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  1.    Insight Forum Meeting Overview, Global Marketer Week (March 2025)

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

    Overview of the WFA Insight Forum meeting, held in Brussels as part of Global Marketer…

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  2.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 40: On agency experience, AI and messaging with Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta
    AI (Artificial Intelligence)

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 40: On agency experience, AI and messaging with Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta

    In this episode of the Better Marketing Podcast, Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta's Head of Global Business Group, shares insights on…

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  3.    Major brands wary of using AI influencers
    InfluencersInfluencersAI

    Major brands wary of using AI influencers
    Open to WFA members only

    New research by WFA has found that major multinationals are currently wary about using AI influencers in place of the real…

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  4.    WFA at Grab, Meeting Overview (April 2025)
    AI (Artificial Intelligence)Content & InnovationAI

    WFA at Grab, Meeting Overview (April 2025)

    Overview of the event held at Grab HQ in Singapore on the 24th of April.

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  5.    AI essentials: agents, AI influencers, regulation targets use of synthetic humans, Meta EU rollout, in-house agencies
    AI (Artificial Intelligence)Marketing technologyAIMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    AI essentials: agents, AI influencers, regulation targets use of synthetic humans, Meta EU rollout, in-house agencies

    AI is transforming the way marketers work. Gabrielle Robitaille, Policy Director at WFA, looks at the latest developments and how…

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  6.    Spotlight: Outlook2025: Unpacking latest WFA poll of media price inflation forecasts
    Audience measurementChannelsMedia governanceMedia transparencyProgrammatic

    Spotlight: Outlook2025: Unpacking latest WFA poll of media price inflation forecasts
    Open to WFA members only

    Featuring Vincent Letang of IPG, sharing their view ahead on Connected TV, in US and worldwide.

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  7.    WFA Survey: using and governing AI influencers
    Content & InnovationAI

    WFA Survey: using and governing AI influencers

    WFA research on how brands are using and governing AI influencers.

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  8.    What’s holding back brilliant ideas?

    What’s holding back brilliant ideas?
    Open to WFA members only

    The BetterIdeas Project, a new global study, reveals the challenges stopping creative ideas from flourishing. Julia Kraft,…

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  9.    Knowledge Spotlight: Growing a Global Brand in Local Soil
    Value of advertisingMarketing technologyMarketing capabilitiesMarketing operationsMarketing technologyMarketing technology

    Knowledge Spotlight: Growing a Global Brand in Local Soil
    Open to WFA members only

    This live session is part of WFA’s practical webinar series, Knowledge Spotlights. In partnership with handpicked experts,…

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  10.    The rise of insights partnerships

    The rise of insights partnerships
    Open to WFA members only

    Insights can make the difference between seizing an opportunity and missing the market. Ioana Danila, Senior Manager, Global…

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  11.    The Candid CMO: Wanda Weigert, Global Chief Brand Officer and Executive Director for Globant

    The Candid CMO: Wanda Weigert, Global Chief Brand Officer and Executive Director for Globant

    Some marketers gain experience by moving around from company to company. For Wanda Weigert, Global Chief Brand Officer and Executive…

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  12.    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview (April 2025)
    Marketing procurement

    Sourcing Forum Meeting Overview (April 2025)

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

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  13.    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…

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  14.    In-House Forum Meeting Overview (March 2025)
    Agency management

    In-House Forum Meeting Overview (March 2025)

    Overview of the In-House forum held remotely on 27th March 2025

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  15.    The impact of GenAI on partner management
    AI (Artificial Intelligence)AIMarketing 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…

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  16.    Policy Forum Meeting Overview (Global Marketer Week Brussels 2025)

    Policy Forum Meeting Overview (Global Marketer Week Brussels 2025)

    An overview of the Policy Forum held in Brussels on 19 March 2025

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  17.    Marketing leaders highlight key trends at Global Marketer Week 2025
    CreativityAI

    Marketing leaders highlight key trends at Global Marketer Week 2025

    Marketing leaders and global CMOs identified their main messages and key trends for the industry at the WFA Global Marketer Week in…

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  18.    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (February 2025)
    Marketing to children

    RAC Programme Meeting Overview (February 2025)

    An overview of the Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) programme meeting held online on 26 February…

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  19.    Getting Media Agency Contracts Right
    Agency evaluation & performanceAgency managementAgency remuneration & contractsAgency review & pitchingAgency rostersMedia transformation

    Getting Media Agency Contracts Right
    Open to WFA members only

    WFA has launched a new guide to global media agency contracts, designed to help brands manage these critical relationships better.…

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  20.    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 39: On Cathay Pacific's marketing secret plus lessons from Asia with Ed Bell

    WFA Better Marketing Pod Ep 39: On Cathay Pacific's marketing secret plus lessons from Asia with Ed Bell

    What does it take to rebuild an airline brand after the devastating impact of a global pandemic? Ed Bell, General Manager Brand,…

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  21.    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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