AdWeek: What Brands Need to Know About Gen Z to Reach the New Generation of Consumers

Have you been targeting the Gen Z generation the same way you target Millennials? A recent study from ad agency Barkley and FutureCast, “Getting to Know Gen Z: How the Pivotal Generation is Different From Millennials,” shows that the two generations are incredibly different. For one, the Gen Z generation uses social media much more than millennials, with some checking their social media up to a hundred times a day.

The key takeaway, however, about Gen Z is that teens consider success to be one of the most important things in life, and that they fully expect to earn it with hard work, rather than luck. “The similarity is that Gen Z is still all digital all the time and all social all the time," said Jeff Fromm, president of FutureCast. "The difference is that Gen Z wants to work hard for their success. They are not counting on any trophies or ribbons for participation."

They also believe that social equality is non-negotiable, and any company or business that doesn’t reflect that won’t attract teens. Part of Gen Z’s strive for equality is seeing “real” people reflecting a variety of backgrounds must be represented in advertisements.

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