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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.    CMO Forum Meeting Overview, Cannes (June 2025)
    CMO

    CMO Forum Meeting Overview, Cannes (June 2025)

    Overview of the WFA CMO Forum held in Cannes in June 2025

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  2.    Spotlight: Managing CO2 emissions in media
    SustainabilityMedia transformation

    Spotlight: Managing CO2 emissions in media

    Across the WFA membership, advertisers continue to explore how they can reduce the carbon footprint of their media investments—often in complex and evolving environments.  As WFA broadens its Sustainability work via the launch of a new member-wide Sustainable Marketing Community, we are hosting the first in a series of Sustainable Marketing webinars, starting with a deep dive on Media Sustainability.

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  3.    Insight Forum Meeting Overview (June 2025)

    Insight Forum Meeting Overview (June 2025)

    Overview of the WFA Insight Forum meeting, held remotely as part of the mini-series “Insights Career Management”

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  4.    WFA Webinar: A Global Roadmap for HFSS Ad Standards

    WFA Webinar: A Global Roadmap for HFSS Ad Standards

    How can advertisers help shape a healthier global food environment?

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  5.    Spotlight: A Mid-Year Agency Roundup - Beyond the Surface

    Spotlight: A Mid-Year Agency Roundup - Beyond the Surface

    In a vast expanse of information about the agency world and the brands they serve, what focal points merit our attention in the ever-evolving brand/agency landscape, and how can we effectively navigate the common challenges brands encounter when working with agencies?

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  6.    Halo CMM Community Townhall Meeting
    Cross-media measurementHalo

    Halo CMM Community Townhall Meeting

    Discover the Future of Cross-Media Measurement - June 2025 meeting

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  7.    Spotlight: Outlook2025: Outlook2025 and Mexico TV deep dive

    Spotlight: Outlook2025: Outlook2025 and Mexico TV deep dive

    Discover the WFA Media team unpack the results of the latest Outlook poll of media price inflation forecasts for LATAM in particular, with the latest trends across the region and individual markets.

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  8.    European Accessibility Act: What it means for marketers
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    European Accessibility Act: What it means for marketers

    A one-pager on the European Accessibility Act (EAA) which aims to improve the accessibility of key products and services for people with disabilities across the EU, and the potential implications for marketers.

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  9.    Spotlight: Global Content Production: Evolution and Looking Ahead
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Spotlight: Global Content Production: Evolution and Looking Ahead

    In this session, our guest and partner, Claire Randall, unpacks the key take-outs from our recent joint report, Global Content Production (2025 update)

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  10.    PAG Meeting Overview (May 2025)
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    PAG Meeting Overview (May 2025)

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 20 May 2025.

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  11.    A Global Roadmap for HFSS Ad Standards
    Advertising & policy

    A Global Roadmap for HFSS Ad Standards

    Practical guidance on how to evolve advertising self-regulation and preserve the private sector’s license to operate

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  12.    Multinational marketing budgets coming under greater scrutiny
    Cannes Lions

    Multinational marketing budgets coming under greater scrutiny

    New WFA research shows that brands are taking more time to articulate what they stand for and changing the markets they invest in.

    CMOs and public policy leads agree that the world has become more unpredictable and riskier.

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  13.    WFA revamps its approach to Sustainable Marketing
    Sustainability

    WFA revamps its approach to Sustainable Marketing

    WFA’s Planet Pledge will transition to a new, open community for all WFA members. By making it cross-cutting, all WFA members will be able to benefit from thought leadership and insight that deliver for the planet and company bottom lines. Michelle McEvoy, Global Lead, Sustainable Marketing, explains.

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  14.    What do CMOs want from Cannes?
    Cannes Lions

    What do CMOs want from Cannes?

    Delegates at WFA Global Marketer Week were asked what the issues were they would like to see make headlines at Cannes Lions this year.

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  15.    AI essentials: carbon footprints, generative engine optimisation, agentic commerce and rogue agents
    Marketing technologyAIMarketing technology

    AI essentials: carbon footprints, generative engine optimisation, agentic commerce and rogue agents

    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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  16.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Episode 41 with Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev
    Brand reputation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Episode 41 with Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev

    The marketing landscape is undergoing profound shifts, requiring marketers to rethink traditional approaches. At the forefront of this evolution stands Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev's Global CMO and winner of the 2024 WFA Global Marketer of the Year award. His philosophy brings a refreshing clarity to how marketing should function today: as a bridge between consumers and business.

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  17.    Unilever leader becomes Co-Chair of WFA’s Marketing Capability Forum
    Marketing capabilities

    Unilever leader becomes Co-Chair of WFA’s Marketing Capability Forum

    Pawan Kumar Marella, Vice-President, Strategic Growth Initiatives, Marketing Capabilities & Innovation Excellence, will help drive capability excellence across WFA’s global membership in the new role. He will help guide the Forum as it continues to support global brands in building high-performing, future-fit marketing organisations.

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  18.    The Candid CMO: Conny Kalcher, Group Chief Customer Officer at Zurich
    Candid CMO

    The Candid CMO: Conny Kalcher, Group Chief Customer Officer at Zurich

    Conny Kalcher, Group Chief Customer Officer at Zurich Insurance, explains the appeal of the insurance industry and how the right metrics can prove the power of marketing.

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  19.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Forum Connect Singapore (May 2025)
    Forum Connect

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Forum Connect Singapore (May 2025)

    Overview of the Sourcing Forum meeting held in Singapore on May 14th, as part of WFA Forum Connect.

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  20.    Rethinking capability team structures
    Marketing structureMarketing capabilitiesMarketing organisation

    Rethinking capability team structures

    Marketing Capability team models differ from company to company, so which one is the best? Brenna Brandes, Global Marketing Services Manager at WFA, explains the strengths and weaknesses of some of the most common models.

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  21.    In-House Forum Meeting Overview (May 2025)
    In-housing

    In-House Forum Meeting Overview (May 2025)

    Overview of WFA’s In-House Forum held on 8 May 2025

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