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  1.    Global brands, global shifts: marketing transformation in action
    Forum ConnectCMO Forum

    Global brands, global shifts: marketing transformation in action

    A round-up of what we learned at Forum Connect New York 2025.

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  2.    CMOs: your marketing procurement team might be more useful than you think
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    CMOs: your marketing procurement team might be more useful than you think

    Deeper collaboration with marketing procurement can be a quiet competitive advantage for CMOs – and a powerful ally. Laura Forcetti, Director of Global Marketing Sourcing at WFA, explains why.

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  3.    How are marketing procurement leads managing POS & Displays?
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    How are marketing procurement leads managing POS & Displays?

    Digitalisation and sustainability are influencing the future of POS & Displays.

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  4.    Marketing procurement’s early AI steps
    AI

    Marketing procurement’s early AI steps

    AI is rewiring the whole marketing economy, including marketing procurement. Laura Forcetti, Director, Marketing Asia-Pacific, and Global Sourcing, presents some industry-first research into the scale of adoption across the function.

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  5.    WFA Survey: AI for marketing procurement purposes
    AI

    WFA Survey: AI for marketing procurement purposes

    This WFA survey seeks to identify general industry trends regarding the adoption and use of (Gen)AI in marketing procurement within the advertising sector.

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  6.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview (June 2025)
    Agency management

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview (June 2025)

    This member-only forum explored how the tone set during the pitch process can determine the future relationship with agencies. 

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  7.    Spotlight: Global Content Production: Evolution and Looking Ahead
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Spotlight: Global Content Production: Evolution and Looking Ahead

    In this session, our guest and partner, Claire Randall, unpacks the key take-outs from our recent joint report, Global Content Production (2025 update)

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  8.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Forum Connect Singapore (May 2025)
    Forum Connect

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Forum Connect Singapore (May 2025)

    Overview of the Sourcing Forum meeting held in Singapore on May 14th, as part of WFA Forum Connect.

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  9.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview (April 2025)
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview (April 2025)

    Overview of the Sourcing Forum meeting held remotely on the 2nd April 2025

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  10.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Global Marketer Week (March 2025)

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Global Marketer Week (March 2025)

    Overview of the WFA Sourcing Forum meeting, held in Brussels as part of Global Marketer Week

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  11.    The impact of GenAI on partner management
    Marketing procurementAIMarketing procurement

    The impact of GenAI on partner management

    This session explored the impact of GenAI on partner management and took place on 2 April 2025 during a Sourcing Forum meeting.

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  12.    Benchmark: Innovation in production
    Agency management

    Benchmark: Innovation in production

    WFA member survey on the topic of suggested content production companies in Asia Pacific (or with global reach)

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  13.    WFA research reveals new trends showing how brands are responding to changes in content production
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    WFA research reveals new trends showing how brands are responding to changes in content production

    Outsourced on-site model on the rise, GenAI is slowly gaining traction, centralisation is back and social and short-form video are a top focus.

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  14.    Global Marketer Week Forums: executives gather to share what works despite economic and geo-political uncertainties
    Global Marketer WeekCMO Forum

    Global Marketer Week Forums: executives gather to share what works despite economic and geo-political uncertainties

    As part of WFA Global Marketer Week, our specialist forums will hold standalone forum sessions to discuss and develop workable solutions to help brand owners address the challenges facing each role.

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  15.    Research: Global marketing procurement structures and operating models
    Marketing procurementMarketing structureMarketing procurement

    Research: Global marketing procurement structures and operating models

    Access WFA’s research on global marketing procurement structures and operating models.

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  16.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Forum Connect, New York (December 2024)
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Forum Connect, New York (December 2024)

    Overview of the WFA Sourcing Forum meeting, held in New York as part of Forum Connect

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  17.    Uniting Minds and Functions in 2024
    Forum ConnectCMO Forum

    Uniting Minds and Functions in 2024

    WFA members know that the strength of our forums lies in their focus: servicing specific client-side functions. But that very strength also risks exacerbating the global silos that we need to break down.  

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  18.    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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    Benchmark: Scope of Work (SOW) Process

    WFA member benchmark exploring the SOW process

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  20.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Singapore (October 2024)
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Singapore (October 2024)

    Overview of the WFA Sourcing Forum meeting, held in Singapore

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  21.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Forum Connect, Amsterdam (March 2024)
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview, Forum Connect, Amsterdam (March 2024)

    Overview of the WFA Sourcing Forum meeting, held in Amsterdam as part of Forum Connect

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