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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.    Insight Forum Meeting Overview (November 2024)

    Insight Forum Meeting Overview (November 2024)

    Overview of the Insight Forum held remotely, November 2024

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  2.    WFA reveals CMO shortlist for Global Marketer of the Year 2024
    Global Marketer of the YearCMO

    WFA reveals CMO shortlist for Global Marketer of the Year 2024

    Expert jury selects global marketing leaders from AB InBev, DoorDash, Kraft Heinz, The Walt Disney Company and Cisco as finalists. Voting is now open until 20 January 2025, with the winner announced later that month in partnership with The Drum.

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  3.    Major multinationals look to supplier diversity as they seek to appeal to a broader consumer base
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Major multinationals look to supplier diversity as they seek to appeal to a broader consumer base

    Close to 1 in 4 multinationals have been working on this area for more than a decade, yet challenges around tracking and availability persist. A new WFA playbook offers voluntary guidance and case studies for marketing leaders looking to develop or strengthen their supplier diversity programmes.

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  4.    Ad spend growth to slow in 2025
    Media transformation

    Ad spend growth to slow in 2025

    The latest WFA and Ebiquity study indicates a further rise in media budgets next year, but positive movement is likely to be more targeted than in previous years says Tom Ashby, Global Lead Media Services at WFA.

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  5.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 35: On redefining customer proposition with Michelle McEttrick, Primark
    Brand purposeBrand reputationMarketing structureSustainability

    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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  6.    AI Essentials: avatars spark DEI debates, brand fakery and EU investigates prohibited uses
    Digital policyMarketing technologyAIMarketing technology

    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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  7.    Children and teens online safety overview
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    Children and teens online safety overview

    An overview of mechanisms and safeguards put in place by platforms to protect children and teens online. Based on publicly available data.

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  8.    PepsiCo - Driving impact at the 2024 UCL final
    Sustainability

    PepsiCo - Driving impact at the 2024 UCL final

    Pepsi piloted simple, fun and engaging sustainability solutions for fans to win rewards for recycling.

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  9.    Webinar: Descubriendo el uso de la IA generativa por parte de las agencias
    Agency managementAI

    Webinar: Descubriendo el uso de la IA generativa por parte de las agencias

    De la mano de Guillermo Girola de R3, descubre cómo las agencias y medios utilizan la IA generativa y qué medidas puedes tomar para gestionar sus riesgos.

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  10.    Reflections on 2024: Inclusion, Innovation, and the Future of Marketing
    Advertising & policyBrand purposeCreativityInclusive marketing

    Reflections on 2024: Inclusion, Innovation, and the Future of Marketing

    In this 60-minute session in partnership with Creative Equals we look back on an eventful year for brands and what it means for inclusive marketing. 

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  11.    Spotlight: 3rd Party Cookies live on… but not for long!
    Digital media transformationMedia transformation

    Spotlight: 3rd Party Cookies live on… but not for long!

    Matt Prohaska, Lauren Coppin and Michael Ouellette from Prohaska Consulting as we hear more on what should advertisers do now, to be ready for the 2025+ digital media ecosystem.

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  12. Advertising & policySustainability

    Benchmark: Sustainable communication, advertising production and advertising behaviours

    WFA member benchmark covering three topics relating to sustainability: communicating sustainability credentials on pack or at point of purchase, sustainable advertising production and auditing the portrayal of behaviours in advertising.

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  13.    Webinar WFA-IARD sobre Publicidad de Alcohol
    Media transformation

    Webinar WFA-IARD sobre Publicidad de Alcohol

    Estableciendo estándares que protejan efectivamente a los menores en entornos digitales.

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  14.    Spotlight: The Future of Media Agency Remuneration
    Media transformation

    Spotlight: The Future of Media Agency Remuneration

    Join Ryan Kangisser (CSO) and Jack Shearring (Head of Transformation) from MediaSense as we hear more on how the changes in the media ecosystem have impacted on media agency remuneration, and steps advertisers are taking. 

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  15.    Knowledge Spotlight: Media Measurement 101
    Cross-media measurementMedia & analytics

    Knowledge Spotlight: Media Measurement 101

    This live session is part of WFA’s practical webinar series, Knowledge Spotlights. In partnership with handpicked experts, this series offers 101 sessions on modern marketing foundations relevant to Asia Pacific. Designed for emerging leaders, from junior to mid-level professionals, looking to enhance their marketing skills and knowledge.

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  16.    Three-quarters of brands want to change their agency remuneration model
    Agency managementMarketing technologyMarketing structureAIMarketing technology

    Three-quarters of brands want to change their agency remuneration model

    According to new research from WFA and global media advisors MediaSense, three out of four multinational brands are seeking to change their agency renumeration model in the next three years.

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  17.    Knowledge Spotlight: Digital Privacy 101
    Advertising & policyMedia & analyticsAI

    Knowledge Spotlight: Digital Privacy 101

    This live session is part of WFA’s practical webinar series, Knowledge Spotlights. In partnership with handpicked experts, this series offers 101 sessions on modern marketing foundations relevant to Asia Pacific. Designed for emerging leaders, from junior to mid-level professionals, looking to enhance their marketing skills and knowledge.

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  18.    Spotlight: Evolving from a focus on roles to a skill-centric talent model
    CreativityMarketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Spotlight: Evolving from a focus on roles to a skill-centric talent model

    This session presents the current landscape of work and how this is evolving alongside economic and hiring trends. 

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  19. Marketing procurementMarketing operationsMarketing procurement

    Benchmark: Scope of Work (SOW) Process

    WFA member benchmark exploring the SOW process

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  20.    Knowledge Spotlight – Sponsorship Strategy 101
    Brand purposeAgency managementCreativityInfluencer marketingMarketing effectivenessMarketing procurementCMO ForumMarketing capabilitiesMarketing procurement

    Knowledge Spotlight – Sponsorship Strategy 101

    This live session is part of WFA’s practical webinar series, Knowledge Spotlights. In partnership with handpicked experts, this series offers 101 sessions on modern marketing foundations relevant to Asia Pacific. Designed for emerging leaders, from junior to mid-level professionals, looking to enhance their marketing skills and knowledge.

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  21.    Insight Forum Meeting Overview (September 2024)

    Insight Forum Meeting Overview (September 2024)

    Overview of the Insight Forum held in Geneva, September 2024

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