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  1. Advertising & policyAI

    GARM launches Generative AI and Metaverse brand safety playbook

    Please note that GARM was discontinued on August 8. See more here.

    GARM has launched a new guide to incorporate brand safety into Generative AI and Metaverse activations, designed to help advertisers navigate these innovations. Although these are two distinctive technologies, GARM wants to put brand safety at the heart of their development before practices can become established that expose advertisers to reputational risk.

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  2. Advertising & policySustainability

    GARM and Ad Net Zero launch world's first guide to sustainable media for advertisers

    Please note that GARM was discontinued on August 8. See more here.

    Together with Ad Net Zero, GARM launches at the Cannes Lions International festival of Creativity the world’s first guide to sustainable media for advertisers. The guide identifies 10 areas accross planning, buying and activation where advertisers can take action right now to reduce the direct carbon emissions of their advertising activity.

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  3.    Unstereotype Alliance: ‘Say Nothing, Change Nothing’ campaign
    Cannes LionsInclusive marketing

    Unstereotype Alliance: ‘Say Nothing, Change Nothing’ campaign

    The industry-led coalition convened by UN Women launched "Say Nothing, Change Nothing" at Cannes Lions 2023, a global campaign to build awareness around harmful stereotypes and more specifically bystander behaviour in society. It also aims to provide guidance and resources to enable people to proactively take action against harmful stereotypes.

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  4.    GLAAD: Advertising Visibility Index
    Cannes LionsInclusive marketing

    GLAAD: Advertising Visibility Index

    GLAAD launched at Cannes Lions 2023 a new report and scorecard looking at inclusivity and diverse visibility in marketing and advertising campaigns.

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  5.    GARM starts work on Media Sustainability

    GARM starts work on Media Sustainability

    Please note that GARM was discontinued on August 8. See more here.

    The WFA’s GARM is creating a new workstream designed to focus attention on Sustainability. The goal: to repeat the success of its Brand Safety and Suitability work and to create a cross-industry collaboration that designs voluntary frameworks that will reduce our industry’s impact on the planet.

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  6.    ANA to hold Global Day of Learning

    ANA to hold Global Day of Learning

    May 31 online event will focus on brand experience and media innovation, accessible to anyone in the industry at no cost

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  7.    Industry associations in Denmark, Israel, Kenya and Portugal welcome new leadership

    Industry associations in Denmark, Israel, Kenya and Portugal welcome new leadership

    New association heads for DAOM (Denmark), IMA (Israel) and APAN (Portugal), while MSK (Kenya) elects new chairperson

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  8. Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    UK ad industry unveils results of All In Census 2023

    The industry-wide survey had nearly 19,000 participants from the UK’s advertising workforce

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  9.    Visa expert joins Insight Forum leadership
    Marketing effectiveness

    Visa expert joins Insight Forum leadership

    Angelica Beard from Visa will co-chair the WFA’s Insight community alongside Mars’ Sorin Patilinet.

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  10.    Swedish ad industry launches CommToAct Planet initiative to drive credible sustainability communication
    Advertising & policySustainability

    Swedish ad industry launches CommToAct Planet initiative to drive credible sustainability communication

    New cross-industry initiative will develop guidance and resources to help marketers communicate on climate action and accelerate the green transition

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  11.    WFA President’s Awards recognise five initiatives around the world
    Global Marketer WeekPresident's Awards

    WFA President’s Awards recognise five initiatives around the world

    Industry Associations from Brazil, France, Norway, UK and USA all recognised for outstanding marketing leadership

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  12.    WFA celebrates 70th anniversary with ‘70 in 70’ initiative
    Global Marketer WeekMarketing structureMarketing operations

    WFA celebrates 70th anniversary with ‘70 in 70’ initiative

    Marketers from Best Buy, Coty, IBM, Kellogg’s, PepsiCo, P&G, Primark, Vodafone, Tata join WFA Executive Committee

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  13.    Ukraine media market showing surprising resilience

    Ukraine media market showing surprising resilience

    Ukraine’s media market has proved as resilient as the country’s citizens, according to a “one year on” snapshot produced by local media auditor KWENDI and Poland’s Stars.

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  14.    Global DEI Census extended until 30 April
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Global DEI Census extended until 30 April

    Marketing professionals can share their workplace experiences until 30 April

    Survey runs globally with support of world’s biggest industry associations

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  15.    New speakers announced at WFA Global Marketer Week in Istanbul
    Advertising & policyCreativityGlobal Marketer WeekDigital media transformationMarketing operations

    New speakers announced at WFA Global Marketer Week in Istanbul

    The WFA has unveiled a raft of new speakers for Global Marketer Week at the end of April, including five new names for the Global Marketer Conference on April 27

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  16.    Global marketing industry launches 2023 DEI Census
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Global marketing industry launches 2023 DEI Census

    Marketing professionals to share their workplace experiences by filling in anonymous, 15-minute survey

    Survey to run globally with support of world’s biggest industry associations

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  17.    WFA unveils new speakers for Global Marketer Week 2023
    Global Marketer Week

    WFA unveils new speakers for Global Marketer Week 2023

    New speakers include leaders from Reckitt, Unilever, The Brandtech Group and Scope3

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  18.    WFA names new Global Diversity Ambassadors
    Inclusive marketing

    WFA names new Global Diversity Ambassadors

    Marketers from Reckitt, Estée Lauder and The Walt Disney Company join founding Ambassador Jerry Daykin to help steer WFA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion drive

    The four will play a strategic role in helping shape WFA’s priorities and agenda

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  19.    Cristina Diezhandino named WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2022
    Brand purposeBrand reputationGlobal Marketer of the YearMarketing technologyMarketing structureCMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operationsMarketing technology

    Cristina Diezhandino named WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2022

    Diageo’s Global Chief Marketing Officer, Cristina Diezhandino, has been named WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2022, after making the annual award’s shortlist for a second time in a row.

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  20.    ESG to take centre stage at Global Marketer Week in Istanbul
    Global Marketer Week

    ESG to take centre stage at Global Marketer Week in Istanbul

    With companies under increasing pressure from shareholders, investors, civil society and activists to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into their company operations, marketing’s role in delivering on brand promises will be under the spotlight at Global Marketer Week in Istanbul.

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  21. Advertising & policy

    Twitter announces its acceleration agenda with GARM to answer brand safety needs

    Please note that GARM was discontinued on August 8. See more here.

    The Global Alliance for Responsible Media and Twitter agree tangible steps to address brand safety-related concerns.

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