Social media marketing can be utilised as a universal tool for scaling advertising, marketing as well as communicating with new audiences. However, are companies using this marketing strategy to its full potential? By using social media, brands can effectively set the tone of voice and build an online image and appeal to a Gen Z audience.
Gen Z marketing necessitates more than just selling a product. Born between 1996 as well as 2010, this generation is value-conscious and are drawn to brands that ‘keep it real’. They’re creative, bold, and the creators of many trends on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and other platforms. And they require a slightly different approach than their millennial counterparts.
So how do you connect with a generation of digital experts?
What Are Some Of The Gen Z Marketing Challenges?
In marketing, someone’s always waiting to announce “the end is nigh” with every new technology or culture shift. However, don’t worry. Every generation presents challenges, but marketers adapt well. Changing is as much a part of the industry as are any key performance indicators or – alternatively – data.
For example, you’ve probably heard that Gen Z has the attention span of approximately eight seconds — compared to the millennials’ 12 — when, in reality, they actually have a sophisticated filter which comes from having grown up surrounded by a deluge of information.
You’ll just have a couple of seconds in order to convince Gen Z consumers that your ad or blog post is worth their time — but if you do, they are able to focus (the word “binge” comes to mind) long enough in order to complete in-depth research on any topic.
Then next time that someone tells you that Gen Z will kill your marketing strategy, have no fear! Gen Z — like with millennials, Gen X as well as even the baby boomers before them — will be no different than any other generation.
Understand What Gen Z Wants And Needs
A McKinsey & Company study found most Gen Zers have an “undefined” identity, meaning they don’t see themselves through the lens of one or two stereotypes.
Instead, they experiment with different ways of expression and allow their identities to develop over time. This makes unisex messaging and products very appealing to them.
The same study found that Gen Z is more racially diverse and inclusive than any other generation before them.
