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How to reach younger consumers: 9 legacy brands adapting for new audiences

Sprout Social

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.

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3 key trends reshaping YouTube marketing today

Search Engine Land

However, audiences are still evaluating the content, not the video production techniques. Up to 60% of audiences agree that they are open to watching content from creators that use AI to generate their content, according to the YouTube Culture and Trends Report 2023. In 2016, 18.1 According to Tubular Labs data: In 2014, 12.8

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Navigating social media marketing in an election year

Sprout Social

The dawn of social media activism—from #OccupyWallStreet to #ArabSpring to the 2016 US presidential election—changed people’s expectations of brands. For example, Gen Z voters are particularly interested in mental health , while Gen X is more concerned about employment opportunities. Will brands sit this one out?

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The History of Social Media Since 2003

Hubspot Marketing

2016 - TikTok was launched in China as a short-form video platform, attracting millions of users. 2016 - TikTok was launched in China as a short-form video platform, attracting millions of users. Our Consumer Trends Report shows that 73% of Gen Z currently use TikTok. 2014 - Musical.ly 2014 - Musical.ly

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The Top Shopping Trends of 2022 & Beyond [State of Consumer Trends Data]

Hubspot Marketing

And rather than watching TV ads to find out about new products, nowadays, most of us stumble across ads in between YouTube videos. Gen Zers prefer to discover new products via social media — but they still like to make purchases in-store. This is followed by short-form video (42%), and then a feed post (42%).

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5 New Social Media Platforms Marketers Should Watch in 2019

Hubspot Marketing

But, if your role specializes in social media, audience growth, or online engagement -- or if your company targets the early-adopters in Gen-Z or millennial age groups -- you'll still want to be on the lookout for platforms that could gain momentum later on. These platforms were either launched or completely rebranded in 2016 or later.

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TikTok Is Taking Steps To Reverse Dip In Members, Other Pressures

Rock Content

Since its start in China in 2016, the social media channel has quickly gained market share worldwide, and by 2020 it had more than 2 billion members worldwide. Some accounts can sell their own products or service as a private party, but TikTok itself has been working on developing its own shopping platform.

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