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? And we’re the number one sports destination for Gen Z fans.”

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Businesses Grow

JANUARY 8, 2024

According to information from Statista, Gen Z is now conducting almost as many product searches on social media as Google: This ties closely to the influencer marketing trend. The primary reason Gen Z visits social media is to catch up with their favorite influencers. But this isn’t just a GenZ trend.

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Hubspot Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2024

Authenticity It‘s well known that TikTok is one of the most popular apps among Gen Z. In fact, 63% of Gen Z social media users report using TikTok in the last 4 weeks, according to Statista. It’s also no secret that Gen Z consumers crave authenticity and relatability in their media. Don't believe me?

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Here are the topics, in descending order: Music, 68% Travel/ tourism, 58% Shopping/virtual stores, 53% Live events, 53% Gaming, 52% Training/learning, 52% Social/virtual get-togethers, 51% Food, 42% Health, 41% Tech, 35% Fashion, 29% Beauty, 27% Beverages, 20% Something else, 3%.

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Sprout Social

MAY 9, 2024

Our report shows only 35% of Gen Z consumers rank authenticity as a top trait they care about when it comes to influencers. While older generations, like Millennials, seek out influencers who align with their personal values, younger consumers are more discerning. It’s also a top category for women across generations.

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Hubspot Marketing

JULY 30, 2023

Facebook and Instagram are the most effective platforms for community building overall, but TikTok would be best for a Gen Z audience. Social media takes the lead for product discovery among Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X, beating out internet search. This also rises to 32% among Gen Z.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Multiple studies have shown that Gen Z in particular uses TikTok for Search, sometimes as a replacement for Google , and last year the company introduced search ads. TikTok is more than a platform for awareness – it can also generate sales and conversions for brands and businesses (look no further than #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt).

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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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Martech

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Food (58%) Apparel (55%) Tech or gaming (52%) Gaming. It’s worth noting that 80% of Gen Z consumers and 71% of U.S. TikTok also saw a 76% increase in views for #sale. Image: TikTok for Business. Categories. When TikTok users are shopping post-holidays, here are the top categories they’re interested in. Get MarTech!

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Sprout Social

MARCH 21, 2024

Most of these purchasers are Gen Z, likely to identify as female and spend around 41% of their total beauty spend on the platform. If you’re a brand looking to reach Gen Z or Gen Alpha consumers, you’ll likely be a hit on UK TikTok. Yasmine Yasmine ( @thechefmine ) is a London-based food creator.

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Hubspot Marketing

JUNE 4, 2024

Then, bring those ideas to the generators below. The Best AI Content Generators 1. Craiyon Craiyon is an easy and free AI image generator. Below, I tested it by asking it to create an AI image of a happy cat eating food. I asked Rytr to generate a blog idea and outline about marketing to Gen Z.

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Buffer Marketing

APRIL 18, 2024

Best use cases: the 3D hyper-surrealism design trend will be most suitable for food and beverage, music, and clothing brands. This 2024 trend will be a particularly good fit for the social media branding of creative agencies and studios, artisanal and craft businesses, and wellness and lifestyle brands, NGOs, food and beverage brands.

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Hubspot Marketing

MAY 9, 2022

Industries that have more success posting early morning are agriculture, food, and beverage brands, with 50% choosing 9 a.m. selected by marketers surveyed in construction, financial services, agriculture, food and beverage, chemicals and metals, consumer product manufacturing, plus travel and hospitality. The worst is on Mondays.

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Hubspot Marketing

JULY 29, 2022

Gen Z and Gen X prefer to donate via Facebook, social media, texting, and mobile apps. Boomers and Gen Xers want to hear from nonprofits quarterly or yearly rather than monthly or weekly. For example, Bed-Stuy Strong is a mutual aid network of neighborhood residents that support other residents. Image Source.

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SocialPilot

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

According to StrawPoll, the most popular hashtag on this platform is #foodporn, which is used by food enthusiasts and businesses to display their culinary prowess. This platform’s popularity exploded overnight and has specific demographics and reach – we are talking about its chokehold on Gen Z users.

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Calvyn Lee Blog

JANUARY 28, 2023

Still, as it continued to attract users and became the de facto search engine of Gen-Z, TikTok spent the last year strategically courting advertisers with new tools and integrations. This remained true throughout 2022, even despite growing concerns about its data harvesting and privacy policies.

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Search Engine Land

JANUARY 27, 2023

Gen Z users in the U.S. As a rapidly growing platform, you simply cannot ignore this social media platform – especially if you want to be in front of Gen Z users. If your client is in retail, fashion, food, baby products or grooming, then this is a place where their prospective buyers are searching for options.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The latest collaboration builds on both Saweetie’s growing popularity as well as her die-hard fanbase, who already have generated hundreds of thousands of Likes and Shares for McDonald’s social posts. Partnering with young artists and creators not only drives awareness but real business results for fast-food chains.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

41% of consumers are considering using buy now pay later services, while an additional 2 out of 5 consumers would cut down on essential expenses such as food and gas to afford their gifts. 34% of shoppers would look at dipping into their savings, and 1 in 3 would consider starting a side hustle to offset the costs.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And because the demographics on Twitch skew toward the younger side ( 73% of users are under 34), influencer marketing is a great way to promote your brand authentically—helping you reach the elusive Gen-Z audience who favor genuine and authentic marketing vs. being sold to. Want to really know what goes on in the world of Gen-Z?

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Sprout Social

JUNE 14, 2022

But senior content creators (also known as “granfluencers”) are reaching across generational lines. million followers—many of whom belong to Gen Z. Most Gen Z influencers can’t say they have the same following from their Baby Boomer counterparts. A joint TikTok account belonging to four gay men in their 70s has 7.3

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Meanwhile, 66% of Gen Z say in-store availability is important. Take Perfect Day – a California-based vegan food startup – for example. Medical device manufacturers, aircraft companies, and even food processing companies have all jumped onto the augmented reality trend to blend the physical and digital worlds.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Brand and audience affinity If you’re marketing a health product, it’d be counter-productive to partner with an influencer known for reviewing fast food. For example, Cadbury partnered with Xiensscran, a London-based food influencer with an audience of millennials and Gen Z.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Food for thought: according to the most recent Sprout Social Index , live video was cited as a priority for a whopping 56% of brands. For brands targeting a millennial or Gen Z audience that has even the mildest interest in gaming, the platform is a potential goldmine. Why does Twitch matter for marketers? Good question!

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Search Engine Land

MAY 30, 2023

A non-profit organization in Pittsburgh named 412 Food Rescue needed to recruit more volunteers to deliver food from retailers to people experiencing food insecurity. And we’re the number one sports destination for Gen Z fans.” Finally, it surfaces user segments on “anomaly insight cards.”

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 29, 2020

A joke about the AARP, for instance, isn’t going to fly with a Gen Z crowd. Meanwhile, a joke using terms like stan and salty with Gen X will most likely fall on deaf ears. Sure, it could stop at its memes, but Wendy’s takes it a step further, jumping on the memes of other fast-food chains to maintain their rep.

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Buffer Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

What’s the food like? Jenny reckons it might have something to do with the idea of a cruise — a form of travel you might associate with an older demographic — being so foreign and fascinating to TikTok’s Gen Z audience.    Even reading that paragraph has probably left you with questions.

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Girl Power Marketing

AUGUST 25, 2021

Generations that came before Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alphas—notably Generation X and Baby Boomers—can also be swayed by the right message from the right person at the right time. Generation Z Gen Z — born 1997-2012 — now makes up 40% of consumers.

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Girl Power Marketing

AUGUST 25, 2021

Generations that came before Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alphas—notably Generation X and Baby Boomers—can also be swayed by the right message from the right person at the right time. Generation Z. Gen Z — born 1997-2012 — now makes up 40% of consumers.

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Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 12, 2022

Many believe it only matters to Gen-Z but recent research suggests this is a cross-generational concern. Half of the respondents believe climate change is one of the most important social issues companies should take a stance on – with the highest response from Boomers (ages 55+) and Gen-X (ages 35 to 54).

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Hubspot Marketing

MAY 16, 2023

Professional Uses Photo-sharing platforms would be helpful to companies like restaurants or stores that want to take photographs, display content, and update followers about their food, goods, or products in a crisp, clean way. Their audience bases are also prominently Gen-Z.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 25, 2021

According to McKinsey, consumers — and especially Gen Z — value authenticity above all. If this guy trusts this shop enough to head to the Arctic, I can probably trust them enough with my 4×4 Land Rover for my weekly roll down the hill to Whole Foods. Build brand loyalty. Consumers want to know everything about you.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 18, 2020

The maximalist food photo. For a long time, food images on Instagram were tidy and refined: a square of avocado toast on a pastel plate, an artful cappuccino, a perfect Momofuku cake. Instead, viewers are craving food that looks vibrant and messy. Photo: @conpoulos, food styling: @simoncooks). View this post on Instagram.

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Hubspot Marketing

MAY 31, 2024

Here’s a harsh truth: Gen Z doesn’t want to see your banner ad. Research from Bulbshare found that 75% of Gen Z (born between 1997–2012) will avoid ads at all costs. 36% of Gen Z turns to social media over search engines to search for brands, and 39% say that social media has influenced them to buy something.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 31, 2022

Food for thought: a staggering 89% of marketers plan to increase (or maintain) their investment in short-form video in 2022. While both platforms are popular among younger audiences, social media demographics point to how popular TikTok is with Gen Z and teenagers. Trying to decide between Instagram Reels vs. TikTok?

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Hubspot Marketing

JULY 19, 2023

Unhinged marketing can be particularly effective at winning over Gen Z customers who prefer marketing that feels more real and less salesy. With the introduction of TikTok and the rise of short-form video content unhinged content now expands beyond fast food companies sending mean tweets, and Duolingo has capitalized on it.

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Backlinko

JUNE 4, 2024

Food and beverages (non-alcoholic) 41.8% billion Food $370.7 Among Gen Z and millennials that’s as much as 53% and 47%, respectively ( Morning Consult ) Among US consumers, YouTube is a go-to social media platform to start their search when shopping online. billion 37.9% billion 38.0% billion 38.3% billion 39.6%

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