Marketing to Millennials
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Xennials Explained: When is a Millennial Not a Millennial?
The problems millennials have created have been a point of conversation more than once around the Saturday coffee table (a time-honored Leone tradition). My two oldest siblings are staunch believers that millennials ruin just about everything (though, they add, it’s not always their fault). When I point out they are millennials—Pew Research lists millennials […]
Don’t Play On Generational Stereotypes to Reach Millennials
There’s been a lot of hubbub about how to best market to millennials, which makes sense—the millennial population adds up to more than 70 million, and makes up about 35% of the U.S. workforce, according to the Pew Research Center. Now that those born between 1980 and 1999 are in the workforce, millennials have […]
Why Brands Should Be the Ones to Bridge the Millennial/Gen Z Gap
After writing September’s millennial/Gen Z blog, I went online to find a definitive answer about which generation I belong to (as someone born in 1996, I’m usually in the gray area between millennials and Generation Z). My first search told me a millennial is a person who reached young adulthood around the year 2000, so I am Gen Z (1995 or later). Business Insider disagreed; millennials are 1981–1996… I’m a millennial? […]
Take a Deeper Look at Financial Planning for Millennials and Gen Z
I was born in 1996, on the edge of the millennial/Generation Z line. My identity as a millennial or Gen Z-er completely depends on the source you’re reading. Weirdly enough, when discussing generational trends with professionals, the majority of questions I get (as the token young intern) are usually about financial planning for millennials […]
Your Brand Values Have Value: How to Use Values-Based Marketing to Reach Millennials
Millennials are a little trigger-shy when it comes to making purchases. The recession left its mark on us—we know how quickly fortunes can change and money can become scarce. The shocking, downright depressing costs of student loans have also made funds low. Baby boomers who have held on to their higher-paying jobs because of recession-driven […]
