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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.    8 insights for global marketers on sourcing content production
    Marketing capabilitiesMarketing operations

    8 insights for global marketers on sourcing content production

    Advertisers have to produce more content, faster, better and with same or less budget. They also have to choose between a wide range of different types of resources to develop many forms of content.

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  2.    TV and online video costs to rise considerably, forecasts show
    Trends & forecastsMedia & analyticsMarketing strategyMarketing strategy

    TV and online video costs to rise considerably, forecasts show

    WFA Outlook 2019 provides media costs forecasts for 50 markets across seven offline and online media

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  3.    GDPR: the emergence of a global standard on privacy?
    Privacy & tech

    GDPR: the emergence of a global standard on privacy?

    We are still far from seeing one global standard across all markets and this raises a number of challenges for companies.

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  4.    Brand safety, ePrivacy, AVMSD… WFA members’ policy priorities
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    Brand safety, ePrivacy, AVMSD… WFA members’ policy priorities

    In this article, you can find key take-outs from the last Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting and read about member priorities going forward.

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  5.    What Women Want

    What Women Want

    Study by Kantar reports that despite an increased focus on equality, major brands are still not effectively acknowledging women’s priorities, or communicating with women in an empowering manner at every step of the customer journey. 

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  6.    RAC Meeting – November, 2018
    Advertising & policy

    RAC Meeting – November, 2018

    Presentations and meeting overview from WFA's Responsible Advertising and Children meeting on November 21, 2018.

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  7.    Media cost inflation & deflation forecasts 2019
    Trends & forecastsMedia & analytics

    Media cost inflation & deflation forecasts 2019

    Aggregated media cost forecasts for 2019 from media agencies and auditors, across a range of media channels (TV, Print, Radio, Online, Outdoor).

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  8.    PAG Meeting Overview (November 2018, Brussels)
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    PAG Meeting Overview (November 2018, Brussels)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting on 20 November 2018.

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  9.    Webinar: Brazil’s new data privacy regulation - what is it and what does it mean for marketers?
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & techGDPR

    Webinar: Brazil’s new data privacy regulation - what is it and what does it mean for marketers?

    Since the GDPR came into effect earlier this year, new privacy laws have been emerging in many countries across the world looking to emulate the ‘GDPR standard’.

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  10.    Data Driven Marketing 2018 survey results
    Trends & forecastsCross-media measurementMedia & analyticsMarketing strategyMarketing structureCMO ForumMarketing capabilitiesMarketing strategy

    Data Driven Marketing 2018 survey results

    WFA introduces the latest research results on data-driven marketing, in partnership with The Customer Feedback

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  11.    Webinar: Progressive gender portrayals in advertising
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Webinar: Progressive gender portrayals in advertising

    WFA, P&G and UN Women webinar covering why the industry must break down harmful stereotypes: progressive brands perform better

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  12.    Sourcing Forum Meeting - Amsterdam November 2018
    Influencer marketingMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting - Amsterdam November 2018

    Here's an overview from Sourcing Forum last meeting in Amsterdam in November 2018

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  13.    WFA names shortlist for Global Marketer of the Year 2018
    Global Marketer of the Year

    WFA names shortlist for Global Marketer of the Year 2018

    Winner to be announced in January

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  14.    The Road to Content Excellence
    Brand purposeMedia & analyticsMarketing strategyMarketing structureCMO ForumMarketing capabilitiesMarketing strategy

    The Road to Content Excellence

    The opportunities offered by the new social and digital landscape have led to a content revolution, and the rules of the game have fundamentally changed, shows a new WFA & The Upside research.

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  15.    Data Transparency Advisory Board meeting materials October 2018

    Data Transparency Advisory Board meeting materials October 2018

     

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  16.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview Singapore October 2018
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview Singapore October 2018

     

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  17.    Recommendations for licensing fonts
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Recommendations for licensing fonts

    Recommendations for licensing fonts

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  18.    Report: The Road to Content Excellence
    Brand purposeMedia & analyticsMarketing strategyMarketing structureCMO ForumMarketing capabilitiesMarketing strategy

    Report: The Road to Content Excellence

    WFA member report. For additional details, please log in.

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  19.    Getting To Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage

    Getting To Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage

    New research from Accenture, in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), reveals that companies that embrace best practices for employing and supporting more persons with disabilities in the workforce have outperformed their peers

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  20.    Webinar: Pressures on food marketing around the globe
    Advertising & policy

    Webinar: Pressures on food marketing around the globe

    Heavy-handed attempts to restrict the marketing to children of foods high fat, salt and sugar are increasingly impacting brands’ ability to connect with older audiences. Restrictions in Chile have gone so far that some companies have exited the market. UK regulators are talking about watershed bans. Canada is developing far-reaching restrictions of their own. Regulators in countries as diverse as India, Israel, South Africa and Australia have been inspired by the Chilean restrictions… brands are under pressure the world over to come up with credible alternatives to statutory controls.

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  21.    UN calls for greater cooperation with industry - but that’s not happening at a national level
    Advertising & policy

    UN calls for greater cooperation with industry - but that’s not happening at a national level

    If food and alcohol marketers were looking for some regulatory respite, the UN was a good place to be last month, says Will Gilroy

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