Trends: Generational
Weekly Recap – May 10, 2019
Raise Expectations Gen Z expects a promotion within their first year of employment. A study of 1,000 Gen Z survey-takers ages 18 to 23 revealed that 76% expect a promotion within their first year at a … Read more
Discover and do over: Why Millennials enjoy repeat vacations.
Millennials don’t go on vacation; they execute carefully crafted plans. Long before the bags are packed, Millennials invest hours online researching, planning and deliberating options, according to a … Read more
Millennials: The young and the anxious.
Think back to “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” Poor, unlucky Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, then suffers one misadventure after another. From tripping on his sk … Read more
Weekly Recap – April 26, 2019
The Golden Gripes Boomer Boomers and Matures want to retire offensive tropes. The Greatest Generation never complained about being called “elderly” or “geriatric,” but they didn’t complain much about … Read more
Weekly Recap – April 19, 2019
Sit & Slurp 7-Eleven is upgrading its menu and inviting consumers to dine-in. Convenience-store brand 7-Eleven is testing a café concept at select Dallas stores featuring an upgraded food and beve … Read more
Weekly Recap – April 5, 2019
Material Gen If you give a Millennial $1,000… She would likely buy an experience, something shareable and bucket list worthy. If you give a Gen Zer a $1,000, she would likely buy a brand, something th … Read more
Weekly Recap – March 29, 2019
Brick & Mobile Most shoppers don’t check out before opening an app. In a recent study, Yes Marketing learned that 57% of consumers consult retailers’ mobile apps while shopping inside stores. Apps … Read more
Weekly Recap – March 22, 2019
Cooler Ads Walgreens’ cooler doors target shoppers with personalized ads. Walgreens is adding a personal touch to its cooler doors with smart tech that triggers specific ads based on consumers’ age, g … Read more
Weekly Recap – March 15, 2019
Creep Facebook paid mobile users to install a data-collecting app. Facebook was secretly paying mobile users ages 15 to 35 to share their phone data and web activity through a Facebook Research app. T … Read more
Weekly Recap – March 8, 2019
Data Divide Americans want better digital privacy but aren’t willing to pay for it. According to a study by the Center for Data Innovation, Americans want stricter data privacy but not if it comes wit … Read more