mix Models and ROI
    Marketing operations

    Benchmark: Marketing or Media Mix Models and ROI

    WFA member benchmark on Marketing or Media Mix Models and ROI

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  12.    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation in media planning and buying
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation in media planning and buying

    New framework details potential issues and opportunities in key areas

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  13.    Spotlight: The Rise of Chinese brands - Why is it important for businesses in and outside of China

    Spotlight: The Rise of Chinese brands - Why is it important for businesses in and outside of China

    Explanations behind the rise of Chinese brands and why it is important to businesses in and outside of China

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  14.    Spotlight: Marketing in the Metaverse
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    Spotlight: Marketing in the Metaverse

    As the digital and the “real” world increasingly intermingle in people’s everyday lives, brands have a vast new canvas in which to engage with and influence consumers.

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  15.    Spotlight: Sustainable storytelling - what are you scared of?
    Brand purposeBrand reputationSustainabilityCMO Forum

    Spotlight: Sustainable storytelling - what are you scared of?

    There are many reasons WFA members have hesitated to communicate around their sustainability efforts: The risk of exposing themselves in other areas of the business. Coming across as lacking authenticity. Inadvertently greenwashing. Or simply because they do not see the potential business benefit.

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  16.    Benchmark: Share of Voice vs Share of Market
    Marketing operations

    Benchmark: Share of Voice vs Share of Market

    WFA member benchmark on Share of Voice vs Share of Market

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  17.    Global Content Production 2021

    Global Content Production 2021

    Recent research amongst the WFA network and led in partnership with TKM Consultants, specifically deep diving into the models that clients are considering or have actively deployed to effectively manage their content production investments.

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  18.    DGX meeting overview (December 2021)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX meeting overview (December 2021)

    Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held remotely on 9 December 2021.

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  19.    New guide addressing Diversity & Inclusion in brand safety
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    New guide addressing Diversity & Inclusion in brand safety

    The guide has been developed by the European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA)

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  20.    12 predictions for 2022
    Advertising & policy

    12 predictions for 2022

    From creativity to platform regulation, ‘Metamania’ to the golden ‘square’ of marketing, the WFA team share their predictions for the marketing industry in 2022.

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  21.    Mondelēz and Sanofi join Planet Pledge
    Brand purposeBrand reputationSustainabilityMarketing operations

    Mondelēz and Sanofi join Planet Pledge

    Two more major global brand owners have signed up to WFA’s Planet Pledge, a worldwide commitment to making marketing a force for positive change both internally and among consumers.

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