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CultureWFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 38: On navigating culture, meaning and purpose with marketing professor Marcus Collins
Read more about "WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 38: On navigating culture, meaning and purpose with marketing professor Marcus Collins"What makes a brand truly meaningful in people's lives? In this captivating conversation with Dr Marcus Collins - professor, agency strategist, and cultural marketing expert - we explore how the most powerful brands transcend their product categories to become vessels of meaning in culture.
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Brand reputationWFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 37: On being a real global marketer and Gen Alpha with Dr. Frederique Covington Corbett, UNICEF
Read more about "WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 37: On being a real global marketer and Gen Alpha with Dr. Frederique Covington Corbett, UNICEF"In this episode of WFA's Better Marketing Podcast in partnership with Meta, David Wheldon speaks with Dr Frederique Covington Corbett, who is in the private sector division of Unicef as Chief of Global Brand & Marketing. David and Frederique discuss the biggest mistake marketers make, whether Gen Alpha is getting the leadership they need, why CEOs need to become Chief Energy Officers, the hushing trend sweeping across companies and what Chief Marketing Officers may be surprised about when it comes to standing out in judging for the Effie Awards.
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Marketing technologyAIMarketing technologyAI Essentials: IP guidance, Meta ad labelling, EU prohibited practices and Global Marketer Week
Read more about "AI Essentials: IP guidance, Meta ad labelling, EU prohibited practices and Global Marketer Week"AI is transforming the way marketers work. Gabrielle Robitaille, Policy Director at WFA, looks at the latest developments and how they impact marketing and media.
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Marketing effectivenessThe building blocks of effectiveness
Read more about "The building blocks of effectiveness"Defining marketing effectiveness is key if marketers are to justify investment and deliver on the profession’s promise of brand growth. Silas Lewis-Meilus, Global Head of Media Operations at Haleon, explains.
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Candid CMOThe Candid CMO: Lex Bradshaw-Zanger, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for L’Oréal SAPMENA
Read more about "The Candid CMO: Lex Bradshaw-Zanger, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for L’Oréal SAPMENA"WFA chats to the Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for L’Oréal South Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africa to explore his marketing journey around the world.
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Digital policyMarketing technologyMarketing technology
Privacy and Tech Forum
Read more about "Privacy and Tech Forum"For senior experts from a broad range of functions, including marketing, legal, policy and compliance.
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Candid CMOThe Candid CMO: Jiunn Shih, Global Chief Marketing, Innovation and Sustainability Officer at Zespri
Read more about "The Candid CMO: Jiunn Shih, Global Chief Marketing, Innovation and Sustainability Officer at Zespri"In the first of a new series, WFA chats to the global marketing lead for Zespri to explore his marketing journey from boyhood to his current ambitions for New Zealand’s kiwi exporting behemoth.
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CreativitySustainabilityAIWFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 36: On being AI-able with Mark Ritson and his AI alter ego, the Ritbot
Read more about "WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 36: On being AI-able with Mark Ritson and his AI alter ego, the Ritbot"In this episode of WFA's Better Marketing Podcast, David Wheldon speaks to marketing guru, Mark Ritson, and his AI-generated alter ego, the Ritbot.
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Brand purposeBrand reputationCreativityCannes LionsCMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing capabilitiesIs it time for a marketing makeover?
Read more about "Is it time for a marketing makeover?"WFA and The Drum have teamed up to ask marketing leaders about some of the key challenges our profession faces.
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Marketing technologyAIMarketing technologyFive predictions for 2025
Read more about "Five predictions for 2025"WFA experts look ahead to identify the key issues for brands as they look forward to the new year.
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WFA CEO looks back at 2024
Read more about "WFA CEO looks back at 2024"WFA’s year has reflected the rapidly evolving and uncertain economic and geo-political landscape in which we and our members operate. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster with both lows and highs.
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Advertising & policyInclusive marketingHow will the cultural events of 2024 define your 2025?
Read more about "How will the cultural events of 2024 define your 2025?"2024 has been a whirlwind year of changes and challenges. WFA strategic partners, Creative Equals, share four key cultural opportunities for brands to strategically disrupt categories, create engaging, authentic and inclusive creative work in 2025.
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Brand purposeBrand reputationGlobal Marketer of the YearMarketing capabilitiesRaja Rajamannar on the qualities required of the modern-day CMO
Read more about "Raja Rajamannar on the qualities required of the modern-day CMO"As the race to be crowned Global Marketer of the Year heats up, the Mastercard marketer and jury president tells The Drum what it takes to excel in today’s ever-evolving marketing world.
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Brand purposeBrand reputationMarketing structureSustainabilityWFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 35: On redefining customer proposition with Michelle McEttrick, Primark
Read more about "WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 35: On redefining customer proposition with Michelle McEttrick, Primark"In this episode of WFA's Better Marketing Podcast, David Wheldon speaks to Primark's Chief Customer Officer, Michelle McEttrick, about pivoting from a 'no marketing' approach to putting brand at the core of a new customer proposition and expansion strategy.
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Digital policyMarketing technologyAIMarketing technology
AI Essentials: avatars spark DEI debates, brand fakery and EU investigates prohibited uses
Read more about "AI Essentials: avatars spark DEI debates, brand fakery and EU investigates prohibited uses"AI is transforming the way marketers work. Gabrielle Robitaille, Associate Director, Digital Policy at WFA, looks at the latest developments and how they impact insights, customer communication, video generation and copyright.
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Digital policyMarketing technologyAIMarketing technology
AI Essentials: bias in AI, insights guidance, chatbots, video generation, copyright and watermarking
Read more about "AI Essentials: bias in AI, insights guidance, chatbots, video generation, copyright and watermarking"AI is transforming the way marketers work. Gabrielle Robitaille, Associate Director, Digital Policy at WFA, looks at the latest developments and how they impact insights, customer communication, video generation and copyright.
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AIHow brands are tackling generative AI’s challenges and opportunities
Read more about "How brands are tackling generative AI’s challenges and opportunities"WFA research into the usage of generative AI earlier this month revealed that legal and ethical risks and lack of capabilities remain major roadblocks to more widespread adoption. Eighty percent of brands cited concerns about agency use of GenAI.
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Digital policyMarketing technologyAIMarketing technology
This month in AI: contract best practice for GenAI, consumers still divided on ad use, ad-funded chatbots and more privacy concerns
Read more about "This month in AI: contract best practice for GenAI, consumers still divided on ad use, ad-funded chatbots and more privacy concerns"In today’s rapidly changing digital and technological landscape, keeping pace with the latest trends can be challenging. WFA’s monthly AI update serves as your one-stop round up of the most important developments to help you stay informed of the forces transforming the marketing industry. Gabrielle Robitaille, Associate Director, Digital Policy at WFA, identifies the most important announcements and events of the last month.
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Global Marketer of the YearBusiness growth is No. 1
Read more about "Business growth is No. 1"Jurors for the WFA’s Global Marketer of the Year have identified the ability to drive business growth as overwhelmingly their No. 1 criteria for selecting the shortlisted contenders, although a significant number suggested a focus on other areas such as creativity, innovation, DEI and sustainability is essential to deliver on this.
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Global Marketer of the Year
How to become a client of choice
Read more about "How to become a client of choice"What qualities do marketers need to become a must-have client? Our Global Marketer of the Year jury identifies how brands can become the ‘client of choice' for agencies and other partners.
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Global Marketer of the YearMarketing capabilities
The new marketer skillset
Read more about "The new marketer skillset"What skills will the very best marketers need to be future-fit? We asked our expert jury for the Global Marketer of the Year for their recommendations on where brand leaders should focus.
