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5 Hacks to Attract Gen-Z Consumers

Neil Patel

Gen Z’ers, which includes those born between 1996 and 2012, now make up 20 percent of the US population and account for $143 billion in direct spending. If you are still focused on millennials, it’s time to start paying attention to a new generation of consumers. Here are five ways to attract and keep Gen Z customers.

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How to Target Generation Z Through Paid Ads

Neil Patel

Search interest in Gen Z has climbed so high that as of March 2021, searches for Generation Z surpassed searches for baby boomers and millennials. In order for your ads to be successful, you need to understand the demographics and characteristics of Gen Z so you can tailor your campaign accordingly.

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Millennials vs. Gen Z: Why Marketers Need to Know the Difference

Hubspot Marketing

In recent years, there's been a common misconception that Gen Z and millennials are essentially the same. When companies discuss reaching younger audiences, many often lump Gen Z and millennials into the same group and create one campaign strategy that they believe fits both groups.

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Marketing to Gen Z: How to Get It Right in 2023

Hootsuite

There’s no question about it: Gen Z is built different. But the definition of who qualifies as Gen Z varies depending on who you ask (for example, if you ask me, it’s anyone who has never had to rewind a VHS). Marketing to Gen Z vs. Millennials. How to market to Gen Z: 7 best practices.

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5 Myths Marketers Got Wrong About Gen Z, According to Data & Our Gen Z Intern

Hubspot Marketing

To be honest, Gen Z can feel like foreign territory to all. Although I'm smack in the middle of the TikTok, middle-part wearing generation, I don't always fully understand the trends we start, stop, or totally cancel. 5 Gen Z Myths, Debunked. Gen Z is obsessed with fast fashion.".

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How Gen Z uses social media and what that means for brands

Sprout Social

They were the largest and most influential generation in the history of modern consumerism, yet their social movements and corporate distrust confounded advertisers who had to completely rethink their playbooks. After decades of consistently marketing to young people, marketers are again mystified by a new generation.

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Gen Z teens are watching YouTube ads and recalling what they’ve seen

Martech

Gen Z aren’t just tuning into YouTube for the videos – they’re also watching the ads. Brands wishing to connect with Gen Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) may want to consider transitioning their ad spend away from traditional TV and into YouTube for stronger engagement, recall and purchase influence. Why we care.

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