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  1.    Reimagining marketing in Cannes
    Advertising & policy

    Reimagining marketing in Cannes

    Circular marketing and growth should be the number one item on the Cannes agenda for CMOs. Michelle McEvoy, Initiative Lead for WFA’s Planet Pledge, outlines how marketers can move the levers for change.

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  2.    This Pride month, brands have an important choice to make
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    This Pride month, brands have an important choice to make

    What happens if you put 20,000 lesbians in a desert and give them a lot of alcohol and a large swimming pool? There are plenty of plausible answers, but the correct one, in this case, is The Dinah Shore Weekend. Column by Guardian writer and brand strategist, Arwa Mahdawi. 

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  3.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (May 2023)
    Advertising & policy

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (May 2023)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) programme meeting on 1 March 2023.

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  4.    Meta Q&A on privacy and advertising
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    Meta Q&A on privacy and advertising

    A Q&A session with Meta on recent privacy and advertising developments, and how they impact advertisers.

     

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  5.    Overview of the DSA/DMA Taskforce meeting held remotely on 10 May 2023.
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    Overview of the DSA/DMA Taskforce meeting held remotely on 10 May 2023.

    WFA’s DSA/DMA task force brings together policy leads within WFA membership to discuss, plan and develop advocacy and outreach on the EU Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act

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  6.    “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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  7.    WFA Survey: Responsible Marketing Frameworks
    Advertising & policyDigital policyInclusive marketing

    WFA Survey: Responsible Marketing Frameworks

    Responsible Marketing Frameworks are becoming increasingly critical for brands. WFA ran a survey during the beginning of 2023 to broader understand the composition of these frameworks, some of their weaknesses and areas for potential collaboration across teams. 

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  8.    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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  9.    WFA Global Marketer Week '23 | Cristina Diezhandino & Ali Hanan: Progressive pathways to growth
    Advertising & policyGlobal Marketer WeekInclusive marketing

    WFA Global Marketer Week '23 | Cristina Diezhandino & Ali Hanan: Progressive pathways to growth

    WFA's Global Marketer of the Year, Cristina Diezhandino, is joined on stage by Ali Hanan of Creative Equals, who has helped Diageo agitate for change in the global marketing industry and deliver against a shared ambition - more diverse and inclusive creative leadership. Through a Progressive Marketing Flywheel of inclusion, creativity and purpose, this session will inspire us to think differently about one of the toughest, yet most meaningful, metrics: return on inclusion.

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  10.    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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  11.    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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  12.    WFA Survey: A Closer Look at Data Clean Rooms
    Advertising & policyMedia & analytics

    WFA Survey: A Closer Look at Data Clean Rooms

    In recent years, online privacy concerns have prompted major web browsers to phase out support for third-party cookies.  As a result, advertisers have felt the need to seek alternative solutions for data-driven advertising and measurement, such as clean rooms, which offer a secure and privacy-compliant environment for data analysis and activation. 

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  13.    Beware advertisers, the EU has a new plan to limit hot air around environmental claims
    Advertising & policySustainability

    Beware advertisers, the EU has a new plan to limit hot air around environmental claims

    Guardian columnist and brand strategist, Arwa Mahdawi, reflects on the newly proposed EU Directive on Green Claims and its consequences for advertisers and consumers

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  14.    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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  15.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 25: On the role of business in reaching the sustainable development goals with Rob Cameron, Nestlé
    Advertising & policyBrand purpose

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 25: On the role of business in reaching the sustainable development goals with Rob Cameron, Nestlé

    WFA podcast host, David Wheldon, speaks with Rob Cameron, Global Head of Public Affairs at Nestlé, about what can marketers do to drive the sustainability agenda and the role of business in achieving the SDGs.

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  16.    EU Sustainable Food Systems Framework initiative
    Advertising & policy

    EU Sustainable Food Systems Framework initiative

    WFA-EU Pledge position on the EU Sustainable Food Systems ramework innitiative

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  17.    DGX Benchmark: Google Analytics
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX Benchmark: Google Analytics

    WFA’s third member benchmark on Google Analytics and regulatory decisions finding its use in breach of GDPR.

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  18.    WFA Tracker: European Regulators’ positions on Google Analytics
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    WFA Tracker: European Regulators’ positions on Google Analytics

    WFA has produced a mapping of various European Data Protection Authority positions on Google Analytics

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  19.    DGX meeting overview (March 2023, London)
    Advertising & policyDigital policyPrivacy & tech

    DGX meeting overview (March 2023, London)

    Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held in person on 9 March 2023

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  20.    WFA Guide: DSA and DMA implementation
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    WFA Guide: DSA and DMA implementation

    WFA has developed a guide to shed light on some of the remaining questions on the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), as the implementation process of the new rules begins.

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  21.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (March 2023)
    Advertising & policy

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (March 2023)

    Meeting overview, presentations and briefings from WFA’s Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) programme meeting on 1 March 2023.

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