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What Values-Driven Consumers Really Want

Brands Should Skip the Gimmicks and Focus on Authenticity

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Consumers care about companies’ values, but they have varying expectations of how brands reflect these values. To navigate the polarized political and social landscape, companies need to begin with a clear understanding of their brand values, communicate with authenticity, and strike a balance between engagement, action, and restraint.
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Executive Summary

Values-driven consumers care about social and political issues. They are attentive, vocal, and energized, and they have high expectations for companies they patronize. While this presents a minefield for businesses, brands can meet the challenge with authenticity, consistency, and restraint.

Key Question: How can marketers attract and keep values-driven consumers?

KEY STAT: Consumers care about brand values but have varying expectations of how companies should act on and communicate about them.

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    Table of Contents

    1. Executive Summary
    2. Values Matter to Consumers, but Their Expectations of Brands Are Complicated
    3. Values Alignment Presents a Potential Minefield for Brands
    1. The Right Way to Engage Values-Driven Consumers
    2. Insider Intelligence Interviews
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    2. Media Gallery

    Interviewed for This Report

    Joshua DuBois
    Gauge
    Co-Founder and CEO
    Interviewed April 12, 2022
    Drew Train
    Oberland
    Co-Founder and CEO
    Interviewed April 26, 2022
    William White
    Walmart
    CMO
    Interviewed December 3, 2021

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    Dave Frankland

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    Patty Soltis
    Tracy Tang
    Senior Researcher
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