Marketing scores better than other industries when it comes to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion according to a new survey by the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and Kantar. So that’s all right then? Not quite. Even though marketing scored an ...
Read More »What do marketers really want from their jobs?
A guarantee of a job next year some might say. Nonetheless the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has been looking into this thorny issue and tops it seems is that mysterious quality ‘purpose.’ The top three such desirable companies in ...
Read More »World’s top advertisers see signs of recovery in adspend
Major multinationals are starting to increase their ad spend but overall activity still remains lower across most channels compared to what was planned pre-pandemic, according to the World Federation of Advertisers’ latest Crisis Response Tracker. 54 per cent of respondents ...
Read More »WFA tracks the march of in-house agencies
In-house creative agencies are on the rise it seems, according to a new survey of 53 advertisers spending a combined $83bn on advertising according to the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA.) 57% now have in-house creative resources, 74% formed in ...
Read More »WFA says programmatic media trading taking over the world
Programmatic media buying may be the proverbial snake pit but that doesn’t stop advertisers sleepwalking into it. The algorithms are truly on the march. New numbers from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) show that 41% of global digital media ...
Read More »WFA’s new global sourcing board points procurement at value ahead of cost savings
The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has formed a Global sourcing Board that aims to drive a shift from savings to value. Its 12 members, some from the world’s biggest advertisers, have produced a new paper: Project Spring: Revolutionising the ...
Read More »New WFA survey shows clients worried by digital evaluation – Ebiquity leads the media consultants
The media world is seemingly awash with auditors and consultants – and combos of the two – and the World Federation of Advertisers, which represents most big brands worldwide, has been looking into the issue. A new WFA study has ...
Read More »World’s biggest advertisers crack down on transparency, ad fraud and brand safety
Who invented contracts? Some ancient Greek perhaps who should be the patron saint of lawyers despite his heathen ways. New research from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), which represents most big advertisers, show they’re busily rewriting contracts with their ...
Read More »David Wheldon: why we need to rebuild trust across the industry to connect with consumers
By David Wheldon, World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) president and CMO of Royal Bank of Scotland. Marketers could be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed. New challenges appear to emerge every day – new platforms, new concerns about brand safety, new ...
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