Neil Patel

MARCH 17, 2021

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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Gen Z Millennials User-Generated Fashion 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 114

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

Sprout Social

APRIL 3, 2025

According to Sprouts Q1 UK Consumer Pulse Survey, which involved surveying over 2,000 consumers across the country, 90% of Gen Z now have Instagram profiles. Instagram popularity in the UK isnt limited to Gen Z; almost 35 million people of varying ages in the UK, according to Statista, have an Instagram account.

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

TikTok is the search engine of choice for more than half of Gen Z and influences their purchase decisions more than any other platform. That’s according to a new survey from Her Campus Media, a Gen Z media and college marketing company. TikTok is the #1 search engine for more than half of Gen Z.

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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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illumin

JANUARY 14, 2025

Brands, agencies, and retailers need to navigate these shifting trends to stay competitive. Cross-Channel Integration With consumers engaging with brands across multiple platforms from social media to connected TVs and podcasts cross-channel marketing will be a must for agencies.

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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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Sprout Social

JANUARY 15, 2025

You get affiliate influencer marketing: a high-impact strategy for boosting brand awareness and sales. Affiliate influencer marketing, or influencer affiliate marketing, is a type of brand partnership where influencers earn a commission for driving product or service sales through their content.

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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 87

Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 26, 2025

In TikToks early days of mostly dance challenges and lip-syncing exchanges, Shola West , a Gen Z career advocate, speaker and educator, spotted a gap. The social media entrepreneur makes her money from brand partnerships, workshops, and other aligned collaborations. It was about adding value. Now, its her full-time business.

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Hubspot Marketing

MAY 9, 2022

In April, BeReal – a social media app that hosts many Gen Z users, saw 315% YoY daily download growth. Meanwhile, another popular Gen Z app called Poparazzi is seeing 96,100 downloads per month (just from the Apple App Store.). 3 Newer Social Media Platforms With Large Gen Z Audiences. have brand potential?

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Gen Z Millennials User-Generated Marketing 106

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As brands continue to rely on multiple social media accounts to reach audiences and grow, influencers have become a fundamental part of successful digital strategies. It’s not hard to see why— Influencer marketing can increase your brand’s reach, engagement and overall credibility. Check out their profiles, posts and engagement rates.

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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 89

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

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

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

It’s a visual search engine, productivity tool, and e-commerce powerhouse for brands of all sizes. pic.twitter.com/mQ1l5jbaJm — Stallion Stats (@MegansStats) April 10, 2024 The question is, should your brand tap into Pinterest’s unwavering potential in 2025? Why is Pinterest a valuable platform for brands? The strategy?

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Martech

JULY 15, 2021

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. KitchenAid previously partnered with Yelp by using Yelp Audiences to promote women-owned restaurants. But recently it’s seen startling success with younger age groups. Why we care.

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Martech

JANUARY 17, 2025

Many brands rely on paid ads to make up for poor organic discovery, even though consumers trust organic content more. Prioritizing SERP saturation and discovery features is essential for any brand. Gen Z increasingly turns to platforms like TikTok and Instagram for discovery, with nearly 40% bypassing search engines.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

But at the same time, brands and influencers must be upfront about partnerships to avoid hefty penalties. In this article, we’ll break down the FTC influencer guidelines, why they matter and the branded content policies for each major social media network. You want your influencer partnerships to feel natural and engaging.

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Martech

JULY 24, 2024

Brands have the ability to leverage social media and these brand activations in a digital way, and this has changed the dynamic.” Brands capitalizing on the success of exceptional athletes should acknowledge the broader cultural impact of women athletes on all of us. For that Olympics, 86% of the sponsors were Japanese brands.

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Gen Z Fashion Entertainment Marketing 113

Jeff Bullas

JANUARY 10, 2023

Influencer marketing is a relatively new digital marketing strategy that involves using celebrities or influencers to promote a brand or product through social media. Whether it’s an endorsement or just a brand mention, influencer marketing is an extremely powerful tool. What is influencer marketing?

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SmartBrief - Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Additionally, a report at Statista indicated that 70% of Generation Z respondents were more likely to prefer watching sports through social media platforms. Putting the star in star power Social media has elevated athletes from mere players to influencers with personal brands. Record-breaking viewership for the 2023 Super Bowl.

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illumin

AUGUST 27, 2024

It found that 20% of Gen Z expected same-day delivery and that 60% of them were willing to pay extra for it. According to Recurate (a platform specializing in helping brands establish in-house resale), the second-hand market is growing 11x faster than traditional retail shopping.

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Retail Gen Z Shoppers Customer Acquisition 98

Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Sticking with the printed song lyrics keyword: businesses selling printed lyrics might promote the product as a gift for the paper anniversary. Source SEO increases your brand visibility. If you do your research and strategically create content for SEO, you will undoubtedly increase brand visibility.

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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 131

Hootsuite

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Yup, these influencers and brand ambassadors have been under your nose all along. Employee advocacy is when employees share their company’s content or values on their personal social media accounts to boost brand awareness and build trust. Fifty-six percent of millennial and Gen Z consumers trust influencers more than brands.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There are many reasons to use social media to promote your business. Research shows that interaction — even briefly — with your brand on social media leads to increased brand awareness and loyalty , and influences purchasing behavior. Here are 7 social media promotion ideas to explore instead, and how to execute them.

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Promotion Gen Z Social Media Marketing Fashion 145

illumin

APRIL 4, 2025

Brands and businesses worldwide have been investing more and more in ad spend, specifically during March Madness. This isnt unheard of for brands to put money into sports advertising. In fact, one of the biggest advertising opportunities for brands each year is during the Super Bowl season.

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Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 2, 2025

For over a decade, Ive been creating social media content for brands, usually in exchange for complimentary products, ranging from skincare and makeup to spicy snacks and even water pitchers. This is an example of UGC or user-generated content , which can be an extremely valuable strategy for businesses of all kinds.

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Jeff Bullas

JANUARY 24, 2023

It’s the social media home for Gen Z users across the globe and whether you are an aspiring influencer or a brand, you shouldn’t ignore a platform with that potential reach – especially if you’re targeting Gen Z. But how do you make a splash on TikTok and get noticed?

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This may make it the perfect time for brands to take a hard look at their skincare marketing strategies and seize on this growth. CeraVe, a mass-market skincare line recommended by dermatologists, recently found a new audience in Gen Z consumers, thanks to TikTok. That’s exactly what Skincare by Alana did. That’s the key.

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Gen Z Branding Marketing Marketers 138

Hubspot Marketing

JANUARY 22, 2025

Organic marketing is all about naturally attracting your audience to your brand or business. The main goal of organic marketing is to increase brand awareness and build a natural connection with your audience through educational or entertaining content. Think product reviews, interviews, or features about your team, brand, or offer.

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Gen Z Social Media Marketing User-Generated Inbound Marketing 117

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Dollar Shave Club, Blue Apron, and Glossier are all well-known brands built on the business model and considered masterclasses in marketing — let alone D2C marketing. Many D2C brands are digital or ecommerce -focused, so they thrived in this climate. Speaking of which … Lower Costs By cutting out the “middlemen,” D2C brands save money.

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Spiralytics

JANUARY 20, 2025

Todays consumers, especially Millennials and Gen Z, are looking for more. They want brands that speak to them as peoplenot just as a demographic box to check. Gender-neutral advertising is a modern approach to inclusivity thats reshaping how brands connect with their audiences. How can your brand get it right?

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illumin

MARCH 6, 2025

How financial service brands, tax prep services, and agencies advertise Its important to know how firms and tax prep services in the industry are promoting their businesses to taxpayers. After all, they also need to market and promote their services! Leverage email campaigns, social media, and flyers to deliver these messages.

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Buffer Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2025

A TikTok ad is an advertisement by a brand or creator appearing on people’s For You page. TikTok users can customize their ads a lot , including whether they want to use branded content or user generated content , video or carousel, bidding strategy, etc. It’s called a “Promote campaign.”

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