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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 launches Asian Marketing Leaders Program to create the next wave of regional CMOs
    Marketing capabilities

    WFA launches Asian Marketing Leaders Program to create the next wave of regional CMOs

    Focus will be on developing empathetic, entrepreneurial and ethical skillsets and imparting a keen understanding of Asian markets and marketing practices. The program is developed with Human Capital Leadership Institute and supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board.

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  2. Advertising & policy

    Industry experts on the next steps for brand safety

    Please note that GARM was discontinued on August 8 2024. See more here.

    The new agreement on harmful content in the digital space achieved within the Global Alliance for Responsible Media highlights the need for action from brands as well as platforms. It’s not simple, however, and our five industry experts describe the next steps for brands, ranging from ensuring that the same standards are applied to all the media partners they invest with, through to an emphasis on ensuring brand safety efforts do not lead to discrimination against certain sections of the population.

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  3.    Global Marketing Procurement: 2020 and beyond
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    Global Marketing Procurement: 2020 and beyond

    The current state of marketing procurement, trends in structures and ways of working, the career path of the function and possible developments for the discipline beyond 2020.

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  4.    Benchmark: Global marketing procurement team structures & workload allocation
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    Benchmark: Global marketing procurement team structures & workload allocation

    WFA member benchmark regarding workload allocation and related team structures.

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  5.    Client views on developing creative in-house
    CMO Forum

    Client views on developing creative in-house

    Recent WFA research identified increased use of in-house creative teams among many of our members. We asked four brands to celebrate work created in-house that they loved most.

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  6.    DGX meeting overview (October 2020)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX meeting overview (October 2020)

    Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held remotely on 21 October, 2020

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  7.    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (October 2020)
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    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (October 2020)

    Overview of the Sourcing Forum held remotely on October 15, 2020.

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  8.    Webinar: Where do great ads thrive?
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    Webinar: Where do great ads thrive?

    In an increasingly volatile landscape, which environments can advertisers trust to reflect ambition of their brands?

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  9.    Top take-outs from The World in 2021 with The Economist

    Top take-outs from The World in 2021 with The Economist

    Will Gilroy, WFA's Director of Policy and Communications, shares key take-aways from the recent webinar with The Economist's Deputy Editor, Tom Standage.

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  10.    DSA task force Meeting Overview (October 2020)
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    DSA task force Meeting Overview (October 2020)

    The WFA DSA task force met on 12 October 2020 to discuss the Digital Services Act.

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  11.    Webinar: The Economist presents The World in 2021
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    Webinar: The Economist presents The World in 2021

    The Economist’s predictive look to the year ahead. Tom Standage shares key insights from the upcoming The Economist report this November

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  12.    Google’s restrictions on food marketing to minors
    Advertising & policy

    Google’s restrictions on food marketing to minors

    An overview of Google’s new food marketing policies and a comparative overview of Google’s nutrition criteria versus the EU Pledge nutrition criteria.

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  13.    Signs of recovery as global advertisers show guarded optimism, WFA Crisis Response Tracker
    Marketing operations

    Signs of recovery as global advertisers show guarded optimism, WFA Crisis Response Tracker

    More than half of major multinationals say they are no longer deferring campaigns

    Investment still down on plans across Q1-Q3 with digital the only riser

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  14.    DGX Benchmark: EU-US Data Transfers
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    DGX Benchmark: EU-US Data Transfers

    This WFA member benchmark covers member experiences regarding data transfers between the EU and the US.

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  15.    What are you looking for in the Global Marketer of the Year 2020?
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    What are you looking for in the Global Marketer of the Year 2020?

    Agility and purpose are top of the list for WFA’s expert jury when it comes to assessing marketing leadership in 2020.

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  16.    EU Consultation on consumer policy: WFA responses and key messages
    Advertising & policySustainability

    EU Consultation on consumer policy: WFA responses and key messages

    This document outlines the key messages put forward by the WFA regarding the EU Commission's consultation on its “New Consumer Agenda”. 

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  17.    Survey: Covid-19 global response (September 2020)
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    Survey: Covid-19 global response (September 2020)

    The fourth wave of research again gathered input from senior multinational marketers on how they are reacting to the ongoing global crisis.

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  18.    The Diversity Study 2020

    The Diversity Study 2020

    Campaign-Kantar D&I survey of the marketing industry in Asia-Pacific shows worsening levels of equality and support

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  19.    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2020, Brussels)
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2020, Brussels)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 22 September 2020.

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  20.    Benchmark: Measures of investment in marketing capability building
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    Benchmark: Measures of investment in marketing capability building

    WFA member benchmark covering measurement of investment in marketing capability building.

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  21.    WFA launches Global Marketer of the Year 2020
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    WFA launches Global Marketer of the Year 2020

    Partners with The Drum to celebrate the work that global and regional marketers have done to strenghten brands and businesses during the pandemic and beyond

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