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5 Myths Marketers Got Wrong About Gen Z, According to Data & Our Gen Z Intern

Hubspot Marketing

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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Millennials vs. Gen Z: Why Marketers Need to Know the Difference

Hubspot Marketing

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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10 Non-Obvious Social Media Trends You Need to Consider Right Now

Businesses Grow

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. New products they love.

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AmEx’s Member-Get-Member program is a winner with Millennials, Gen Z

Martech

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. We spoke with Jean Castanon, AmEx’s VP of Product Referral Marketing, to find out what’s behind the program’s success. We’ve started approaching this as a product,” said Castanon. “I

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The Top Channels Consumers Use to Learn About Products [New Data]

Hubspot Marketing

Imagine you’re scrolling through Instagram and see an ad for a product you might be interested in. While your first thought might be that ad targeting is getting too advanced, you still want to find out more about the product and the company that makes it. How Do Consumers Want to Learn About Products in 2022?

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Is TikTok a search engine? Why meeting searchers’ needs matters more than semantics

Search Engine Land

For many, especially younger audiences, TikTok is a go-to place to search and discover information. Gen Z users favor more personalized, algorithm-led social networks (48%) over search engines (44%) when looking for information about brands, products or services, per WARC’s 2023 Consumer Trends report (subscription required).

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The HubSpot Blog's 2023 Social Media Marketing Report: Data from 1200+ Global Marketers

Hubspot Marketing

Facebook and Instagram are the most effective platforms for community building overall, but TikTok would be best for a Gen Z audience. Over the course of 2022, social media apps evolved into e-commerce platforms that connect users with products they can buy without leaving the app. Social media could be the future of e-commerce.