CONNECTING WITH GEN Z : INTEGRATING META SOLUTIONS OVER MULTIPLE INDUSTRY VERTICALS
Jessica Du
Meta's advertising solutions can be integrated with companies in different industry verticals to engage Gen Z audiences
24 years and under- why do they matter?
How can these companies position themselves?
2 Executive Summary
Gen Z Presence Company Summary Competitor Overview Meta Integration
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Gen Z: Consumer Insights and Presence
current Gen Z spending power
$44 bil of U.S. population percentage of all consumers in the next decade
24.7% 40%
29% more likely to make electronic purchases over Millennials
0 25 50 75
GenZ Millennials GenX Boomers
Percentage of Groups That Follow Brands On Social Media:
Source: Survey Monkey
- Cybba Digital
Companies That Appeal to Gen Z
Splitit Snackpass Cocokind
Financial Services Social e-Commerce
Founded in 2009, Splitit offers BNPL solutions and software, with no interest applications, or late fees
Founded in 2017, Snackpass offers pickup/delivery food, with discounts, gifts, and a social platform aspect
Retail & CPG
Founded in 2015, Cocokind focuses on 100% sustainable beauty that supports prodiversity
'BNPL' Services Splitit Plus Product
Empower consumers to use the credit they earned to pay on their terms for the things they want and need.
Current Advertising & Profitability
36.8% of Gen Z digital buyers aged 14 and older were forecast to use BNPL services, compared with only
30.3% of millennial users (Statistica)
Order-ahead app focused on pickup and social commerce
“Help local business thrive by creating magical customer experiences in the physical and digital world.”
Current Advertising & Profitability
3150% five year search growth
80% penetration rate in college students over available 13 campuses
Consumer Packaged Goods
Plant-powered, sustainable, affordable, and cruelty-free skincare products that aims to challenge the status quo of the beauty industry
Current Advertising & Profitability
"A study in 2021 found that 82% of Gen Z care about environmental sustainability, and 78% of both millennials and Gen Z want brands to be prodiversity" - Cure Media
COMPETITOR MARKETING
Clear audience segmentation
Cross-channel marketing with clear themes
Creative, short engagement-form ads
Klarna
Glossier
Doordash
How can these companies leverage Meta to engage Gen Z audiences?
Augmented Reality Ads
Let people interact with your product, brand, or effect
Ads in Stories
Short form, immersive full-screen ads
Advertising Tools
Messenger to Inbox Ads
Engage new customers and reengage existing audience members
Video, Post, & Carousel Ads
Customized ad campaigns with audience segmentation & geo-tagged ads
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Meta
referenced case studies, essence cosmetics, Ray Bans
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! ANY QUESTIONS?
Jessica Du
3rd year Economics Major
UC Santa Barbara
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicakdu