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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.    Winning, and losing, together

    Winning, and losing, together

    WFA’s partnership with Marketing Matters celebrated its 8th year during Singapore’s iconic Formula 1 week. F1 fans know that it’s the Constructor, the team constructing the winning car, and not the drivers’ title which is fought over most fiercely. That focus on teamwork and collaboration was reflected in the on-stage narrative and discussions between the 250 delegates.

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  2.    Spotlight: Sustainable Marketing 2030

    Spotlight: Sustainable Marketing 2030

    In the weeks since WFA launched its global research-based thought leadership project “Sustainable Marketing 2030”, in partnership with Kantar’s Sustainable Transformation Practice, we have received amazing feedback from CMO’s and Sustainability leaders around the world.

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  3.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 28: On brand purpose with Alberto Levy, Grupo Bimbo
    Brand purposeBrand reputation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 28: On brand purpose with Alberto Levy, Grupo Bimbo

    WFA podcast host David Wheldon speaks with Alberto Levy, Global CMO at Grupo Bimbo, about brand purpose, company responsibilities and sustainability.

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  4.    WFA Forum Connect: Media Forum Overview – Singapore 5th July 2023
    Cross-media measurementMarketing effectiveness

    WFA Forum Connect: Media Forum Overview – Singapore 5th July 2023

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Forum Connect Media Forum on the 5th of July 2022

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  5.    Benchmark: KPI Dashboard
    CMO ForumMarketing operations

    Benchmark: KPI Dashboard

    WFA member is keen on understanding how others in the industry have gone about creating and managing this kind of KPI dashboard and are seeking inspiration

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  6.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 27: On moving from UK politics to Meta and the meaning of generative AI for society with Nick Clegg, Meta
    CMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing operationsMedia transformation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 27: On moving from UK politics to Meta and the meaning of generative AI for society with Nick Clegg, Meta

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Sir Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta, about the importance of brand safety at Meta and the positive impact generative AI can have on society when properly harnessed.

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  7.    Benchmark: Recommended DAM (Digital Asset Management) systems
    CMO ForumMarketing operations

    Benchmark: Recommended DAM (Digital Asset Management) systems

    WFA member benchmark of recommendations for DAM (Digital Asset Management) systems

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  8.    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (July 2023)
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum meeting overview (July 2023)

    Overview of the Sourcing Forum held in Singapore on the 5th July 2023.

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  9.    Spotlight: The Sourcing Board presents ‘Our Journey Forward’

    Spotlight: The Sourcing Board presents ‘Our Journey Forward’

    3 years since the formation of the Sourcing Board, we come to reflect on how far the function of marketing procurement has come but, also look forward.

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  10.    Media x Sourcing Forum meeting overview (March 2023)
    Marketing procurementMarketing structureMarketing procurementMedia transformation

    Media x Sourcing Forum meeting overview (March 2023)

    Overview of the Media x Sourcing Forum held remotely on 29th March 2023.

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  11.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 26: On WFA's work and the importance of community in the marketing industry with Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard
    CMO ForumDigital media transformationMarketing operationsMedia transformation

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 26: On WFA's work and the importance of community in the marketing industry with Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Mastercard and WFA's President, about the importance of WFA and Global Marketer Week in building communities within the industry and how his roles at Mastercard and WFA interconnect.

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  12.    Capability Forum Overview (April 2023)
    CMO ForumMarketing operations

    Capability Forum Overview (April 2023)

    Meeting overview and presentations from WFA’s Capability Forum meeting on 19 April 2023, which took place remotely.

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  13.    “We’re going to have to be amazingly humble”
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationGlobal Marketer WeekMarketing operationsMedia transformation

    “We’re going to have to be amazingly humble”

    WFA CEO, Stephan Loerke, offers his verdict on WFA Global Marketer Week in Istanbul

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  14.    WFA Global Marketer Week '23 | Raja Rajamannar & Brian O'Kelley: Towards a sustainable future
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationGlobal Marketer WeekMarketing structureMarketing operations

    WFA Global Marketer Week '23 | Raja Rajamannar & Brian O'Kelley: Towards a sustainable future

    Raja shares how Mastercard has sought to reimagine value through a sustainability lens and outline how marketing has become a driver of better behaviours within their partner ecosystem. Building on this, Brian lauches results from a unique global pilot initiative, in partnership with Mastercard and a select group of global brand owners, to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of programmatic advertising.

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  15.    WFA Global Marketer Week '23 | The big debate motion: Marketers should focus on company, not consumer behaviour change
    Brand purposeBrand reputationGlobal Marketer WeekMarketing structureMarketing operations

    WFA Global Marketer Week '23 | The big debate motion: Marketers should focus on company, not consumer behaviour change

    Building on WFA's last debate where 74% of our audience agreed that ‘marketing today is incompatible with a sustainable future’, we explore whether brand owners have the right focus in terms of becoming part of the solution. Join us as our two teams explore the deltas of our role in a sustainable future.

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  16.    WFA Global Marketer Week '23 | Rupen Desai: Regenerative marketing: Biggest opportunity of our time?
    Global Marketer WeekMarketing structureMarketing operations

    WFA Global Marketer Week '23 | Rupen Desai: Regenerative marketing: Biggest opportunity of our time?

    Rupen Desai provokes the need to move from extractive growth to a different value creation model, one where people, the planet and prosperity, all thrive together, never one at the cost of one another.

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  17.    Brands say Responsible Marketing Frameworks are more important than ever but coverage of all the key issues remains patchy
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeDigital policyBrand reputationGlobal Marketer WeekInclusive marketingDigital media transformationMarketing operations

    Brands say Responsible Marketing Frameworks are more important than ever but coverage of all the key issues remains patchy

    WFA research finds 88% of large corporates have a Responsible Marketing Framework but they rarely cover all priority areas; marketing and children, influencer marketing, data ethics, diversity and inclusion, responsible media and environmental sustainability.

    While 87% say they are increasingly critical, only 47% link their frameworks to ESG goals.

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  18.    WFA Annual Report 2022

    WFA Annual Report 2022

    An overview of WFA’s key projects and initiatives from 2022

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  19.    WFA launches Sustainable Marketing 2030 to close the gap between intent and action
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationGlobal Marketer WeekSustainabilityMarketing operations

    WFA launches Sustainable Marketing 2030 to close the gap between intent and action

    Fewer than half of marketing departments have taken the lead in their sustainability journeys but the will to transform has grown

    Forty-one percent say they now have a sustainability story they are proud to communicate, up from 25% in 2021

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  20.    How do you create sustainable growth? 3 more experts share their views
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeBrand reputationGlobal Marketer WeekSustainability

    How do you create sustainable growth? 3 more experts share their views

    Ahead of WFA Global Marketer Week in Istanbul, we asked three thought-leaders for their views on how to achieve the holy grail of sustainable growth

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  21.    Benchmark: Recommended Partners for Marketing Capability Skills Frameworks and Assessments
    Marketing capabilities

    Benchmark: Recommended Partners for Marketing Capability Skills Frameworks and Assessments

    WFA member benchmark of recommendations for Marketing Capability Skills Frameworks and Assessments

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