Diageo and Added Value on making culture pay

Joseph Clift

This event report looks at how brands can achieve and measure cultural relevance, an important consideration for a business like Diageo, whose brands do not offer functionally different benefits.

Diageo and Added Value on making culture pay

Joseph CliftWarc

Cultural relevance is a major goal for brands. A joint presentation from alcoholic drinks business Diageo and brand consultancy Added Value, held at the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, gave some practical guidance on how to achieve this aim.

The presentation argued that "cultural vibrancy" is key to sustainable growth. As Bart Michaels, Added Value's CEO, put it: "Great things come to those that focus on culture."

The new cultural context

Deep societal shifts have led to culture becoming particularly important. Michaels pointed to statistics showing...

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