Guinness Global: Embracing iteration

This case study explains the strategic process Guinness, the beer brand, went through in the development of its global brand platform, Made of More.

Guinness Global: Embracing iteration

Rory Gallery and Lilian Sor

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Client: Guinness GlobalAgency: AMVBBDOBrand: Diageo

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