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  1.    Inclusive marketing is just better marketing
    Inclusive marketing

    Inclusive marketing is just better marketing

    Inclusive marketing isn’t just a sideline or a charity project, it’s just better marketing, says Jerry Daykin, Vice-President, Global Media at Beam Suntory, and WFA’s Global Diversity Ambassador. 

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  2.    Inclusive Marketing - Why representation matters to your customers and your brand
    Inclusive marketing

    Inclusive Marketing - Why representation matters to your customers and your brand

    A WFA session around how to embed true representation across the entire marketing process

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  3.    Insight & Strategy | WeCapital: Data Tienda
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Insight & Strategy | WeCapital: Data Tienda

    How a financial institution played on a cultural insight to rebuild the credit histories and promote the financial inclusion of thousands of women in Mexico.

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 4 July 2022

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  4.    WFA launches Charter for Change at Cannes to drive global action on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    WFA launches Charter for Change at Cannes to drive global action on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Charter defines set of universal requirements for global organisations to improve their employees’ lived experiences

    Resource provides “ideas to steal” from successful initiatives that companies can adopt

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  5.    Case study | Libresse: Vulva Kebaya
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Case study | Libresse: Vulva Kebaya

    Femcare brand stitches vaginas onto traditional Malaysian blouses to draw attention to taboos surrounding the female anatomy.

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 9 March 2022

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  6.    Global Marketer Week (Athens): Media Forum meeting overview (April 2022) - Responsible Media & Media Measurement
    Advertising & policyCross-media measurementMarketing effectivenessValue of advertisingInclusive marketing

    Global Marketer Week (Athens): Media Forum meeting overview (April 2022) - Responsible Media & Media Measurement

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Media Forum during Global Marketer Week in Athens on 6th April 2022

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  7.    World Economic Forum new benchmark on diversity and inclusion in media and entertainment
    Inclusive marketing

    World Economic Forum new benchmark on diversity and inclusion in media and entertainment

    The report shows how audiences demand more of the media and entertainment industry in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and will reward progress with trust and loyalty.

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  8.    Case Study | Canesten: Vagina Academy

    Case Study | Canesten: Vagina Academy

    Bayer’s intimate healthcare brand Canesten addresses its Brazialian audience by creating Vagina Accademy, an ongoing educational program that challenges social taboos rooted in harmful myths and misconceptions related to vaginal health.

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  9.    Insight & Strategy: Don’t Ever Leave Me

    Insight & Strategy: Don’t Ever Leave Me

    Why Lacta, Greece’s top chocolate brand, subverted its messaging around love to deliver a domestic violence awareness campaign – resulting in 1 million organic views on YouTube

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 9 December 2021

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  10.    Insight & Strategy: Real Birth Announcements
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    Insight & Strategy: Real Birth Announcements

    Why Frida Mom launched in the UK by exposing the truth behind childbirth and postpartum care with a bold and provocative integrated campaign

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 13 December 2021

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  11.    Insight & Strategy: #TheMassiveOvershare and #LoveBeatsLikes

    Insight & Strategy: #TheMassiveOvershare and #LoveBeatsLikes

    How Maltesers sparked conversation and united women through laughter to destigmatise maternal mental health

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 15 December 2021

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  12.    Diversity: From Agency to Ads
    Inclusive marketing

    Diversity: From Agency to Ads

    R3 study reveals how marketers and agencies can best frame diversity and inclusion in a Southeast Asian context.

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  13.    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation in media planning and buying
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    WFA launches guide to diversity and representation in media planning and buying

    New framework details potential issues and opportunities in key areas

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  14.    New guide addressing Diversity & Inclusion in brand safety
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    New guide addressing Diversity & Inclusion in brand safety

    The guide has been developed by the European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA)

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  15.    Beyond Gender 2: The impact of intersectionality in advertising
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    Beyond Gender 2: The impact of intersectionality in advertising

    The second Beyond Gender report offers valuable insight on intersectionality in advertising, supporting the Unstereotype Alliance's goal of eradicating harmful stereotypes from advertising and media.

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  16.    Promoting diversity and inclusion in advertising: a UNICEF playbook
    Inclusive marketing

    Promoting diversity and inclusion in advertising: a UNICEF playbook

    Advertising can be a force for good that promotes change towards a more diverse and inclusive world. To help marketeers in this effort, UNICEF presented their "Promoting diversity and inclusion in advertising" playbook.

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  17. Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    First-ever DEI Census reveals major challenges around family status, age, gender, ethnicity and disability

    Most common forms of discrimination globally were reported on the basis of age and family status

    Women and ethnic minorities in the marketing industry report poorer lived experiences than men and ethnic majorities

    But marketing still outperforms many other industries globally on DEI

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  18.    Is it an advantage to be a woman in marketing?
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Is it an advantage to be a woman in marketing?

    Absolutely—but not in the way some people seem to think, says Guardian columnist and brand strategist, Arwa Mahdawi

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  19.    Case study | Budweiser: Future Official Sponsors of the NWSL
    Inclusive marketing

    Case study | Budweiser: Future Official Sponsors of the NWSL

    Beer brand closes gender pay gap by driving the call to action in sports sponsorship

    This article was originally published in Contagious I/O on 17 June 2021

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  20.    Industry’s unprecedented show of unity to tackle DEI
    Inclusive marketing

    Industry’s unprecedented show of unity to tackle DEI

    More than 100 organisations have come together behind the first-ever global diversity, equality and inclusion census of the marketing industry. WFA’s Camelia Cristache and Will Gilroy explain the size and importance of the initiative.

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  21.    Unstereotype Alliance 'State of the Industry' report 2021
    Inclusive marketing

    Unstereotype Alliance 'State of the Industry' report 2021

    Global action platform report identifies key goals and recommendations for the marketing industry to improve diversity and inclusion.

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