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  1.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 6: On humor and catching the 'F-train' with Ivan Pollard
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationMarketing structureInclusive marketingMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operations

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 6: On humor and catching the 'F-train' with Ivan Pollard

    WFA Podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Ivan Pollard, Senior VP and Global CMO, General Mills.

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  2.    Guide to Ecommerce content production optimisation
    Marketing procurementRetail media & ecommerceMarketing procurement

    Guide to Ecommerce content production optimisation

    APR is providing this guide free to WFA members as an introduction to exploring ecommerce through a content production lens.

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  3.    Spotlight: Brand Building in Uncertain Times
    Agency managementMarketing capabilitiesMedia transformation

    Spotlight: Brand Building in Uncertain Times

    The world as we know it has changed…  what impact has this had on how brands are built today and what will this mean as we look ahead in 2021?

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  4.    Business Intelligence / Data analytics for a strong agency management program
    Agency managementMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Business Intelligence / Data analytics for a strong agency management program


    An e-book by our partners Decideware that looks at the importance & need for Business Intelligence / Data Analytics for a strong agency management program.

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  5.    Benchmark: Global Category Management - Strategic ‘packaging’ design agency
    Agency managementMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Global Category Management - Strategic ‘packaging’ design agency

    Member benchmark on global category management of strategic ‘packaging’ design agency.

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  6.    Spotlight: How to win the hearts of Gen Z in 2021
    Influencer marketingCMO Forum

    Spotlight: How to win the hearts of Gen Z in 2021

    Born between 1996 and 2015, Gen Z is estimated to become the largest generation of consumers in just a few years. Businesses that want to get out in front of the trends and succeed in the next decade and beyond need to consider the group that is shaping today’s youth culture.

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  7.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 5: On digital transformation with L'Oréal’s Lubomira Rochet
    Advertising & policyMarketing technologyInclusive marketingDigital media transformationMarketing capabilitiesMarketing technology

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 5: On digital transformation with L'Oréal’s Lubomira Rochet

    WFA Podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Lubomira Rochet, L'Oréal's Chief Digital Officer

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  8.    What marketing talent wants
    Trends & forecastsMarketing structureCMO ForumMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operationsMarketing organisation

    What marketing talent wants

    Company and marketing department attributes that resonate with today's marketer

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  9.    Benchmark: Agency scope of work (SOW) tools
    Agency managementMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Agency scope of work (SOW) tools

    WFA member benchmark survey on Scope of Work (SOW) tools.

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  10.    Benchmark: Global versus local brand equity
    Brand reputationMarketing structureCMO Forum

    Benchmark: Global versus local brand equity

    WFA member survey on the topic of balancing global and local brand equity/positioning.

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  11.    Decoupling production from the creative agency and the role of the agency producer
    In-housingMarketing procurementMarketing structureMarketing procurement

    Decoupling production from the creative agency and the role of the agency producer

    Following questions from WFA members, our partner Advertising Production resources (APR) has provided input on the topics of decoupling advertising production from the creative agency and the role of the agency producer.

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  12.    Spotlight: Shortcutting your marketing transformation
    Marketing structureMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operationsMarketing organisation

    Spotlight: Shortcutting your marketing transformation

    COVID has accelerated the need to transform legacy marketing structures and processes for the digital economy.

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  13.    Marketing Transformation - Delivering the future fit organisation
    Digital media transformationMarketing operationsMarketing organisation

    Marketing Transformation - Delivering the future fit organisation

    The subject of marketing transformation and how to deliver a Marketing function that is ‘future fit’ for the digital economy is more important than ever. 

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  14.    C-Suite support, freedom and training critical to marketing transformation, WFA research
    Digital media transformation

    C-Suite support, freedom and training critical to marketing transformation, WFA research

    Legacy operating models can inhibit successful change in early stages

    22% of major multinationals have a well-advanced process in place

    Marketers are looking to expand their remit through taking 'ownership' of emerging disciplines, including Customer Experience and e-Commerce

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  15.    Spotlight: Managing your sponsorship initiatives post-pandemic
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Spotlight: Managing your sponsorship initiatives post-pandemic

    What should marketing and marketing procurement professionals be thinking about as they consider how to manage and leverage their sponsorship investments over the short and mid-term?

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  16.    Defining world-class standards for marketing procurement
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Defining world-class standards for marketing procurement

    To drive improvement, marketing procurement needs to ensure that everyone is talking the same language. WFA’s Global Sourcing Board has created some common definitions for key terms.

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  17.    Benchmark: Global Budget setting & use of working/non-working ratios
    Marketing structure

    Benchmark: Global Budget setting & use of working/non-working ratios

    Member benchmark on enterprise marketing budgets and the use of 'working' vs 'non-working' spend ratios.

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  18.    Benchmark: Global Category Management - Public Relations
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Global Category Management - Public Relations

    Member benchmark on category management of public relations (brand PR / consumer facing)

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  19.    Asia Spotlight: Leadership perspective in 2021

    Asia Spotlight: Leadership perspective in 2021

    WFA CEO Stephan Loerke was joined by some of WFA’s senior industry leaders in Asia Pacific to discuss the most pressing issues facing our industry in 2021.

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  20.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 4: On next generation marketing with Mastercard's Raja Rajamannar
    Marketing technologyMarketing technology

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 4: On next generation marketing with Mastercard's Raja Rajamannar

    David Wheldon speaks with Raja Rajamannar, CMO at Mastercard and WFA President.

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  21.    Spotlight on sustainability around the world
    Advertising & policySustainabilityMarketing operations

    Spotlight on sustainability around the world

    Guest speaker Christoph Dölitzsch from Latana shares insight on how people’s views of sustainability differ around the world.

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