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AmEx’s Member-Get-Member program is a winner with Millennials, Gen Z

Martech

The referral program kicked off in 2011 as an easy way for members to refer their friends to AmEx and get rewarded for doing so. Some 79% of referrals through the program represent the Millennial or Gen Z age groups – and a statistic like that can hardly be a coincidence.

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Gaining referrals from Millennials and Gen Z: Thursday’s daily brief

Martech

The referral program kicked off in 2011 as an easy way for members to refer their friends to AmEx and get rewarded for doing so. Some 79% of referrals through the program represent the Millennial or Gen Z age groups – and a statistic like that can hardly be a coincidence. to become the single universal identifier on the market.

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Secrets of Organic Marketing in 2025: Why Paying for Ads Isn’t the Only Answer

Hubspot Marketing

The American restaurant chain credits its cheeky humor on social media for helping it connect with Gen Z audiences and boosted business. You just took a bad photo of your cup of coffee. You put a sepia filter on it and posted it to your 12 followers. It got zero likes. Life is good.

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21 Snapchat Stats That Matter to Social Media Marketers

Hootsuite

Snapchat launched in 2011. Across the world, Snapchat remains a popular social media platform for both Millennials and Gen Z. Together, Millennials and Gen Z have a direct spending power of $1 trillion. Advertisers only need a few seconds to connect with the Gen Z audience. And 38% identify as male.

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The History of Social Media Since 2003

Hubspot Marketing

2011 - Snapchat followed Instagram as a mobile-only experience and the first app to popularize disappearing messages and ephemeral content. 2011 - Google+ was created, where users could create Circles of people they wanted to connect with and share content exclusive to those micro-networks. Let’s go dive into the timeline of events.

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8 Social Media Platforms That Weren't Founded in the U.S.

Hubspot Marketing

In 2019, as mobile-first mindsets grew in millennial and Gen Z audiences, Tencent transformed the QQ website into a standalone app. WeChat launched in 2011, before competitors like Kik and WhatsApp. While over 50% of TikTok's audience is younger than 34, it's also been reported that Gen Z has flocked to Douyin.

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The Workforce Now Spans 5 Generations — How Can You Meet Everyone’s Needs?

Sales Force: CMO

Each of the five generations currently in the workforce — The Silent Generation/Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z — have different lived experiences that shape their perspectives, values and working styles. What about Gen X? But that isn’t the case.

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