PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Particularly among younger consumers, the millennial and Gen Z “digital natives,” who, by the numbers, show a much greater affection for the physical store than their boomer parents and Gen X older siblings do. So why aren’t digital natives shopping digitally? “As

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

Millennials to the Rescue. The experience of buying, sending and receiving greeting cards continues to undergo changes in a world where social media and sparkling, decorated texts often suffice for getting across congratulatory messages. The move has much more to do with the decline of handwriting, of course.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2016

” Retailers have come to recognize the incredible marketing opportunity presented by the multi-weekend music festival in Southern California. Todd Smith, president and CMO at Sonic, told MarketWatch that this campaign comes from the company’s long experience with the millennial demographic.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Gen Z, the younger generation, has transitioned into the workforce and is primarily being targeted through social media messages and chatbots,” Fratangelo says. Fraudsters typically target millennials via text messages that promise rewards, shipment tracking and other automated messages that make them vulnerable to phishing attacks.”.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 23, 2018

Few fees, automated savings and social media engagement all reel in the 23- to 37-year-old set and present a competitive threat to big, traditional banks, according to CEO Chris Britt.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

While Engagement Labs’ research showed the two groups most influenced by social media include millennials (57 percent) and Generation Z (80 percent), the lack of engagement for teens online may be raising some red flags for the retail industry. As it appears to be, catering to teen shoppers is a rough task for most retailers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2018

No matter what, though, the present and future of real Christmas trees — even if bought in a weekend frenzy — owes much to digital technology, eCommerce and the consumer preferences of younger buyers. That is helpful especially for “millennial and Generation Xers,” he said. An longstanding adage — cliché? Christmas Tree Farmers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2017

Indeed, as previously reported by PYMNTS , the beauty industry has become ruled by millennials, women between the ages of 18 and 34 being the main buyers, according to a survey by TABS Analytics. According to a release, the platform will continue to focus on its mission “to uplift, empower and validate women across the globe.”

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South State Correspondent

JULY 19, 2023

Instead of producing a mass ad to stereotype all millennials, bank marketing AI now allows a level of precision to produce content that can appeal to a single individual or to a mass of customers with a single intent. Tome is one such application that, for $8 per month, can produce a draft presentation about almost any topic in seconds.

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Filene

JANUARY 18, 2016

So, when I read articles like the one in MoneyTalk News by Krystal Steinmetz on January 11 called, “ 42 Percent of Millennials Are Engaging in This Risky Financial Behavior ,” my heart truly goes out to the millennials who are struggling financially. How can your credit union meet the needs of millennials?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

Research also uncovered gaps in how businesses interact with innovative tools depending on who’s using it — financial executive versus corporate traveler and even millennial business owner versus Baby Boomer. Reports find differences in the adoption of IT hardware versus software, mobile devices and virtual cards.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

While Engagement Labs’ research showed the two groups most influenced by social media include millennials (57 percent) and Generation Z (80 percent), the lack of engagement for teens online may be raising some red flags for the retail industry. As it appears to be, catering to teen shoppers is a rough task for most retailers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

And for that reason, credit bureaus, financial institutions and even eCommerce sites find they must look elsewhere for verifiable data or risk overlooking good but “thin-filed” consumers, including millennials. This leaves many without the “creditworthy” data that makes “thin files” thick. Is the phone number the future SSN?” Ayers asked.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

by 7 percent and 15 percent from his 2020 estimates, on the basis of what he identified as Snap’s two leading problems at present: sluggish new-user growth and slow growth in revenue per user. Nathanson went on to slash his revenue estimates for Snap Inc. But at this point, he is skeptical that Snap can manage a hat trick.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Richard Noguera , chief information security officer at Yapstone , discussed the findings of the playbook titled “ Meeting the Millennial Need For AI-Powered Visual Shopping.”. Presenting the right images of the right products at the right time can be just as much art as data science.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

He said the global economy had been marked by the emergence of new technologies and social media, eCommerce platforms and all manner of promotions delivered across smartphones and tablets. That’s especially true with the continued rise of millennials, who seek instant engagement from the brands with which they interact.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

And then there are the holidays that we all know are made-up, but still have a great time celebrating on social media. Which basically explains the existence of the vast majority of the other National “…” Days – they are an excellent source of free marketing, particularly in the era of social media.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Hosts are present and accessible across social media — particularly Facebook and Instagram — and the content on-air is also broadcast across the web where millennials are somewhat more likely to consume it. And the the brand isn’t just moving its sales online, but is increasing expanding its businesses there.

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FICO

JUNE 9, 2016

Millennials, now the largest demographic group in America, are possibly the most misunderstood, elusive market ever, a notion underscored by The Wall Street Journal ’s article about the existence of $20,000-per-hour “Millennial consultants.” Millennials reward positive fraud outcomes. In Millennial parlance, that’s “harsh.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

At a recent gathering in Las Vegas, Wenig said during a presentation that he would seek to grab 100 million new shoppers, among them the much-coveted demographic known as millennials, consumers that the newswire said might have “only a passing familiarity with eBay.” “The world can comfortably have Amazon and eBay — and it will.”.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Three ways millennials could accelerate FinTech trends in 2016. When it comes to finance, millennials are a generation known to be conservative in spending and distrustful of financial institutions. Thus, it’s not shocking that millennials are a driving factor in the growing financial technology, or FinTech, movement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Both are clear and present branded campaigns — and they still draw crowds. The experts were reportedly paid an average of $13,000 annually to engage in “nutrition influencer outreach” on social media or with colleagues. They were also prohibited from offering media services for products “competitive or negative to cereal.”.

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NCR

JUNE 20, 2016

With an aging demographic, that target audience is now being taken over by the Millennial marketplace – and as you know, when it comes to business, its evolve or face extinction. So who are these Millennials, and how do you reach them? In placing Millennials into a bucket, first we must define this target audience.

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William Mills

MAY 4, 2017

With the proliferation of communication channels available today—from traditional print media and broadcast to online and social media—effectively managing a credit union’s communications strategy is a complicated business. Both millennials and Gen X tend to consume content in the evening hours (8 p.m.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

Urban Outfitters determined, by looking at the spend data on older millennial females, that there was possibly a largely under-pursued market for people who were less interested in being forever 21, and a lot more interested in just being fashionably 30. The Quiet eCommerce Mover.

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William Mills

MAY 19, 2016

His presentation focused on: the impact of millennials on banking, the invisible customer and the importance of keeping up with ever-changing technology. Here are some key highlights from Scott’s presentation. Hello, I’m a Millennial. Community banks are seeing the shift from the baby boomer to the millennial consumer.

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William Mills

MAY 19, 2016

His presentation focused on: the impact of millennials on banking, the invisible customer and the importance of keeping up with ever-changing technology. Here are some key highlights from Scott’s presentation. Hello, I’m a Millennial. Community banks are seeing the shift from the baby boomer to the millennial consumer.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The challenge presented to accelerator participants will be in coming up with more omnichannel tools that take into account both retail and financial services functions. Digital wallets, payments and financial services capabilities are part of that deepening mix. The next megatrend is more integration,” he said. One big reason?

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2016

A few years ago, The New York Times took a shot at the quantification of fun with an article that does the rounds on social media every summer in late June despite the fact that it is now four years old. This year, 89 percent of millennials are planning to take a vacation. Which is not to say that others have not tried.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Don’t think of them as mere podcasts — though PYMNTS certainly does a lot of podcasts, discussing with payments and commerce experts the hottest topics of the day, with each conversation not only digging into the past and present but having an outlook toward the future. No, think of them as miniature seminars. Does #Donate Lead to #Buy?

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Filene

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Below is a summary of sessions, links to presentation decks, photos and videos so you can experience it virtually, or relive the moments you were there with us. Check out the line-up of sessions and each presenters' session materials (plus i3 presentations). Thank you for sharing this time with us.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The XR incentivizes consumers by presenting them with an iPhone that looks different – something that is particularly important to Chinese consumers, whose phones have become as much of a status symbol as they are a digital essential – and is also cheaper to buy. Apple is banking that the new iPhone XR will break that upgrade impasse.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Andy Kulina: I think what’s happened in the last 10 years is that social media has really changed the way that everybody communicates with each other, especially across digital channels. Just simply having a digital version of a flyer or the old newspaper ad format just doesn’t work anymore.

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Millennials and Mobile Wallets: What banks can learn from the digitally engaged generation about mobile wallets,” out this summer from the Catalyst Consulting Group, offers a clear view into this seeming disconnect—the wide availability yet lack of adoption of a tech-driven finance capability that is ideally suited for the modern consumer.

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Filene

MAY 19, 2016

This score indicates where an FI ranks in end-user satisfaction and performance across mobile banking and social media channels, compared to its peers in the industry.” Especially in appealing to millennials, (or let’s face it, everyone on the go today) successful commerce requires transparency and immediacy.

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Lex Sokolin

APRIL 28, 2021

But all this is Gen X and Millennial stuff. This next generation has abandoned Facebook (usage of 32% for Gen Z vs. 84% Millennials) and adopted TikTok (35% vs 19%). The new form factors define how the content is presented, and how it impacts those that are consuming the content. Welcome to TikTok , says Gen Z. million views.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

You might not expect to find the “instagrammability” trend surfacing in the world of debit cards, but fintech companies are hoping to draw millennials to physical cards with colorful, minimalist designs. Encouraging social media-like interactions could help increase stickiness and card usage. Wealthfront.

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