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Is it all about AI? What's really shaping the CMO Agenda? - 2025 in review #bettermarketingpod

Rory Sutherland on fat-tailed marketing + why creativity outperforms efficiency #bettermarketingpod

On story, strategy and stealing attention | WFA #BetterMarketingPod with Seth Godin

On bridging consumer & business | WFA #BetterMarketingPod with Marcel Marcondes, AB InBev

Magnum Ice Cream's CMO on Unilever spin-off, Minecraft ice cream and achieving cultural relevance

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  1.  Why data integrity matters for media effectiveness
    Data governance

    Why data integrity matters for media effectiveness

    WFA's new White Paper The Data Integrity Advantage shows why stronger upstream data practices are central to media quality.

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  2.  4 changes taking place in sponsorships and partnerships
    Trends & forecasts

    4 changes taking place in sponsorships and partnerships

    Sponsorship is evolving beyond presence to partnerships that shape culture and deliver measurable brand and business performance according to a WFA Global Study with Lumency.

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  3.  How WFA Forums have brought clarity to a turbulent 2025
    Forum Connect

    How WFA Forums have brought clarity to a turbulent 2025

    The game has changed for global brand owners, these are the new priorities and actions they are taking.

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  4.  How to supercharge your AI adoption
    AI

    How to supercharge your AI adoption

    While many marketers are testing AI, shifting the conversation to mainstream operations is proving more difficult. Gabrielle Robitaille, Director of Policy at WFA, outlines how brands can overcome the barriers to adoption.

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  5.  Influencer marketing: how is it being strategically procured?
    Influencer marketing

    Influencer marketing: how is it being strategically procured?

    Average spend on influencer marketing has been steady but is set to increase to take up a larger share of marketing and media budgets.

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  6.  Is it all about AI? What's really shaping the CMO Agenda? - 2025 in review
    Marketing effectiveness

    Is it all about AI? What's really shaping the CMO Agenda? - 2025 in review

    In this episode we review a year of conversations with Unicef's Frederique Covington Corbett, culture guru Marcus Collins, Cathay Pacific's Ed Bell, Meta's Nicola Mendelsohn, Marcel Marcondes from AB InBev and Global Marketer of the Year, marketing expert Seth Godin, Leyal Eskin Yilmaz from the Magnum Ice Cream Company, and Ogilvy's Rory Sutherland.

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  7.  Community matters in unpredictable times. WFA CEO's year in review.
    Trends & forecasts

    Community matters in unpredictable times. WFA CEO's year in review.

    The ability to share experiences and talk to peers to work out what’s best for our individual brands sits at the heart of the WFA. This year has proven how valuable that sense of community is, says WFA CEO Stephan Loerke.

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  8.  Inflation and media budgets - is there still a link?
    Trends & forecasts

    Inflation and media budgets - is there still a link?

    Marketers are willing to increase budgets where performance data justifies it. Tom Ashby, Global Lead, Media Services at WFA, argues that the relationship between budget growth and price inflation is breaking down.

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  9.  10 marketing trends to watch out for in 2026
    Trends & forecasts

    10 marketing trends to watch out for in 2026

    The WFA team presents its annual look at what will be important for marketers and brands in the next 12 months.

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    Singapore Singapore

    15 Jan 2026

    Featuring Vincent Letang of Omnicom, sharing 2026 media forecasts and global/APAC trends 

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  2. Search is being reshaped in real time. AI-powered answers, richer SERP features, and new discovery journeys are changing how people find (and choose) brands - the old playbook of “rank #1 and win” is no longer our reality.

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    Singapore Singapore

    21 Jan 2026

    Join members of WFA’s Asia Advisory Board to welcome the new year on 21st January.

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  6. WFA Food & Beverages Marketing Group (FMG)

    Brussels Belgium

    27 Jan 2026

    Attendance is only open for companies that are Members of the Food & Beverages Marketing Group (FMG).

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