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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.    5 lessons for building an impactful career in Insights
    Culture

    5 lessons for building an impactful career in Insights

    Career paths are rarely linear in Insights. Ioana Danila, WFA's Insight Forum lead, sums up key challenges and opportunities for professionals seeking to elevate their role within an organisation, drawing from conversations between senior Insights leaders at recent WFA events. 

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  2.    Global media inflation stabilises at 4%, WFA Outlook
    Trends & forecasts

    Global media inflation stabilises at 4%, WFA Outlook

    Steady price growth hides sharper contrasts between regions and markets.

    Broadcaster video-on-demand tops inflation charts as CTV stays flat.

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  3.    Integration not scale is key to media success
    Media transformation

    Integration not scale is key to media success

    Big multinationals can no longer rely on being big multinationals to secure advantage when it comes to media. Instead, they need to build in-house capabilities and connections says Tom Ashby, Global Lead, Media Services at WFA.

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  4.    The future of marketing leadership
    Global Marketer of the Year

    The future of marketing leadership

    We asked the Global Marketer of the Year 2025 jury which qualities will be most important for marketing leaders in the months and years to come.

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  5.    AI Knowledge Spotlight with IPSOS
    AI

    AI Knowledge Spotlight with IPSOS

    WFA research finds that upskilling remains one of the greatest roadblocks to AI adoption among brands. To help marketers navigate this challenge, WFA is expanding its webinar series to focus on AI.

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  6.    Unlocking AI for Public Affairs
    AI

    Unlocking AI for Public Affairs

    A 90-minute interactive Policy Action Group (PAG) session, hosted in collaboration with Influence Builders, explored how public affairs professionals can harness AI to sharpen advocacy strategies, amplify influence and drive smarter engagement.  

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  7.    WFA names jury for 2025 Global Marketer of the Year
    Global Marketer of the Year

    WFA names jury for 2025 Global Marketer of the Year

    Jury to include marketers from Diageo, First Bank of Nigeria, IKEA, The LEGO Group, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt, Santander, Unilever and Visa

    Kantar joins as first-ever industry partner of the award

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  8.    WFA holds LATAM regional meeting in Montevideo
    Brand purpose

    WFA holds LATAM regional meeting in Montevideo

    WFA held a two-day regional meeting in Latin America in Montevideo between 29 September and 1 October. The event brought together over 100 senior client-side marketers with global and regional responsibilities to address issues ranging from The Future of Marketing, marketing transformation and marketing effectiveness to leveraging the power of AI to drive growth and effectively navigating policy issues in the region.

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  9.    Marketers move to make AI adoption more sustainable
    AI

    Marketers move to make AI adoption more sustainable

    As global marketers adapt to AI, its environmental impact is set to become an issue of increasing importance, say Gabrielle Robitaille, Director of Policy, and Michelle McEvoy, Global Lead, Sustainable Marketing at WFA.

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  10.    Magnum Ice Cream's CMO on Unilever, Minecraft ice cream and cultural relevance
    Brand reputation

    Magnum Ice Cream's CMO on Unilever, Minecraft ice cream and cultural relevance

    What happens when you need to build a completely new company while still delivering exceptional business results? Leyal Eskin Yilmaz, CMO Europe, UKI, ANZ & Head of Global Brands - and CMO of the newly forming Magnum Ice Cream Company, describes this challenging transition as “building a new house while living in it": simultaneously exciting, humbling and occasionally uncomfortable.

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  11.    Eight new members join WFA

    Eight new members join WFA

    More new corporate members have joined the WFA, taking total membership to more than 150.

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  12.    Going beyond ads on alcohol
    Advertising & policy

    Going beyond ads on alcohol

    Good marketers know that marketing is more than advertising. That’s why the Responsible Marketing Pact (RMP) now has stronger commitments for influencer campaigns and new rules on sponsorship, says Alexandre Boyer, Senior Manager, Policy, at WFA.

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  13.    Knowledge Spotlight: Privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) in advertising with Google
    Advertising & policy

    Knowledge Spotlight: Privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) in advertising with Google

    In an era of increasing privacy demands, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) are essential. But what exactly are they?

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  14.    Marketing procurement’s early AI steps
    AI

    Marketing procurement’s early AI steps

    AI is rewiring the whole marketing economy, including marketing procurement. Laura Forcetti, Director, Marketing Asia-Pacific, and Global Sourcing, presents some industry-first research into the scale of adoption across the function.

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  15.    ABA Brazil publishes guidance on OOH metrics

    ABA Brazil publishes guidance on OOH metrics

    Guide aims to address marketers’ need for accurate and reliable Out of Home (OOH) metrics

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  16.    Radical Innovation, latest in the series of WFA playbooks on Sustainable Marketing
    Sustainability

    Radical Innovation, latest in the series of WFA playbooks on Sustainable Marketing

    The latest in the series of playbooks on Sustainable Marketing from WFA and Kantar offers insights on innovation as a strategic growth driver.

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  17.    Recommendations for how to do better influencer marketing
    Influencer marketingCMO Forum

    Recommendations for how to do better influencer marketing

    What was once an experimental channel has become an essential part of today’s marketing landscape. Brenna Brandes, Global Marketing Services Manager, explains.

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  18.    WFA holds LATAM Regional Meeting in Montevideo
    Advertising & policy

    WFA holds LATAM Regional Meeting in Montevideo

    Leading marketers and policy leads from across Latin America are preparing to gather in Uruguay at the end of the month to address marketing, media and policy challenges over a two-day gathering.

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  19.    AI essentials: MIT reality check, the sustainability paradox, US deregulation and EU Code of Practice
    Marketing technologyAIMarketing technology

    AI essentials: MIT reality check, the sustainability paradox, US deregulation and EU Code of Practice

    AI is transforming the way marketers work. Gabrielle Robitaille, Policy Director at WFA, looks at the latest developments and how they impact marketing and media. 

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  20.    The success of alcohol marketing self-regulation
    Advertising & policy

    The success of alcohol marketing self-regulation

    Leading beer, wine and spirits brands are demonstrating that growth and positive societal benefits can co-exist. Gabrielle Robitaille, WFA Director of Policy, explains how collective efforts can promote greater awareness of moderation and encourage responsible drinking.

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  21.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Episode 42 with marketing guru Seth Godin
    Brand reputation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Episode 42 with marketing guru Seth Godin

    What happens when one of marketing's most influential thinkers shares his unfiltered wisdom about the state of our industry? Seth Godin joins the WFA Better Marketing Podcast to deliver profound insights that challenge conventional thinking about what makes marketing truly effective.

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