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Generation Z

Generation Z. By Tim Martinson. Who Is Generation Z?. Born: 1995-2010 US: 65 million First World Nations 275 million Global Z – More Than 1.6 billion and growing Who Is Generation Z. Who Is Generation Z?. Generation Z goes by many nicknames. Here are just a few: The Silent Generation

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Generation Z

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  1. Generation Z By Tim Martinson

  2. Who Is Generation Z? • Born: 1995-2010 • US: 65 million • First World Nations 275 million • Global Z – More Than 1.6 billion and growing Who Is Generation Z

  3. Who Is Generation Z? • Generation Z goes by many nicknames. Here are just a few: • The Silent Generation • The Internet generation • The iGeneration • Generation Now • The Google Generation • Gen Z may seem like they are over-stimulated and impatient. Consider for a second the challenges they recognize in their future. • For their entire lives, they've heard about: • The dangers of global warming • They have been subjected to terror alerts of varying colors • Watched their parents weather the recent economic crisis

  4. Are Kids Different Today? • They are more competent with technology • They have shifted decisively to digital forms of communication: texting rather than talking • They multitask in all areas of their lives

  5. The Age of AADD • 71% report simultaneous use of mobile with either internet or tv • 69% report having 3+ windows active in one online session • Expectations that life follows video games • Re-classification of Cheating • Neuroplasticity theory • Unprecedented abilities to collect and process information Generation Z Brain

  6. Information Behavior • The information literacy of young people, has not improved with the widening access to technology: in fact, their apparent facility with computers disguises some worrying problems • Internet research shows that the speed of young people’s web searching means that little time is spent in evaluating information, either for relevance, accuracy or authority • Young people have a poor understanding of their information needs and thus find it difficult to develope effective search strategies The 21st Century Learner

  7. The New Curators • Entertainment: On Demand • Social: Because my friend said so • Three key behaviors • Share • Express • Consume • 93% have created / shared content online (video, photo, or post) • 86% have shared one video this month • 65% have shared one video this week • 73% report “discovering through my friend” as most important way to find new products Generation Z Online Lives

  8. Marketing to Generation Z • Gen X and Y, among others, are influenced by Gen Z’s curation • You must be innovative with your brand • Make brand open and easy to validate so that it has the ability to be digitally curated by Gen Z

  9. Questions?

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