Remember Baby Boomers? The behemoth cohort, and their spending power, is being ignored while marketers obsess over Millennials. With a median household income of $40,581, Millennials earn 20 percent less than their Boomer parents did at the same age. Here … Read article
In three years, Generation Z (also known as Gen We), or those born after 1996 will account for one-third of the U.S. population. While the general public might be tempted to lump them in with Millennials, Gen Z has their … Read article
Credit: Just Wow Me [Youtube] Personally, I dread writing meta descriptions. I really do. So to make the process easier, I included several priceless animals for your viewing pleasure. You’re welcome. Meta descriptions are a long-debated art. Unwritten, Google will … Read article
My college-aged nieces regularly post goofy selfies. Some might say unflattering. Eyes crossed, hair wild, tongues lolling. Anything goes. Their friends respond in kind. #photoshopmenot. We celebrated friend’s birthday recently with a rock climbing trip. It was his 16-year-old daughter’s … Read article
If you don’t like spending hours to think of a four word title, you’re not alone. Creating a good title is work, especially with the added pressure to drive traffic to your blog or website. So, if you want to … Read article
Just when you thought you had the whole SEO thing down, the internet shifts to voice activation search. ComScore predicts that 50 percent of all searches will be voice activated by 2020. Users tend to search differently when typing versus … Read article
Consumers already know this app, and it shows. Snapchat is expected to triple its revenue from the previous year, around $935 million by the end of 2017, according to HubSpot. Despite the potential gains, only 1 percent of marketers take … Read article
“That’s 2017.” This from my 14-year-old daughter, Sofia, in response to my confusion over trolls who litter the Money Diaries website. Launched in 2016, Money Diaries is a website featuring more than 100 diaries from women who chronicle their spending over … Read article
I wonder what’s in her wallet? That’s the gist “Money Diaries” at Refinery29, a New York-based website that publishes the daily personal financial decisions of Millennial women. Think Bridget Jones Diaries for the gal who cares more about stretching a … Read article
Although they’re often viewed as a tech-savvy and forward-thinking generation, Millennials love an excuse to throw it back to the good ol’ days. They use apps like Timehop to resurface pictures from the past and are willing to pay top-dollar … Read article
Unbanked. It’s how financial institutions refer to consumers who have no checking or savings account. Those who have an account and interact with payday lenders and other alternative financial services are called “underbanked.” There’s lots of research connecting unbanked and … Read article
It’s the one night everybody channels their inner Don Draper. Like the fictional “Mad Men” creative director, we carefully scrutinized the Super Bowl ad lineup, scoring spots based on creativity, memorability and relatability. We’d been waiting months for this very … Read article