Vertical Response

JULY 7, 2024

Wondering which social media platforms to use to elevate your brand in 2024? Instagram excels in visual content and influencer marketing, providing numerous creative formats and strong e-commerce features, making it essential for brands targeting younger demographics. This makes it a vital tool for brand engagement and growth.

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Gen Z Branding User-Generated Influencer Marketing 101

Businesses Grow

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I am endlessly fascinated by Gen Z. Every generation is different. It’s almost impossible for brands to show up in an authentic way. Connecting in these spaces will require efforts to entertain and captivate far beyond any marketing we’re doing today. Of course they are different. Sara Wilson.

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Gen Z Entertainment Customer Acquisition Branding 140

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

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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Gen Z Millennials Entertainment Marketers 126

Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2019

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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Gen Z Millennials Finance Education 145

Sprout Social

MARCH 14, 2025

As the industry steadily gains popularity outside of Asia, more brands and creators are tapping into its potential. This article will break it all down: what live social shopping is, how it works, the latest trends and real-world brand examples. A self-hosted app gives you complete control over the branding and shopping experience.

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Branding Gen Z Energy Shoppers 116

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Your boss is about to ask you how to market to Generation Z. You know Generation Z is a huge group with spending power of over $143 billion in the United States alone. And the answers will help you do more than just market to Gen Z. Everything you need to know about Generation Z.

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Gen Z Millennials User-Generated Marketers 111

Sprout Social

JUNE 26, 2025

Influencer marketing has become one of the most powerful tactics for brands on social media, enabling them to leverage creators’ existing reach and credibility. Further, younger generations are the most impacted, with 90% of Gen Z and 84% of Millennials saying some of their purchases within this period were influenced by social.

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Influencer Marketing Gen Z Affiliate Marketing Fashion 105

illumin

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Canadian consumers plan to spend an average total of $1,853 on gifts, travel, and entertainment this holiday season, a 13% increase over last year. Gen Z are hard to please Younger generations are usually a key demographic for retailers. But in 2024 Gen Z is a difficult advertising target.

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Shoppers Gen Z Retail Finance 105

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We unpack how your brand can use these examples to spark your own scroll-stopping ideaswhile maximizing your budget and doing more with less. In this end-of-year lineup, were sharing the best brands on social media in 2024, according to members of Team Sprout. Maybe the occasional irreverent or sexually explicit brand voice.

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Gen Z Branding Retail Education 88

Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 22, 2022

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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Gen Z Entertainment User-Generated Retail 110

Sprout Social

JULY 1, 2025

With nearly 9 million active Aussie users (including 38% of the population over 18), TikTok is one of the fastest-moving brand networks, but finding the right creators can be tricky. With TikTok’s format encouraging authentic, creative content, brands can reach audiences naturally—key for communicating with Australian audiences.

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Branding Fashion Food Gen Z 85

Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A 2022 study by Spotify found that 80% of Gen Z consumers enjoy audio content because it allows them to express their individuality and "explore different sides of their personalities." In our 2022 survey , we spoke to Gen Z consumers about their social media habits.

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Gen Z Influencer Marketing Entertainment Marketers 130

Sprout Social

JULY 1, 2025

After dominating the headlines for over a decade, the generation—born between 1981-1996—took a step back as Gen Z sauntered into the limelight. We built the culture Gen Z now thrives in.” Dimperio is a Millennial herself, as well as a brand builder and digital native who helped define influencer culture.

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Millennials Gen Z Entertainment User-Generated 71

Set Up

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

For years, Millennials and Gen Z sat at the forefront like a favorite child, piquing the marketing world’s interest. Now, Gen Alpha is the belle of the ball, and marketers need to prepare for what comes next. A bit about each generation: Baby Boomers (1946 - 1964): This classic generation enjoys the finer things in life.

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Gen Z Millennials Entertainment Health 59

Martech

JULY 24, 2024

“The visibility is increasing,” said Tania Salarvand, EVP of hospitality and entertainment for digital innovation company Globant. Brands have the ability to leverage social media and these brand activations in a digital way, and this has changed the dynamic.” For that Olympics, 86% of the sponsors were Japanese brands.

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Gen Z Fashion Entertainment Marketers 117

illumin

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Top 6 holiday shopping trends in 2024 Some of the biggest trends impacting retail for the 2024 holiday season include Gen Z , travel, and frugality, just to name a few. Even with strict budgets, self-love is a priority for many Gen Z and millennials with 47% of Gen Z and 56% of millennials planning to participate in this trend in 2024.

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Gen Z Shoppers Millennials Retail 105

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

For many brands today, marketing to Gen Z might feel like trying to talk to aliens. Because at a glance, the so-called “smartphone generation” is a totally new species of consumer. Listen: Gen Z’s massive spending power and dependence on social media speak for themselves. The reality, though? Translation?

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Gen Z Millennials Shoppers Price 110

Sprout Social

MAY 14, 2025

But how can brands effectively reach these users? From generational trends to platform preferences, we cover the must-know details about Aussie social users and their online behaviours. The report also found that approximately one in five Australians creates social media content to generate income.

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Gen Z Millennials User-Generated Entertainment 63

SmartBrief - Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Our analysis of additional syndicated data reveals that young Hispanics comprised of Generation Z and younger millennials are fully embracing social media for news and information. That number increases for 37% for those age 18 to 29, and even higher for Hispanic youth, along with women, Asian American and those with a lower income.

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Gen Z Millennials Health Entertainment 97

Sprout Social

JUNE 24, 2025

That makes Snapchat a valuable avenue for building brand familiarity. Snapchat predominantly reaches Gen Z and younger millennials, including specifically 90% of 13- to 24-year-olds and 75% of 13- to 34-year-olds. Gen Z students from ages 13 to 27: 64% have made a purchase influenced by the app.

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Gen Z Millennials User-Generated Advertising 67

Sprout Social

JULY 22, 2021

Brands caught on to this upward trend and are engaging social media users to drive awareness, clicks and sales. Consequently, understanding how different generations use social media is critical to shaping a social strategy that gets results. Generation X (survey respondents ages 40-55). Social media usage is on the up and up.

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Gen Z Millennials User-Generated Entertainment 144

Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 24, 2025

Social media is no longer just a place to connect with friends or scroll for entertainment. It’s become a thriving marketplace where product discovery, brand engagement, and purchases happen in the same feed. Micro and macro influencers drive trust, discovery, and action—often more than brand ads ever could.

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Gen Z Entertainment Fashion Retail 52

Hubspot Marketing

JUNE 24, 2025

Here’s what’s at risk for brands with trend fatigue: Burnout. Brand erosion. When brands jump on every trend that comes along without considering whether it’s a good brand fit, they risk diluting their voice and weakening their message and trust. Trend fatigue isn’t just affecting brands and marketers.

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Gen Z Branding Pharmaceutical Fashion 68

illumin

AUGUST 27, 2024

This is a unique experience where awareness, decision-making, and purchasing all happen on the same platform – shopping and entertainment all in one. It found that 20% of Gen Z expected same-day delivery and that 60% of them were willing to pay extra for it. Social commerce is when e-commerce is facilitated by social media.

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Retail Gen Z Shoppers Customer Acquisition 98

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Even the most well-known legacy brands need to adapt to attract audiences over the years. For any business to be successful long-term, they need to be able to evolve to meet the needs and expectations of the next generation. For example, a life insurance brand may want to appeal to both older and younger generations.

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Gen Z Millennials Branding Transform 133

Sprout Social

MARCH 27, 2025

Fortunately for influencers, creators and brands, that turned out to be completely wrong. Once a small-but-mighty phenomenon, the creator economy has transformed into a full-fledged forcereshaping everything from how we consume content, to the relationships between audiences and brands. What is the creator economy?

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Gen Z Affiliate Marketing Influencer Marketing User-Generated 94

Buffer Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Expanded Profile Bios Feature Expanded profile bios offer users more space to express themselves, improving personal branding opportunities. Reddit TV and Movie Discovery Report Reddit publishes a report on its role in TV and movie discovery within the app, highlighting the platform's influence on entertainment choices.

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Gen Z Health User-Generated Entertainment 124

Traackr

JUNE 24, 2025

Brand Leaderboard Talk to Us Login Login Talk to Us How To  mins read Golfcore Is Taking Over TikTok: What Brands Should Know By Traackr Jun 24, 2025 If you heard golf is trending, you might picture polished swings and country clubs. For brands, this signals real crossover potential.

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Gen Z Branding Fashion Food 52

Search Engine Land

AUGUST 25, 2023

“Gen Z Significantly Prefers User-Generated Content, Older Millennials Lean Toward Streaming, InMobi Insights Survey Shows,” proclaims a press release I recently read. What types of content do Gen Z, younger millennials, and older millennials prefer? Before I do, let me provide InMobi Insights with equal time.

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Gen Z User-Generated Millennials Transform 88

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

These days, its a one-stop shop for everything from entertainment to how-to videos. 25-34 is the largest age group on YouTube Unlike competing platforms like TikTok, whose user base skews heavily Gen Z , YouTube remains a popular platform for users across generations.

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Gen Z User-Generated Marketers Marketing 102

Search Engine Land

AUGUST 8, 2024

You must have ad creative that: Educates: This content should focus on your brand and foster education and awareness. Feed the machine With AI broadening audiences and your brand competing hard for attention, designing for all the possible placements your ads can serve is important. Dig deeper: AI and Google advertising: What’s next?

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Gen Z User-Generated Education Entertainment 89

Hubspot Marketing

JULY 28, 2020

Unsurprisingly, video content's current popularity is due in part to millennial and Gen Z consumers. These age groups are more connected to the internet than older age groups,, and prefer to be entertained or learn new things from online videos. Consumers are beginning to rely on marketing videos from brands.

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Gen Z Millennials Entertainment Video Marketing 145

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

As we move into 2025, several key themes are emerging: Authenticity and genuine connection: UK consumers are increasingly drawn to brands that communicate with sincerity and meaning. Personalised experiences: Consumers expect tailored content and interactions, making personalisation a key focus for brands.

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Gen Z Millennials Social Media Marketing User-Generated 77

Sprout Social

MAY 20, 2025

Gen Z and younger millennials are eschewing traditional financial advisors in favor of advice from social media. According to the Q2 2025 Sprout Pulse Survey, 71% of Gen Z and 68% of Millennials say social media has had a positive impact on their financial decisions. What is FinTok?

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Gen Z Finance User-Generated Influencer Marketing 77

Hootsuite

APRIL 22, 2025

And dont let clickbait news headlines sway you: Gen Z and Millennials are using Facebook. Facebook marketing is promoting your company or brand on the Facebook platform. Facebook marketing grows your audience, brings in leads and sales, and establishes your brand. in the public eye) or a well-known brand.

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Gen Z User-Generated Marketers Marketing 101

Sprout Social

MAY 12, 2025

Users are most interested in entertaining content, influencer partnerships, contests and giveaways. What primarily began as an entertainment platform has transformed into a source of information, an outlet for cultural connection and a driver for social change. TikTok is expected to reach 35 billion users by 2029.

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Gen Z Transform Fashion Food 63

Contently B2C

JUNE 30, 2016

“How do I talk to Gen Z?” The executive wanted to make sure his brand would appeal to teenagers, not only with an eye toward future sales, but also in order to attract top young talent. “Gen Z isn’t anti-corporate or anti-brand,” she said. Gutterman’s response?

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Gen Z Pharmaceutical Millennials User-Generated 64