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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.    The end of the cookie

    The end of the cookie

    Advertisers need to prepare to remodel their approach to data-driven marketing. WFA's Director of Global Media Services, Matt Green, offers some advice.

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  2.    The work that inspired in 2020
    CreativityGlobal Marketer of the Year

    The work that inspired in 2020

    We asked the WFA Global Marketer of the Year jury  what work had stood out for them this year.

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  3.    Can marketing help drive a more sustainable future for our planet?
    Sustainability

    Can marketing help drive a more sustainable future for our planet?

    Traditionally seen as a ‘consumption driver', is marketing at odds with sustainability or can modern marketing be seen as a catalyst for more sustainable behaviours? WFA's Director of Policy and Communications, Will Gilroy, shares his views. 

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  4.    My favourite campaign of 2020...
    Brand purposeCreativity

    My favourite campaign of 2020...

    Six industry leaders highlight the work that has impressed them in this strangest of years.

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  5.    Platforms and transparency

    Platforms and transparency

    The digital platforms cannot be members of the WFA but we do work with them when it delivers benefits to brands and society. CEO Stephan Loerke explains how and where that happens.

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  6.    Sourcing’s diversity power
    Advertising & policyAgency managementInclusive marketing

    Sourcing’s diversity power

    Marketing procurement can play a huge part in delivering a more diverse range of suppliers for brands and driving meaningful change. Laura Forcetti, Global Lead on Marketing Sourcing at the WFA, says the key is to take a human approach rather than purely rely on certifications and metrics.

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  7.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep. 2: Marketing in times of Covid
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeInclusive marketing

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep. 2: Marketing in times of Covid

    David Wheldon speaks to Karmarama’s Jon Wilkins and Contagious’ Paul Kemp-Robertson

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  8.    How ‘viewable’ is your market? 10 trillion impressions provide some answers

    How ‘viewable’ is your market? 10 trillion impressions provide some answers

    In 2019, WFA invited key verification suppliers to join forces and participate in an exercise to share market-by-market data on levels of impressions. Twenty months since the launch, we are now able to assess how these trends are moving over time.

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  9.    Change in 2020 extends beyond marketing
    Global Marketer of the Year

    Change in 2020 extends beyond marketing

    The jury for Global Marketer of the Year ponder whether the unique conditions of 2020 will result in a very different future for the profession.

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  10. Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep.1: Diversity & Inclusion

    David Wheldon speaks to WFA’s Global Diversity Ambassadors, Belinda Smith and Jerry Daykin

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  11. Advertising & policy

    Industry experts on the next steps for brand safety

    Please note that GARM was discontinued on August 8 2024. See more here.

    The new agreement on harmful content in the digital space achieved within the Global Alliance for Responsible Media highlights the need for action from brands as well as platforms. It’s not simple, however, and our five industry experts describe the next steps for brands, ranging from ensuring that the same standards are applied to all the media partners they invest with, through to an emphasis on ensuring brand safety efforts do not lead to discrimination against certain sections of the population.

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  12.    Client views on developing creative in-house
    CMO Forum

    Client views on developing creative in-house

    Recent WFA research identified increased use of in-house creative teams among many of our members. We asked four brands to celebrate work created in-house that they loved most.

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  13.    Top take-outs from The World in 2021 with The Economist

    Top take-outs from The World in 2021 with The Economist

    Will Gilroy, WFA's Director of Policy and Communications, shares key take-aways from the recent webinar with The Economist's Deputy Editor, Tom Standage.

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  14.    What are you looking for in the Global Marketer of the Year 2020?
    Brand purposeGlobal Marketer of the YearCMO Forum

    What are you looking for in the Global Marketer of the Year 2020?

    Agility and purpose are top of the list for WFA’s expert jury when it comes to assessing marketing leadership in 2020.

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  15.    Sustainability and procurement
    Marketing procurementInclusive marketingSustainabilityMarketing procurement

    Sustainability and procurement

    Marketing procurement leaders can help their colleagues deliver on sustainability goals and boost their standing as strategic advisors, says Laura Forcetti, WFA's Global Lead, Marketing Sourcing

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  16.    Burst the bubble, recruit for the future and focus – your September to do list

    Burst the bubble, recruit for the future and focus – your September to do list

    As marketers return to their seats after the summer break, Russell Parsons highlights three areas the industry needs to focus on in the four months left of 2020.

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  17.    I don't want yet another soft drinks company screaming purpose at me
    Brand purpose

    I don't want yet another soft drinks company screaming purpose at me

    We’re at the beginning of a new post-purpose era, where brands will fail if they think they can outcry competition by screaming ‘I care’, says purpose pioneer Thomas Kolster, also known as Mr. Goodvertising, as he takes a hatchet to his earlier beliefs about purpose.

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  18.    A marketer's checklist on mitigating ad fraud

    A marketer's checklist on mitigating ad fraud

    Following the recent WFA webinar on ad fraud, and in particular bots, good and bad, Integral Ad Science (IAS) shared their six steps for proactively preventing ad fraud in your digital advertising campaigns.

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  19.    You can learn a lot from a dummy
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    You can learn a lot from a dummy

    It took over three decades for 90% of Americans to start buckling up, from only 14% in 1984. In the digital marketing world we don't have all that time to adopt such safety protections. Data protection is a sorely needed service, and it can't wait, says Lung Huang, Head of Growth Solutions for Mars Petcare. 

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  20.    The big questions this year, answered by LIONS Live
    CreativityCannes LionsInclusive marketing

    The big questions this year, answered by LIONS Live

    In the absence of the annual industry meetup on the French Riviera, in June WFA asked seven industry experts: “If you were at Cannes Lions this year, what one big question would you put to the industry?” In this follow-up piece, Cannes Lions offers some answers based on the discussions at LIONS Live – their new media platform for people to experience creativity wherever they are.

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  21.    Loving lockdown
    Marketing structureCMO ForumMarketing operations

    Loving lockdown

    Rob Dreblow, WFA’s Global Head of Marketing Services, outlines six positive changes in brand behaviour that have stemmed from the pandemic and restrictions on our movement and lifestyles.

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