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  1.    AI Knowledge Spotlight: The Future of AI Search with Google
    AI

    AI Knowledge Spotlight: The Future of AI Search with Google

    AI is reshaping how consumers discover, evaluate and purchase products and services, fundamentally reshaping search dynamics. For brands, this evolution raises critical questions about visibility, measurement and relevance in a world where AI models increasingly mediate consumer journeys.

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  2.    Global media inflation stabilises at 4%, WFA Outlook
    Media & analytics

    Global media inflation stabilises at 4%, WFA Outlook

    Steady price growth hides sharper contrasts between regions and markets

    Broadcaster video-on-demand tops inflation charts as CTV stays flat

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  3.    AI Knowledge Spotlight with IPSOS
    AI

    AI Knowledge Spotlight with IPSOS

    WFA research finds that upskilling remains one of the greatest roadblocks to AI adoption among brands. To help marketers navigate this challenge, WFA is expanding its webinar series to focus on AI.

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  4.    Unlocking AI for Public Affairs
    AI

    Unlocking AI for Public Affairs

    A 90-minute interactive Policy Action Group (PAG) session, hosted in collaboration with Influence Builders, explored how public affairs professionals can harness AI to sharpen advocacy strategies, amplify influence and drive smarter engagement.  

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  5.    Marketers move to make AI adoption more sustainable
    AI

    Marketers move to make AI adoption more sustainable

    As global marketers adapt to AI, its environmental impact is set to become an issue of increasing importance, say Gabrielle Robitaille, Director of Policy, and Michelle McEvoy, Global Lead, Sustainable Marketing at WFA.

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  6.    Knowledge Spotlight: Privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) in advertising with Google
    Advertising & policy

    Knowledge Spotlight: Privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) in advertising with Google

    In an era of increasing privacy demands, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) are essential. But what exactly are they?

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  7.    Marketing procurement’s early AI steps
    AI

    Marketing procurement’s early AI steps

    AI is rewiring the whole marketing economy, including marketing procurement. Laura Forcetti, Director, Marketing Asia-Pacific, and Global Sourcing, presents some industry-first research into the scale of adoption across the function.

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  8.    Radical Innovation, latest in the series of WFA playbooks on Sustainable Marketing
    Sustainability

    Radical Innovation, latest in the series of WFA playbooks on Sustainable Marketing

    The latest in the series of playbooks on Sustainable Marketing from WFA and Kantar offers insights on innovation as a strategic growth driver.

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  9.    Recommendations for how to do better influencer marketing
    Influencer marketingCMO Forum

    Recommendations for how to do better influencer marketing

    What was once an experimental channel has become an essential part of today’s marketing landscape. Brenna Brandes, Global Marketing Services Manager, explains.

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  10.    WFA Survey: AI for marketing procurement purposes
    AI

    WFA Survey: AI for marketing procurement purposes

    This WFA survey seeks to identify general industry trends regarding the adoption and use of (Gen)AI in marketing procurement within the advertising sector.

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  11.    WFA reveals first results from new media contract benchmarking
    Media & analytics

    WFA reveals first results from new media contract benchmarking

    WFA has launched new research into media agency Master Services Agreements (MSAs), highlighting the key areas where brands can find it difficult to keep contracts up to date.

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  12.    Generative and Agentic AI are coming for media
    Advertising & policyAI

    Generative and Agentic AI are coming for media

    New research reveals that generative and agentic AI is set to have a major impact on media practices.

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  13.    WFA and VoxComm launch new pitch principles
    Agency management

    WFA and VoxComm launch new pitch principles

    New initiative aims to update pitch practices and foster stronger partnerships between brands and agencies.

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  14.    Celebrating creativity #NotInCannes 2025, Meeting Overview (June 2025)
    Creativity

    Celebrating creativity #NotInCannes 2025, Meeting Overview (June 2025)

    Overview of the event held at Google in Singapore on the 19th of June.

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  15.    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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  16.    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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  17.    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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  18.    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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  19.    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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  20.    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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  21.    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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