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.

Gen Z 101

Gen Z Branding User-Generated Influencer Marketing 101

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 27, 2025

Build a Brand Gen Z Wants to Work (and Buy) From written by Jarret Redding read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Len Silverman In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Len Silverman, a veteran marketer, former Learning Center owner, and author of Mesh: Aligning Your Personal Brand with Gen Z.

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Gen Z Branding Customer Journey Communications 47

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 124

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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Gen Z Promotion Product Branding 144

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.

Gen Z 101

Gen Z Advertisers Advertising Retail 101

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 93

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 73

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 Marketing 129

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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Influencer Marketing Affiliate Marketing Branding Gen Z 101

Sprout Social

APRIL 28, 2025

But unlike other social platforms, where engagement might be more straightforward, Reddit’s community-first culture requires brands to earn users’ trust by providing real value. Reddit’s users lean young, making it a great social network to reach Gen Z and younger millennials.

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Branding Gen Z Pharmaceutical Health 88

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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Gen Z Health Influencer Marketing Food 116

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

We unpack how your brand can use these examples to spark your own scroll-stopping creative ideaswhile maximizing your budget and doing more with less. We help you envision how social can increase your brands awareness, foster community engagement and grow the bottom line.

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Gen Z Branding Fashion Retail 79

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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Gen Z Affiliate Marketing Fashion Social Media Marketing 120

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 145

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 100

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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Gen Z Influencer Marketing Health Promotion 127

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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SEO Gen Z Customer Journey User-Generated 116

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 117

Martech

MAY 1, 2025

YouTube has long been a go-to advertising platform for B2C marketers, but it’s often still a question mark for B2B brands. More B2B brands are waking up to YouTube’s potential, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s not just for Millennials or Gen Z Gen Xers alone account for 1.5

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Gen Z B2C Transform Millennials 108

Sprout Social

MAY 8, 2025

With the rise of social search, unprompted brand discourse and unfiltered consumer sentiment, Reddit has become a goldmine for real-time, organic insightsand a competitive advantage for brands that know how to harness it. Why tracking Reddit trends is important for your brand Reddit is built to spark trends.

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Gen Z Industry Insights User-Generated Health 128

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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Gen Z User-Generated eCommerce Promotion 103

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

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. YouTube stats for business Ready to build your brand on YouTube? Currently, YouTube Shorts sees around 70 billion daily views.

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Gen Z User-Generated Marketing Marketers 104

Buffer Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Expanded Profile Bios Feature Expanded profile bios offer users more space to express themselves, improving personal branding opportunities. Reply Restriction to Verified Users A new feature allows post replies restriction to verified users only, aiming at promoting a verification paywall.

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Gen Z Health User-Generated Entertainment 124

Sprout Social

MAY 12, 2025

In Q4 2024 alone, TikTok generated 186 million downloads from users globally. Per Sprout data, nearly two-thirds (63%) of Gen Z users consume news on TikTok. Given that young people are Australias most active social shoppers, TikTok is an ideal platform for brands to connect with and sell to these users.

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Gen Z Transform Fashion Food 71

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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Inbound Marketing Gen Z Influencer Marketing Millennials 309

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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Gen Z Promotion Advertisers Advertising 52

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

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 136

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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PR Gen Z Thought Leadership Communications 114

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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SEO Gen Z Finance Transform 129

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 90

Buffer Marketing

JULY 22, 2024

But it has a “sponsored,” “promoted,” “boosted,” or any similar label attached to disclose the post is an ad. In social media advertising, you create and run ads from your brand account.  Let’s say you aim to increase brand awareness via social media ads.

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Advertisers Advertising Gen Z Social Media Marketing 102

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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Gen Z Price Target Market Customer 338

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

Sprout Social

APRIL 10, 2025

If your brand wants to participate in a trend, time is of the essence. Sometimes accounts are entirely focused on these sketches, whereas influencers or brands might create one-off sketches amidst a wider strategy to capitalise on the trend. Nostalgic content Gen Z and millennials are both heavily interested in nostalgia.

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Gen Z Food Fashion Millennials 107

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 115