Culturally Charged Commercial Advantage

London | New York | Amsterdam | Stockholm | Singapore | Sydney

About us

Crowd DNA is a cultural insights and strategy consultancy with offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Stockholm and Los Angeles. Formed in 2008, operating across 70+ markets, we bring together trends specialists, researchers, strategists, data analysts, designers, writers and film-makers for the world’s most exciting brands…

Brands live within culture. This isn’t something they chose to do or not do. They have no say. They just are within culture. All that differs is how much they realise this fact.

How We Work With Culture

Firstly, what is culture? Culture is the socially constructed fabric that unites people through shared meanings, values, rituals, and norms. What we buy and what we like is shaped by culture. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam aboris nisi ut aliquip ex e aboris nisi ut aliquip ex e aboris nisi ut aliquip ex e aboris nisi.

Reporting on Culture

Reporting on Culture

Culture isn’t fluffy – culture is powerful. And while not all brands can be culturally iconic, we believe all must be culturally relevant. Reporting on culture sees us getting to the narratives, the human needs and the tensions. The purpose: to drive empathy and inform all areas from brand strategy and comms development, to product and experience innovation, to thought leadership.

Acting on culture

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Acting on culture sees us transform human empathy, trends and narratives into meeting rigorously defined commercial goals. Acting on culture sees us transform human empathy, trends and narratives into meeting rigorously defined commercial goals. Strategy development, co-creation, prototyping, innovation programmes.

How We Work As Cultural Strategists ​

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People & Culture

Audience understanding | Segmentation | U&A | trends | semiotics | scenario planning | growth drivers | thought leadership

Brand & Comms

Brand positioning | Brand Stretch | GTM/ Localisation | Creative development | Creative evaluation | Campaign tracking | Brand health) 

Product & Service

UX | CX | Portfolio development | NPD & Innovation | Shopper journey (across bricks & clicks)

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Our Methods

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Our team

An energised, entrepreneurially-minded team who combine insight diligence with strategic know-how

El Pilgram

Global Managing Director

El Pigram

Global Managing Director