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Industry knowledge

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.    Benchmark: Marketing Capability Programmes
    Marketing capabilities

    Benchmark: Marketing Capability Programmes

    WFA member survey on Marketing Capability Programmes

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  2.    Experts make the case for greater diversity and inclusion in marketing
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Experts make the case for greater diversity and inclusion in marketing

    To coincide with the launch of the WFA Marketer’s Approach to Diversity and Inclusion, WFA asked six industry leaders why they think prioritising diversity and inclusion in the marketing industry is so important.

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  3.    Brand safety in the COVID-19 era
    Advertising & policy

    Brand safety in the COVID-19 era

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

    Coronavirus is creating new challenges for brand safety and the media ecosystem needs to work together to ensure consumers are protected. Rob Rakowitz, Initiative Lead for the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, explains.

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  4.    WFA CEO: Coronavirus could show brands how to face up to the ultimate test
    Advertising & policyBrand purpose

    WFA CEO: Coronavirus could show brands how to face up to the ultimate test

    Corporate citizenship displayed during Coronavirus crisis could offer a prototype for how brands might help society face up to climate change, says Stephan Loerke.

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  5.    Advertisers under pressure over Coronavirus reaction
    Advertising & policyValue of advertising

    Advertisers under pressure over Coronavirus reaction

    Avoiding content about Coronavirus is having a major impact on media companies. Advertisers should be wary of the impact their decisions are having. Gabrielle Robitaille, WFA's Digital Policy Manager, explains.

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  6.    Benchmark: Market Insights Platforms
    Marketing effectiveness

    Benchmark: Market Insights Platforms

    A WFA member reached out to the WFA Insight community to share their feedback on Market Insights Platforms.

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  7.    Benchmark: Recommended agencies for facilitating product reviews and rating
    Retail media & ecommerceCMO Forum

    Benchmark: Recommended agencies for facilitating product reviews and rating

    This WFA member benchmark covers recommendations for agencies that can help facilitate product reviews and rating that are able to operate in Turkey, South Africa, Saudi and United Arab Emirates.

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  8.    Webinar: The evolution of digital standards

    Webinar: The evolution of digital standards

    This webinar with the Media Ratings Council (MRC) covers what you need to know to buy with confidence.

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  9.    Webinar: The EU Pledge - a practical guide for marketers
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    Webinar: The EU Pledge - a practical guide for marketers

    The EU Pledge is a voluntary initiative by leading food and beverage companies to change the way they advertise to children.

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  10.    Microsoft / ‘We all win’

    Microsoft / ‘We all win’

    Microsoft-owned Xbox has created a controller to meet the needs of gamers with disabilities.

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  11.    Ikea / ‘ThisAbles’

    Ikea / ‘ThisAbles’

    Ikea Israel developed a range of add-ons that people with disabilities can attach to their existing Ikea furniture to make it work better for them.

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  12.    Black & Abroad / ‘Go back to Africa’

    Black & Abroad / ‘Go back to Africa’

    Black & Abroad, a travel brand dedicated to the modern black traveller, has hijacked the derogatory statement ‘go back to Africa’ to change the narrative around its use and help increase tourism in the continent’s 54 countries.

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  13.    Coca-Cola / ‘The phonetic can’

    Coca-Cola / ‘The phonetic can’

    Coca-Cola’s ‘Share a Coke’ is one of the most famous campaigns of the 21st century. Seven years after first launching it, Coca-Cola adapted the drink cans for the South African market with phonetically spelled out common names.

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  14.    Seek out good actors and elevate them

    Seek out good actors and elevate them

    A view by Jerry Daykin, Media Director at GSK Consumer Healthcare

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  15.    There is no general consumer

    There is no general consumer

    A view by Aline Santos, Unilever EVP Global Marketing and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

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  16.    Diverse coalitions create breakthrough solutions

    Diverse coalitions create breakthrough solutions

    A view by Jane Wakely, Lead CMO, Mars Incorporated

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  17.    Accelerating to equal

    Accelerating to equal

    A view by Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officr, P&G

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  18.    Inclusion starts at home

    Inclusion starts at home

    WFA has compiled some practical tips for fostering a culture of inclusion across all levels of an organisation

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  19.    True equality is a work-in-progress

    True equality is a work-in-progress

    A view by Raja Rajamannar, WFA President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Mastercard

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  20.    Unilever / ‘The Will’

    Unilever / ‘The Will’

    At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Unilever partnered with 97 year-old fashion icon and businesswoman Iris Apfel to inspire everyone to be true to their pleasure whatever that may be.

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  21.    L’Oréal / ‘The Non-Issue’

    L’Oréal / ‘The Non-Issue’

    In early 2019, L’Oréal Paris partnered with British Vogue to challenge the representation of older people in the media.

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