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  1.    Andrew Tindall on defining creativity and why emotion matters for effectiveness
    Creativity

    Andrew Tindall on defining creativity and why emotion matters for effectiveness

    Advertising is getting pricier, yet the results many marketers care about most are shrinking. David talks with Andrew Tindall from System1 about what sits underneath that decline and how to fix it without hiding behind vanity metrics.

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  2.    You can't buy attention: What World Cup 2026 taught brands about culture
    Culture

    You can't buy attention: What World Cup 2026 taught brands about culture

    The tournament's most talked about campaigns didn't come from the biggest media budgets, but from brands that understood the fandom they were joining, says Misha Sher, Founder of One of Not Many.

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  3.    The expansionary moment: Why AI is the catalyst for agency evolution

    The expansionary moment: Why AI is the catalyst for agency evolution

    Paul Limbrey, Google’s VP of global 3P ecosystem, explores new Google-commissioned research on agency excellence from Boston Consulting Group. He breaks down how agencies can use structural shifts and innovation in the AI era to reclaim their role as indispensable strategic partners. This article originally appeared on Think with Google.

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  4.    Marketing policy can no longer be an afterthought
    Advertising & policyBrand reputation

    Marketing policy can no longer be an afterthought

    The world is becoming increasingly volatile and brands cannot afford to ignore the strategic power of proactive policy approaches, says Gabrielle Robitaille, Director of Policy at WFA.

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  5.    The Candid CMO: Absa’s Sydney Nhlanhla Mbhele
    Candid CMO

    The Candid CMO: Absa’s Sydney Nhlanhla Mbhele

    In this Candid CMO feature, WFA speaks with Sydney Nhlanhla Mbhele, Group Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer Absa Group about building meaningful brands across Africa and why lived experience matters more than data alone.

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  6.    6 lessons on transforming for real effectiveness
    Marketing effectivenessCMO Forum

    6 lessons on transforming for real effectiveness

    Over recent WFA member meetings, marketing leaders from some of the world's biggest brand owners sat down to compare notes on a question every organisation is wrestling with right now: what does effective change actually look like, and how do you tell it apart from 'transformation theatre'? A few clear lessons emerged. Rob Dreblow, WFA's Global Head of Marketing Services, outlines six of them.  

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  7.    Cannes Lions 2026 jurors on why creativity is all about insight
    Brand purposeBrand reputationMarketing strategyCannes LionsMarketing strategy

    Cannes Lions 2026 jurors on why creativity is all about insight

    Three of this year’s Cannes Lions jurors look at key trends across Creative Effectiveness, Glass Lion: The Lion For Change and Creative Commerce to identify how creativity is ultimately about understanding people.

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  8.    Cannes Lions 2026 jurors on creativity as a business driver
    Brand purposeBrand reputationMarketing strategyCannes LionsMarketing strategy

    Cannes Lions 2026 jurors on creativity as a business driver

    Four of this year’s jurors at Cannes Lions reflect on their experience of judging thousands of entries from all around the world. Trends across multiple categories indicate how creativity can become embedded into the way organisations approach marketing, leverage data and drive business transformation.

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  9.    Cannes Lions: Plus ça change?
    Inclusive marketing

    Cannes Lions: Plus ça change?

    In this look-back on Cannes Lions, Asad Dhunna, CEO and Founder of The Unmistakables, explores why human understanding, inclusive cultures and diverse perspectives remain the true drivers of creative excellence and marketing growth.

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  10.    How can marketers unlock creative excellence?
    CreativityGlobal Marketer Week

    How can marketers unlock creative excellence?

    Industry leaders discuss the importance of creativity and how to build it across brand organisations.

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  11.    Opella's Alberto Hernandez on the commercial payback from curiosity, courage and purpose
    Brand purpose

    Opella's Alberto Hernandez on the commercial payback from curiosity, courage and purpose

    In this Better Marketing Podcast episode, Alberto Hernandez, Chief Growth Officer at Opella, talks curiosity, courage and purpose in brand building.

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  12.    Six tensions reshaping consumer culture right now
    Trends & forecastsCulture

    Six tensions reshaping consumer culture right now

    How people relate to media, ambition, technology and each other is changing. Katrina Dodd, Trends Editor at Contagious, shares on the tensions that are reshaping consumer behaviour in 2026.

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  13.    Go big on media spend or go home, marketers told
    Media & analyticsMarketing effectiveness

    Go big on media spend or go home, marketers told

    Marketing effectiveness guru Les Binet outlines the importance of advertising investment to drive growth at WFA's Media Forum in Stockholm, part of Global Marketer Week 2026.

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  14.    Reflections from 50 conversations with the world’s top marketing minds
    Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    Reflections from 50 conversations with the world’s top marketing minds

    Recording from Stockholm during WFA Global Marketer Week, in this episode David Wheldon reflects on what he has learned from CMOs and other top marketing thinkers over the first 50 episodes of the Better Marketing Podcast.

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  15.    Global marketers share what's on their Cannes to-do list
    Cannes Lions

    Global marketers share what's on their Cannes to-do list

    Leaders from Arla Foods, Axa, Carlsberg, LEGO Group, L'Oréal, Mars, P&G, Reckitt, The Magnum Ice Cream Company on what they are looking to see on the agenda at Cannes

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  16.    How should marketers respond to AI?
    AI

    How should marketers respond to AI?

    What is the best way to incorporate AI into a marketing organisation? Leading marketers from Arla Foods, Carlsberg, LEGO, L'Oreal, Mars, Opella, Pernod Ricard, P&G, Reckitt, The Magnum Ice Cream Company share their views.

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  17.    How can marketing drive business growth?
    Trends & forecasts

    How can marketing drive business growth?

    Senior marketer leaders from Asahi, Driscolls, LEGO Group, L’Oréal, Opella, Pernod Ricard, P&G, Reckitt share their one thing that will help the marketing function drive growth

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  18.    Google's VP Global Ads Dan Taylor: “AI is more of a leadership than a technology challenge"
    Trends & forecasts

    Google's VP Global Ads Dan Taylor: “AI is more of a leadership than a technology challenge"

    In this episode David Wheldon talks with Dan Taylor, VP Global Ads at Google, about how to drive real business value and have clearer conversations with the CFO.

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  19.    Judy Smith on why ‘be who you say you are’ is the only crisis playbook that matters
    Brand reputation

    Judy Smith on why ‘be who you say you are’ is the only crisis playbook that matters

    In this episode David Wheldon talks with Judy Smith, Founder & CEO at Smith & Company and Chair at The Intangibles about what protects reputation when risk is everywhere and scrutiny is constant.

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  20.    Uncertainty on EU green claims rules holds brands back
    Advertising & policy

    Uncertainty on EU green claims rules holds brands back

    Lack of guidance on how to assess green claims is making brands more cautious on communicating sustainability. Alexandre Boyer, Senior Manager, Policy at WFA explains.

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  21.    Storytelling: the creative effectiveness superpower
    Creativity

    Storytelling: the creative effectiveness superpower

    Marketers can build more impactful stories if they tell proper stories, particularly those that lean into the illogical and unexpected. Adam Sheridan, Global Head of Products, Creative Excellence (and the author of Misfits) at Ipsos explains.

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