How Agencies Are Meeting Millennials' Demand for Socially Responsible Marketing

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Millennials will rally behind causes they care about—and will stand behind a brand that does the same. As Omnicom Group's Cone Communications shows, 70 percent will spend more on brands that support causes—and with millennials representing $2.45 trillion in spending power, the subject of corporate social responsibility carries an unexpected level of clout.

As big brands such as Clif Bar, Nike and Google incorporated CSR into their business models, an agency cottage industry has sprung up to service them, focusing on socially responsible marketing.

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