2016 Gen Z Millennials Retail 
Sprout Social
OCTOBER 16, 2023
What younger consumers want from brands Depending on your company and industry, appealing to younger consumers doesn’t always mean marketing to Gen Z or Gen Alpha. Even legacy brands that once catered to older generations have to pivot and address the younger generations who will eventually age into their target audience.
Hubspot Marketing
JULY 25, 2022
For instance, while most of us previously browsed retail stores on a Saturday to find great deals, we now turn to Instagram to find discounts offered by influencers. When it comes to millennials and Gen X, retail stores and searching the internet are two popular options for discovering new products.
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Hootsuite
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
When it comes to Instagram, Gen Z takes center stage as the largest user base, followed by millennials who have also made a massive impact in shaping what the app is. That’s up from 59% in 2016. In the 50- to 64-year-old demographic, 23% say they’re using Instagram, up from 18% in 2016. Instagram age demographics.
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 8, 2021
And, by July 2020, global retail ecommerce sites cumulatively saw a record 22 billion monthly visits. Between 2016 and 2019, Facebook allowed business pages to send messages that included a product shot, basic description, and a Buy Now button which allowed customers to buy products in the Messenger app via their phone's payment feature.
Dana Nicole
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
In the Chinese market, TikTok is known as Douyin and was launched in September 2016 by its owners, ByteDance. Instagram has been known for being the Millennial’s app of choice , but is that still true? Absolutely–Millennials slightly outrank other generations on Instagram. and TikTok was born.
Search Engine Land
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Compare that to the measly 36 words per minute the average mobile phone user can type into a search bar and it stands to reason that 62% of Gen Z and Millennial consumers want visual search capabilities, more than any other new technology. As of 2016 Facebook was processing 2 billion daily searches. Google, Bing).
Spiralytics
JANUARY 22, 2023
Another study found that online searches for sustainable goods increased by 71% from 2016 to 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to this growth. Across generations, millennials and Gen Z consumers expect brands to look beyond their profits and consider the best interests of society.
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