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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.    Data Ethics Board meeting overview (September 2020)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    Data Ethics Board meeting overview (September 2020)

    Overview of the Data Ethics Board meeting held on 21 September 2020.

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  2.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (September 2020)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyInclusive marketing

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (September 2020)

    Overview of the Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) Programme meeting held remotely on 23 September 2020.

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  3.    WFA and platforms make major progress to address harmful content
    Advertising & policy

    WFA and platforms make major progress to address harmful content

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

    Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) agrees commitments and timeframe for the first global brand safety and sustainability framework for the advertising industry.

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  4.    Media Forum Meeting Overview (September 2020)
    Marketing technologyMarketing technology

    Media Forum Meeting Overview (September 2020)

    Overview of the Media Forum held on 22 September, 2020.

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  5.    The endless possibilities of Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    The endless possibilities of Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)

    This report by MurphyCobb Associates covers the CGI landscape, negotiation drivers, implementation technics and other top tips.

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  6.    WFA Q&A session with Google on digital services taxes
    Advertising & policyDigital policyAd tech

    WFA Q&A session with Google on digital services taxes

    Overview of WFA’s Q&A session with Google on their announcement to raise the price of advertising in the UK, Austria and Turkey.

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  7.    DGX meeting overview (September 2020)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX meeting overview (September 2020)

    Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held remotely on 9 September, 2020.

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  8.    Global advertisers unveil a collaborative new approach to cross-media measurement
    Cross-media measurement

    Global advertisers unveil a collaborative new approach to cross-media measurement

    UK and US to lead implementation following international peer review

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  9.    Inclusive Visual Search Guide
    Media & analytics

    Inclusive Visual Search Guide

    Getty Images has released an Inclusive Visual Search Guide to assist brands and businesses in making intentional content choices which drive authentic and inclusive representation in visual communications.

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  10.    WFA responses to the EU public consultation on the EU Democracy Action Plan
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    WFA responses to the EU public consultation on the EU Democracy Action Plan

    This document outlines responses to the European Commission’s public consultation on the EU Democracy Action Plan.

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  11.    Sustainability and procurement
    Marketing procurementInclusive marketingSustainabilityMarketing procurement

    Sustainability and procurement

    Marketing procurement leaders can help their colleagues deliver on sustainability goals and boost their standing as strategic advisors, says Laura Forcetti, WFA's Global Lead, Marketing Sourcing

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  12.    Benchmark: Global Category Management - Artwork & pre-press Packaging design
    Agency managementMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Global Category Management - Artwork & pre-press Packaging design

    This WFA member benchmark examines category management of packaging design, artwork (AW) and pre-press (PP).

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  13.    ABA Manual for compliance with Brazil’s Data Protection Law
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    ABA Manual for compliance with Brazil’s Data Protection Law

    Brazilian advertiser association ABA produces manual for compliance with the LGPD

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  14.    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (September 2020)
    Marketing procurementMarketing strategySustainabilityMarketing procurementMarketing strategy

    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (September 2020)

    Overview of the Sourcing Forum held remotely on September 4, 2020.

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  15.    Programmatic & Data Forum Meeting Overview (September 2020)
    Marketing technologyMarketing technology

    Programmatic & Data Forum Meeting Overview (September 2020)

    Overview of the Media Forum held on 9 September, 2020.

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  16.    Global Trends in Creative In-Housing
    Agency managementIn-housingMarketing structureCMO ForumMarketing capabilities

    Global Trends in Creative In-Housing

    This study focuses on WFA members’ creative in-house agencies.

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  17.    Creative in-housing hits 57% among multinationals, WFA report
    In-housingCMO Forum

    Creative in-housing hits 57% among multinationals, WFA report

    Seventy-four percent of in-house agencies have been established in the last five years as digital opportunities drive growth

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  18.    Burst the bubble, recruit for the future and focus – your September to do list

    Burst the bubble, recruit for the future and focus – your September to do list

    As marketers return to their seats after the summer break, Russell Parsons highlights three areas the industry needs to focus on in the four months left of 2020.

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  19.    I don't want yet another soft drinks company screaming purpose at me
    Brand purpose

    I don't want yet another soft drinks company screaming purpose at me

    We’re at the beginning of a new post-purpose era, where brands will fail if they think they can outcry competition by screaming ‘I care’, says purpose pioneer Thomas Kolster, also known as Mr. Goodvertising, as he takes a hatchet to his earlier beliefs about purpose.

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  20.    A marketer's checklist on mitigating ad fraud

    A marketer's checklist on mitigating ad fraud

    Following the recent WFA webinar on ad fraud, and in particular bots, good and bad, Integral Ad Science (IAS) shared their six steps for proactively preventing ad fraud in your digital advertising campaigns.

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  21.    You can learn a lot from a dummy
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    You can learn a lot from a dummy

    It took over three decades for 90% of Americans to start buckling up, from only 14% in 1984. In the digital marketing world we don't have all that time to adopt such safety protections. Data protection is a sorely needed service, and it can't wait, says Lung Huang, Head of Growth Solutions for Mars Petcare. 

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