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50% of product searches start on Amazon

Search Engine Land

Amazon continues to be the most popular starting point for online shoppers with one exception – Gen Z, according to a new survey. For Generation Z, Google bested Amazon (38% vs. 36%, respectively). Gen Z was also the most likely group to start their shopping journey on social media (5%). Why we care.

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How to make sure you’re marketing to Gen Z the right way

Sprout Social

For many brands today, marketing to Gen Z might feel like trying to talk to aliens. Because at a glance, the so-called “smartphone generation” is a totally new species of consumer. Listen: Gen Z’s massive spending power and dependence on social media speak for themselves. The reality, though? Translation?

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5 Things Marketers Need to Know About Gen Z

Contently B2C

“How do I talk to Gen Z?” “Gen Z isn’t anti-corporate or anti-brand,” she said. Based on new research , Goldman Sachs recently stated that “ Gen Z matters more than Millennials.” After all, being a social influencer and being part of Gen Z is often one and the same.

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51% of consumers would leave a brand if digital experience isn’t as good as in-person

Martech

For Gen Z, that number soared to 69%. Thirty-two percent of Gen Z stopped using a brand in the last year. This is compared to 27% for Millennials, 31% for Gen X and only 19% for Boomers. Also, 39% of Gen Z said they are more likely to try a new brand. More than half of U.S. Why we care.

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Social Commerce: What It Is & How to Use It in 2023

Hubspot Marketing

Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X all prefer social media for product discovery, and 87% of sellers say social selling has been effective for their business in 2023. The first time you use Instagram‘s checkout feature, you must enter your name, email, billing information, and shipping address.

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7 Expert & Data-Backed Trend Predictions for 2024

Hubspot Marketing

Badminton, where players use racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net, might be the next big hit among Gen Z and Millennials, per Pinterest. Source: Layoffs.fyi With the help of better tools, newer codebases and AI, companies will need fewer engineers to build and ship meaningful products efficiently.

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Announcing first-of-its-kind social commerce solution in Sprout Social

Sprout Social

According to research conducted by the Harris Poll, on behalf of Sprout Social, 43% of Generation Z and 49% of Millennials have purchased directly from a social media platform. And that number is expected to rise as the consumers most likely to purchase on social media—Millenials and Gen Z—have increasingly more spending power.

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