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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 2020 nominees: Lisa McKnight, Mattel
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Lisa McKnight, Mattel

    Lisa McKnight, SVP and Global Head of Barbie and Dolls Portfolio, Mattel, is one of the six 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 2020 nominees: Fernando Machado, Burger King/RBI
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Fernando Machado, Burger King/RBI

    Fernando Machado, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Restaurant Brands International, is one of the six global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  3.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Andrew Garrihy, Huawei
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Andrew Garrihy, Huawei

    Andrew Garrihy, Chief Brand Officer and Western Europe Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei, is one of the six global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  4.    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Jane Wakely, Mars
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Meet the Global Marketer of the Year 2020 nominees: Jane Wakely, Mars

    Jane Wakely, Lead CMO at Mars Inc, is one of the six global marketers shortlisted for this year's WFA Global Marketer of the Year award in partnership with The Drum

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  5.    Benchmark: Agency collaboration
    Agency managementCMO Forum

    Benchmark: Agency collaboration

    WFA member survey on KPIs, success factors and challenges for agency collaboration.

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  6.    Case study | Dove: Women like us

    Case study | Dove: Women like us

    Personal care brand partners with stock image supplier to challenge public perception of women

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 4 April 2019.

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  7.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 3: In conversation with Sir Martin Sorrell

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 3: In conversation with Sir Martin Sorrell

    David Wheldon speaks with Sir Martin Sorrell

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  8.    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (December 2020)
    Marketing procurementMarketing strategyMarketing procurementMarketing strategy

    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (December 2020)

    Overview of the Sourcing Forum held remotely on December 2, 2020

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  9.    WFA Forum Chairs look back on 2020
    Advertising & policyPrivacy & techCMO Forum

    WFA Forum Chairs look back on 2020

    We asked the chairs of our WFA working groups to reflect on what 2020 meant for the global media, marketing and digital policy agendas. 

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  10.    WFA CEO: “Build Back Better has started”
    Advertising & policyCross-media measurement

    WFA CEO: “Build Back Better has started”

    An extraordinary year has seen extraordinary changes, some for the better. WFA CEO Stephan Loerke looks forward to 2021.

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  11.    My favourite campaign of 2020…
    Creativity

    My favourite campaign of 2020…

    Six industry leaders highlight the work that has impressed them most this year.

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  12.    10 Predictions for 2021
    Advertising & policyMarketing procurementMarketing structureMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operationsMarketing procurement

    10 Predictions for 2021

    It wouldn’t be the holidays without some crystal ball gazing. The WFA team predicts what will happen next year both in the wider world and internally within the marketing industry.

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  13.    2020’s top trends in food marketing regulation
    Advertising & policy

    2020’s top trends in food marketing regulation

    WFA Senior Policy Manager, Rebecka Allén, highlights this year's top events or trends in food marketing regulation

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  14.    DGX meeting overview (December 2020)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX meeting overview (December 2020)

    Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held remotely on 1 December, 2020

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  15.    Spotlight: The impact of the pandemic on the agency business
    Agency managementMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Spotlight: The impact of the pandemic on the agency business

    Structures, financial and predictions – what WFA members should watch out for.

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  16.    The end of the cookie

    The end of the cookie

    Advertisers need to prepare to remodel their approach to data-driven marketing. WFA's Director of Global Media Services, Matt Green, offers some advice.

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  17.    Webinar: 10 trends shaping food marketing regulation in 2020

    Webinar: 10 trends shaping food marketing regulation in 2020

    A closer look at the latest regulatory trends to restrict food and beverage marketing as a response to the global obesity challenge

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  18.    Interactive Tool: Gender equality attitudes study 2019

    Interactive Tool: Gender equality attitudes study 2019

    The results shown in this dashboard represent the findings from UN Women's "Are you ready for change?" Gender Equality Attitudes pilot study 2019.

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  19.    Benchmark: Savings targets & definitions, tactical marketing procurement & PO approval
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Savings targets & definitions, tactical marketing procurement & PO approval

    WFA member survey on savings targets & definitions, tactical marketing procurement & PO approval.

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  20.    Benchmark: Global Category Management - E-commerce
    Marketing procurementRetail media & ecommerceMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Global Category Management - E-commerce

    WFA member survey on the category management of e-commerce / digital commerce initiatives by marketing procurement.

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  21. Advertising & policySustainability

    WFA Whitepaper on marketing and sustainability

    How marketers can reconcile the consumption conundrum

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