We Quantify Culture.
sparks & honey is a cultural intelligence consultancy helping organizations understand explosive and immediate cultural shifts, as well as cultural tastes that develop over time. We leverage Q™, our AI-powered intelligence platform that quantifies and predicts culture, to ignite transformation for brands and their consumers.
We Quantify Culture.
sparks & honey is a cultural intelligence consultancy helping organizations understand explosive and immediate cultural shifts, as well as cultural tastes that develop over time. We leverage Q™, our AI-powered intelligence platform that quantifies and predicts culture, to ignite transformation for brands and their consumers.
Making Sparks with Gen AI
Holding Company Of The Year: Omnicom
One of the sources of unique, proprietary data informing Omni has come from a parallel AI-powered technology developed by one of Omnicom’s operating units – culture consultancy Sparks & Honey’s Q – and another big reason for naming Omnicom MediaPost’s holding company of the year was the way it has integrated Q into Omni.
s&h Culture Briefings
Marketing Transformation: Getting Ready for 2024 | sparks & honey Culture Briefing
Join us to explore what’s next on the horizon for marketing strategy in an intimate conversation with Anthem Award-Winning CMO Advisor & Inclusive Marketing Strategist Lola Bakare, and Chief Transformation Officer of OPMG, Matt McNeany, moderated by our Chief Innovation Officer, Camilo La Cruz.
s&h Culture Briefings
The AI Strategy Toolkit | sparks & honey Culture Briefing
The exponential growth in AI capability is only matched by the 10X increase in AI-related insights and pundits. This panel discussion is aimed at those who seek to cut through the noise and get practical about how to bring AI into the organization. From governance to risk assessment, consumer impacts, and more, our panel of experts will debate best practices and help newcomers formulate a tangible roadmap to play in this exciting new world.
s&h Culture Briefings
Shaping the Future of the Menopause Transition | sparks & honey Culture Briefing
From busting the current myths to doctor’s solutions and representation in the peri/menopause space, a panel of experts and the perry community unpack the current state of the menopause transition and what is on the horizon for the next generation.
New Intelligence Report
Culture in Five: Building Brand Loyalty with Inclusivity
This edition of Culture in Five offers five ways for you to rethink the value of inclusivity for your business — and build brand loyalty. Download here.
Advisory Board Additions
sparks & honey Advisory Board continues to grow with Gender Justice, Purpose-Driven Business leaders
Lola Bakare and Janna Meyrowitz Turner bring deep expertise to the board to strengthen the consultancy’s Philanthropy and Policy and Equitable Futures Practices.
Advisory Board Additions
sparks & honey Expands Advisory Board, Welcomes Experts in Emerging Tastes & Equitable Futures
sparks & honey’s two newest additions to the Advisory Board, Jing Gao and Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker, bring further expertise to a group of over 70 leaders and innovators.
Learning and Action for the C-Suite
Watch the Affirming Trans Rights Summit
On September 12, 2022, sparks & honey held an intimate day-long summit to amplify private sector support for folks beyond a gender binary. Three sessions explored the medical, legal and professional realities of people who identity as transgender or non-binary with expert advocates from the front lines of this work.
New Intelligence Report
Navigate the Era of Uncertainty
Understanding the cultural context of uncertainty is the first step in planning for the future. Download the new Uncertainty Report today from sparks & honey
New Intelligence Report
Get the full story on Gen Z
sparks & honey’s latest Intelligence Report — Gen Z Complexities: You’ve only heard half the story. — challenges the common Gen Z narrative with new insights spotlighting the other side of our assumptions. Explore the microsite and download the full report now.
Advisory Board Additions
Three New Advisory Board members add GenAlpha, DE&I, Corporate Purpose Experience
sparks & honey adds Kahlil Greene, Maarten Leyts and Judy Samuelson to their Advisory Board guiding future cultural research from the consultancy.
10 Year Anniversary
Catalyzing Culture: sparks & honey celebrates 10 years of Cultural Strategy
Everything begins with a spark. Join us in celebrating the last 10 years of sparks & honey with six dedicated Culture Briefings. Throughout March, we featured industry experts from our past, present, and future, and explored sparks & honey’s defining role building cultural strategy over the last decade.
sparks & honey Promotes Hannah Hickman & Robb Henzi to Spearhead New Practices
Following the launch of our DE&I consulting practice last year, we’re now rolling out new practices centered on Youth Culture and Policy & Philanthropy led by in-house experts.
Promotion Announcement
sparks & honey Appoints Its First CMO
We’re excited to announce the promotion of Kristin Molinari Cohen from Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development to Chief Marketing Officer.
For Black History Month
Go Beyond Checking A Box
Equity is more than checked boxes. For Black History Month, we’re dedicating three briefings to exploring the persistent barriers and the progress in building a more equitable world. RSVP now for reminders and post-Briefing content guiding action in health, media, and culture.
Bet Big!
Download Business Bets 2022
Though challenges still abound, so do opportunities. In our latest intelligence Report: Business Bets 2022, we explore select cultural influences that are shaping those opportunities for next year. Analyzing both fringe and provocative trends, sparks & honey pinpoints eleven specific areas of culture that will affect your business in 2022.
School's In!
Welcome to the sparks & honey Metaversity
sparks & honey opened up a special week of Culture Briefings to explore The Metaverse. Who are the current players? How can the Metaverse advance accessibility and ethics? Ultimately, how will the Metaverse change all of us? Class is in session.
Intelligence Report Refresh
Download the Refreshed Future of Giving
The on-going COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging Gen Z reshaped the landscape of giving. Download the latest report from sparks & honey to see how and what you need to do to future-proof your organization.
New COO, Head of Product Leads Always-On
Welcome Mark Newhouse, our new New Chief Operations Officer and Head of Product
Mark will be responsible for evolving our operations and delivering our next generation of culturally-led products that enable sparks & honey’s next chapter of growth and market leadership.
New DE&I Practice
sparks & honey Officially Launches New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consulting Practice With Three Distinct Product Offerings
The official rollout follows the recent appointment of Davianne Harris to the role of Chief Client Officer and Head of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Practice in June.
The Equity Effect
sparks & honey Releases New Intelligence Report Outlining Principles for the Post-Pandemic Organization
The Equity Effect highlights five emerging cultural shifts every CEO should be aware of, creating a roadmap for the organization of the future.
New Chief Client Officer Centers DE&I Practice
New Chief Client Officer Davianne Harris to lead Client Relations, DE&I Consulting
Building on 12 years of success in the industry, Harris will manage client relationships while driving forward all client-facing DE&I initiatives at sparks & honey, reporting directly to CEO Terry Young.
Resources
An Incomplete List of Anti-Racist Resources
Take the next step to support anti-racism with this incomplete list of resources, compiled by sparks & honey humans.
Get Gen Z ready!
Meet Generation Z: Forget Everything You Learned About Millennials
sparks & honey has helped some of the biggest brands in the world become relevant to Gen Z.