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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.    It’s the Most Contagious time of the year
    Brand purposeMarketing strategyMarketing strategy

    It’s the Most Contagious time of the year

    Pope Francis, Donald Trump, H.H. the Dalai Lama and Jack Ma walk into a marketing conference…and Most Contagious 2017 begins.

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  2.    Are you ready for GDPR? The WFA guide to GDPR guide for Marketers (2017)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyData governancePrivacy & techGDPRDigital media transformation

    Are you ready for GDPR? The WFA guide to GDPR guide for Marketers (2017)

    When it comes to the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation, 7 out of 10 marketers are in the dark. Maybe you’re one of them. Since the regulation came into force in 2018, anyone marketing to people within the EU needs to be fully GDPR compliant. This means making major changes to how you capture and process consumer data and how your consumers interact with your brand online through your website or your app.

    Ignore GDPR and you run the risk of heavy fines and damage to your reputation. But you don’t need to face this alone. At WFA we’re working hard to give members the advice they need. 

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  3.    EU Pledge Factsheet 2017
    Advertising & policy

    EU Pledge Factsheet 2017

    The EU Pledge is a commitment by leading food & beverage companies to the European Commission’s Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, supported by the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA).

    Log in to view the 2017 Factsheet.

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  4.    EU Pledge Annual Reports
    Advertising & policy

    EU Pledge Annual Reports

    In line with the Terms of Reference of the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, EU Pledge signatories are required to monitor and report on the implementation of their commitments. EU Pledge member companies have committed to carry out independent, third-party compliance monitoring of the two central EU Pledge commitments every year in a representative sample of EU Member States.

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  5.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview NY December 2017
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview NY December 2017

     Meeting headlines: 1. Media auditing: an increasing need for change 2. Evolving the relationship with agencies through performance evaluations 3. Towards calculating return on relationships 4. Influencers: from tactical to strategic sourcing

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  6.    WFA top priorities for AVMSD trilogue discussions (2017)
    Advertising & policy

    WFA top priorities for AVMSD trilogue discussions (2017)

    Priorities for WFA regarding the AVMSD revision.

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  7.    10 things you should know about GDPR
    Digital policy

    10 things you should know about GDPR

    Not fully aware of the implications of GDPR? You’re not alone.

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  8.    What great brand stories can do for business
    Brand reputationCMO Forum

    What great brand stories can do for business

    In a year where the technicalities and transparency issues of media came under severe scrutiny, great brand stories are a critical counterpoint to the current challenges of media governance.

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  9.    Media Forum Meeting Overview Amsterdam November 2017

    Media Forum Meeting Overview Amsterdam November 2017

     Meeting headlines: 1. Overcoming internal media resourcing issues 2. “I just want the receipts from all my transactions” – programmatic audits for full transparency 3. “It’s not sexy but it plays an important role” – the changing face of ‘independent media advisors’

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  10.    Webinar: Total view attribution

    Webinar: Total view attribution

    This webinar with Ebiquity explains how you can develop a holistic attribution system that takes the best of these approaches to provide the correct overall scaling of different media channels whilst providing the necessary detail of digital media performance that digital marketers crave.

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  11.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview Luxembourg November 2017
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview Luxembourg November 2017

     Meeting headlines: 1. Global & local marketing sourcing: it pays to talk 2. Towards improved productivity and transparency in production 3. The future of agency rosters models: “can you really afford a business partner?” 4. Evolving marketing procurement metrics: from cost to value/ROI/efficiency

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  12.    RAC - Meeting presentation – November 22, 2017

    RAC - Meeting presentation – November 22, 2017

     

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  13.    Media cost inflation & deflation forecasts 2018
    Trends & forecasts

    Media cost inflation & deflation forecasts 2018

     

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  14.    The Consumer Content Report: Influence in the Digital Age

    The Consumer Content Report: Influence in the Digital Age

    Stackla surveyed 2,000 adults in the US, UK and Australia, examining the content being created and shared online, and what influences consumers’ purchasing decisions most.

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  15.    Creating a culture of insights

    Creating a culture of insights

    Members of the global consumer insight community address how to develop companies into insights-led organisations.

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  16.    And the buzzword at Festival of Marketing 2017 was…
    Privacy & tech

    And the buzzword at Festival of Marketing 2017 was…

    …actually an acronym: GDPR. Standing for General Data Protection Regulation, EU’s new data rules are set to be one of the biggest disruptions to privacy law in two decades.

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  17.    ePrivacy task force meeting materials 26 Oct 2017
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    ePrivacy task force meeting materials 26 Oct 2017

    Meeting materials for WFA members.

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  18.    Media Forum Meeting Overview NY October 2017

    Media Forum Meeting Overview NY October 2017

     Meeting headlines: 1. Are auditors are fit for purpose? 2. “Mind the bookends” – getting control of programmatic management 3. “Putting together a quilt of best practices” – transforming media organisations

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  19.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview Singapore October 2017
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview Singapore October 2017

     Meeting headlines: 1. Evolving from procurement-centric to business-centric metrics 2. APAC Print/POSM in a global context 3. ROI Nirvana: from buying better to allocating better 4. Agency performance evaluations

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  20.    Benchmark on Customer experience transformation
    CMO Forum

    Benchmark on Customer experience transformation

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

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  21.    Insight Forum Meeting Overview London October 2017

    Insight Forum Meeting Overview London October 2017

    Meeting headlines: 1. Sexy CMI: creating a culture of insights; 2. Keeping longitudinal projects relevant - for the long-term; 3. New platforms: getting answers without asking questions;

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