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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 responses to EU public consultation on a Digital Levy
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    WFA responses to EU public consultation on a Digital Levy

    WFA responses to the European Commission consultation on an EU digital levy

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  2.    Spotlight: Growth Metrics – shift from a savings outlook to a value creation approach
    Marketing procurementMarketing structureMarketing procurement

    Spotlight: Growth Metrics – shift from a savings outlook to a value creation approach

    Shifting from a savings outlook to a value creation approach.

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  3.    Insight & Strategy | Frida Mom: Fourth Trimester
    Inclusive marketing

    Insight & Strategy | Frida Mom: Fourth Trimester

    How a women-led team created an ad that embraced truth and reflected the realities of breastfeeding and motherhood to launch a new product line

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 1 April 2021

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  4.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 7: On sustainability and courageous marketing with Conny Braams
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationMarketing structureInclusive marketingMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operations

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 7: On sustainability and courageous marketing with Conny Braams

    WFA Podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Conny Braams, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer, Unilever.

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  5.    WFA position paper on the EU Digital Markets Act
    Advertising & policyDigital policyAd tech

    WFA position paper on the EU Digital Markets Act

    WFA’s position paper on the Digital Markets Act, a proposed legislation aimed at addressing the market power of large online ‘gatekeeper’ platforms and fostering competition in digital markets, including the digital advertising market.

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  6.    WFA position paper on the EU Digital Services Act
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    WFA position paper on the EU Digital Services Act

    WFA’s position paper on the Digital Services Act, a proposed legislation aimed at tackling illegal content online and promoting online advertising transparency which is currently under discussion in Brussels.

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  7.    WFA global position on advertiser access to data in the digital advertising market
    Advertising & policyDigital policyAd tech

    WFA global position on advertiser access to data in the digital advertising market

    In response to recent developments which have seen policymakers propose new rules aimed at forcing large online advertising platforms to share more data with their business users, including advertisers, WFA has developed a position on advertiser access to data in the digital advertising market.

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  8.    Different Models when decoupling production
    Agency managementMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Different Models when decoupling production

    A brief definition guide on models when decoupling production.

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  9.    Case study | Dove: Show Us. It's On Us
    Inclusive marketing

    Case study | Dove: Show Us. It's On Us

    FMCG giant spurs brands to be more inclusive by funding diverse casting costs

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 26 March 2021

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  10.    Spotlight: Building Your Brand in an eCommerce Environment
    Marketing effectivenessRetail media & ecommerceMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operations

    Spotlight: Building Your Brand in an eCommerce Environment

    Amidst the hustle and buzz of livestreaming, shoppertainment and blockbuster single-day shopping sprees, what do brands need to consider to avoid becoming just another commodity to consumers?

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  11.    Global Marketer Week 2021 build up with The Marketoonist
    Global Marketer Week

    Global Marketer Week 2021 build up with The Marketoonist

    Tom Fishburne aka The Marketoonist takes a light-hearted poke at the global marketing industry through the lens of our three main themes for Global Marketer Week 2021 on April 20-22: ‘Better Society, Better World, and Better Growth’.

     

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  12.    Media Forum Meeting Overview (February 2021)
    Marketing technologyMarketing technology

    Media Forum Meeting Overview (February 2021)

    Overview of the Media Forum held on 18 February, 2021.

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  13.    Benchmark: Dynamic Creative Optimisation (DCO) partners & Creative analytics suppliers
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Dynamic Creative Optimisation (DCO) partners & Creative analytics suppliers

    Member benchmark on dynamic creative optimisation partners and creative analytics suppliers.

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  14.    WFA responses to EU consultation on transparency in sponsored political content
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    WFA responses to EU consultation on transparency in sponsored political content

    WFA responses to the EU Consultation on transparency in sponsored political content.

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  15.    Marketing has the chance to lead post pandemic but structures need an overhaul
    Brand purposeMarketing strategyMarketing structureDigital media transformationMarketing capabilitiesMarketing organisationMarketing strategy

    Marketing has the chance to lead post pandemic but structures need an overhaul

    Companies are asking ever more from their marketing leaders but if they want to achieve the customer-centricity they covet they must first look at how they are set-up, says Marketing Week Editor-in-Chief, Russell Parsons.

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  16.    EU ePrivacy Regulation: WFA briefing, February 2021
    Advertising & policyDigital policyGDPR

    EU ePrivacy Regulation: WFA briefing, February 2021

    WFA has prepared an overview of latest developments and next steps on the ePrivacy Regulation

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  17.    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation through the creative funnel
    Inclusive marketing

    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation through the creative funnel

    Comprehensive framework details potential issues at every stage of the creative process

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  18.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 6: On humor and catching the 'F-train' with Ivan Pollard
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationMarketing structureInclusive marketingMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operations

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 6: On humor and catching the 'F-train' with Ivan Pollard

    WFA Podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Ivan Pollard, Senior VP and Global CMO, General Mills.

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  19.    Gender equality in marketing: are we making progress fast enough?
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Gender equality in marketing: are we making progress fast enough?

    We've asked six industry leaders to share their perspectives

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  20.    #BuildBackBetter: Can marketing be a positive force for change in a post-COVID world?
    Advertising & policyDigital policyValue of advertisingInclusive marketing

    #BuildBackBetter: Can marketing be a positive force for change in a post-COVID world?

    A virtual event for anyone interested in how marketing can be a force for good

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  21.    Agency Family Tree: Global, APAC & China
    Agency management

    Agency Family Tree: Global, APAC & China

    R3's Global Agency Family Tree shows the ownership structures of advertising agencies and their respective holding groups.

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