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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.    A Diversity Report for the Advertising/ Marketing Industry

    A Diversity Report for the Advertising/ Marketing Industry

    This report from ANA's Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM), based on three separate studies among ANA members, concludes that women overwhelmingly comprise the bulk of the marketing industry's workforce and at the senior leadership level, female representation is now likely at an all-time high. However, ethnic diversity continues to be poor, especially for African-American/Black and Hispanic/Latino.

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  2.    Video gaming: Why it matters to non-endemic brand owners
    Gaming

    Video gaming: Why it matters to non-endemic brand owners

    We are well past the point where video gaming can be viewed as a subculture and readily ignored by brands, says James Redden, Managing Director, 2CV

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  3.    The Black Pound Report

    The Black Pound Report

    The research explores how black, asian and minority ethnics (BAME) are represented in society across the advertising and media industries, and investigates the impact of the term BAME and its effects on an individual’s self-perceived identity and socio-economic status in British society.

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  4.    Webinar: Designing for integration
    CMO Forum

    Webinar: Designing for integration

    Are you responsible for delivering integrated communication? Watch this webinar to hear from Jonathan Turner, Chairman of OxfordSM, how the best organisations deliver effective integrated communication at scale and at pace

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  5.    Steering Media from the Centre

    Steering Media from the Centre

    In this paper, we discuss the advantages of steering media from the centre, as well as when and if it makes sense to do so.

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  6.    Maximising the value of media using the Ebiquity Media Model

    Maximising the value of media using the Ebiquity Media Model

    In this Viewpoint paper, Ebiquity considers all the different domains of media that CMOs need to master to make them work hardest for their brands, both at the level of individual components and as an integrated whole.

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  7.    Major media pitches in 2019

    Major media pitches in 2019

    These two documents developed by Comvergence provide overviews of the major concluded & ongoing global/multi-country media pitches in 2019.

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  8.    Global Agency Group Profiles

    Global Agency Group Profiles

    These agency group profiles by Comvergence provide information relating to the groups' leadership and management changes, key international clients, major new business results, agencies/sub-units, as well as awards and accolades.

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  9. Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX Benchmark on partners for data privacy strategy on implementation

    This benchmark was run on behalf of a WFA member looking for a company who should be able to support them in terms of data privacy strategy and implementation.

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  10.    WFA CEO: Bicky Burger’s tasteless ad shows there’s still much to do to ‘unstereotype’ advertising
    Inclusive marketing

    WFA CEO: Bicky Burger’s tasteless ad shows there’s still much to do to ‘unstereotype’ advertising

    Bicky Burger has highlighted how much still needs to be done to rid the ad industry of its shock jocks, says Stephan Loerke, CEO of WFA

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  11.    WFA and Latin American associations commit to action on harmful ad stereotypes
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    WFA and Latin American associations commit to action on harmful ad stereotypes

    Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay agree to support initiative

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  12.    DGX Benchmark on Digital asset retention policies
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX Benchmark on Digital asset retention policies

    This benchmark gathers perspectives from WFA members on the topic of how long digital assets will be kept before deleting them

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  13.    Recommended law firms with global agency contract drafting experience
    CMO Forum

    Recommended law firms with global agency contract drafting experience

    This benchmark gathers recommendations from WFA members on law firms with specialist experience with global agency contracts.

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  14.    Designing for integration: Global marketing communications organisation research
    Agency managementCMO Forum

    Designing for integration: Global marketing communications organisation research

    This report explores global marcomms structures, roles and capabilities of client-side marketers. The survey questions and the resulting insights and recommendations were co-developed with OxfordSM.

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  15.    DGX Benchmark on data protection/data privacy structure
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX Benchmark on data protection/data privacy structure

     This benchmark gathers perspectives from WFA members about data protection/data privacy structure, specifically regarding the internal setup and reporting.

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  16.    Global advertisers launch drive to establish cross-media measurement principles
    Advertising & policyCross-media measurement

    Global advertisers launch drive to establish cross-media measurement principles

    Cross Media Working Group participants include world’s biggest marketers and markets, tech firms, broadcasters and agency holding groups

    Two-day meeting during Advertising Week NY identifies next steps for progress

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  17.    WFA launches Global Marketer of the Year 2019
    Global Marketer of the Year

    WFA launches Global Marketer of the Year 2019

    Partners with The Drum to celebrate the work that global and regional marketers do to deliver more customer-centric brand communications

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  18.    What does it take to become WFA’s Global Marketer of the Year?
    Global Marketer of the Year

    What does it take to become WFA’s Global Marketer of the Year?

    Global and regional marketers need to cook up a new recipe for success in 2019. Stephan Loerke, CEO of the WFA, identifies the ingredients that will make them a MasterChef Marketer.

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  19.    Let's talk about bias
    Inclusive marketing

    Let's talk about bias

    How do you overcome the inherent bias that we all bring to the table? Diageo and Unilever share some views on how to get the 3Ps of progressive representation right: presence, personality, perspective

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  20.    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2019, Brussels)
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    PAG Meeting Overview (September 2019, Brussels)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 26 September 2019 in Brussels.

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  21.    Webinar: Rights Management & Asset Optimisation
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Webinar: Rights Management & Asset Optimisation

    In this webinar, Advertising Production Resources (APR) will discuss rights associated with specific elements of production along with best practice advise for planning asset re-use and creating a Rights Management Strategy that will save time and minimise risk.

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