Demographics

Advertising groups keep the DEI push alive: Consumers have shown they want more diverse content. Advertisers would be foolish to turn away.

Record viewership for women’s sports is finally making brands take notice: A coalition of brands and sports leagues is pressuring networks to give women’s sports primetime slots.

Paramount’s potential BET sale could be a win-win: A deal could allow the media giant to focus on its streaming services and advertising innovation

Investors have faith in the future of gaming: Ex-Riot Games execs have secured $55 million in Series A funding to create a hit.

Facebook’s latest dark pattern scandal will make advertisers nervous: The New York Times reports that young Instagram users’ posts are being shared to Facebook in an effort to mask shrinking Gen Z participation.

Deemphasizing DEI: As the ad industry grapples with a soft economy, layoffs, and fading social justice fervor, diversity and inclusion appear to be lower priorities.

Utah’s proposed bills say much about the advertising climate: Legislation would curb minors’ access to social media broadly and advertising in particular.

Gen Z adults are more likely to pay attention to social media advertising than US adults overall, according to CivicScience. By comparison, the general adult population tends to notice other online ads and TV commercials.

Klarna is about more than BNPL: Its Kosma open banking platform is growing as the company creates new revenue streams on the back of its banking and payments infrastructure.

It’s no surprise that 18- to 24-year-old TikTok users spend a lot of time on the app—79 minutes per day, according to our latest forecast. But what’s not so obvious is that Millennials and Gen X users are gobbling up tons of TikTok videos, too.

TikTok offers a teen time limit as US ban talks boil over: Talk of serious action is heating up, and TikTok is waving olive branches to prevent the worst.

Black History Month ends, but some retailer commitments live on: Consumers—not just Black ones—increasingly see through performative marketing campaigns.

Gen Zers provide a pivotal opportunity for banks as at least 4 million of them will open accounts each year through 2026.

Brands and retailers are celebrating Black History Month: Spotlighting Black-owned businesses, donating to nonprofits are frequent go-tos.

Gen Z’s love of Apple is its secret weapon: The cohort should help it build its advertising business for years to come

Gen Z adults are most likely to try new brands: But fading brand loyalty and longer paths to purchase mean retailers will have to work harder to earn their patronage.

Millennials are parenting. Gen Z is entering the workforce. And the never-ending wheel of time has spun a new generation for marketers to watch: Generation Alpha. The oldest members of this digitally native, pandemic-influenced generation are tweens now, and marketers need to pay attention to how today’s children differ from their Gen Z older siblings.

As Gen Zers’ buying power grows, retailers need to understand the best ways to connect and engage with them, whether that’s through leaning into product discovery or creating a more seamless payment process. We take a look at some of Gen Z’s shopping habits and what they mean for retailers.

Black consumers prioritize brands that prioritize them: A new study highlights companies that resonate with a demographic group with growing purchasing power.