Ethical Click Dec 10, 2014 social consciousness household responsibilities privacy security social media ... Young consumers are considering the ethical implications of their digital behaviors. Consumer outcry regarding the ethics of brands, companies, and online platforms has generated widespread attention as of late. As a result, people are feeling more accountable for their actions, both in terms of their spending and their digital engagement. After actress Jennifer Lawrence, a victim of a recent celebrity photo hacking, told Vanity Fair, “It’s not a scandal. It’s a sex crime,” fans who played a ...
ROI (Return On Image) Dec 08, 2014 social life social media Brand Me Digital Intimacy ... males, place a greater importance on their digital image than do other young people. Overall, the number of likes they get on a post are even more important than the amount of followers they have, revealing the value they place on creating and sharing content. This is particularly true for teen girls and 25- to 34-year-old men. How important are each of the following things to you?Social media usersTop 2 Box Summary of “Very important” and “Somewhat important” My online reputation | The number of ...
Digital Intimacy Dec 04, 2014 relationships social life social media Digital Intimacy eLationships ... information have long been the norm, young people are now scaling back by seeking out more personal pockets of the web. They are prioritizing the quality over quantity of their contacts, one-on-one interactions over mass audiences, and the ephemeral over the permanent. We are in a new digital era where young generations are shifting the online world from the public square to a more intimate environment, and bringing a human touch to the web in the process. For brands, this means a marked shift from ...
Global Y Dream Sep 18, 2014 career family global ... professions. Such options weren’t as available in their parents’ time when job stability was the goal and working for conglomerates was more common. For GYs, life isn’t only what happens outside the office—rather, work is a part of life. Around the globe, 50% of Ys want a lively work environment with fun coworkers. Keeping employees energized is important at Taobao, a Chinese online retailer akin to Amazon, where even its package distribution room reflects the company’s kung fu flair. SnapPea, a China ...
Cultural Diplomats Sep 10, 2014 food & beverage global travel local culture peer-to-peer tourism vacation ... society that allows individuals, not just those in positions of authority, to influence global culture on a grand scale. In this sense, Ys are the first generation of Cultural Diplomats: emissaries empowered to bridge international divides, whether online, abroad, or at home. The expanding power of the individual was set into motion by forces that, for GYs, began early in life. Growing up with the unprecedented resource of the Internet afforded them direct access to international news and events. This ...
GPS (Global Positioning Success) Sep 18, 2014 global marketing ... International Women’s Day by creating a feminist spinoff of its “all in” campaign, called “all in for #mygirls.” With the goal of encouraging young women to excel in both sports and life, the cornerstone of the campaign was an online magazine that crowdsourced consumer social media content via the #mygirls hashtag. Additional campaign components were created for various online platforms, retail, and TV, with “all in for #mygirls” commercials airing in Russia, Korea, and China. Major bank ANZ, as part of its ...
First Glocals Sep 04, 2014 global travel local culture ... homogenization. Travel used to provide a highly anticipated opportunity to collect products one can’t find at home, but with online shopping, it is now difficult to find anything truly unique that can’t be ordered with a click. In response, we are seeing a new duality among GYs, who want to foster international connectedness without sacrificing pride in their cultural heritage. Indeed, as a 25-year-old respondent from South Korea told us, “Right now I have both local culture and global culture within myself ...
The Protest Selfie Sep 17, 2014 global activism mobile politics ... Young digital activists are sharing photos of themselves to make political and social statements that can easily spread globally. Today’s youth have an unprecedented sense of sociopolitical consciousness and civic duty. Armed with mobile tools and digital platforms, GYs are actively speaking to world issues in their ongoing effort to effect global change. Whether through armchair activism, like signing Change.org petitions, or propagating social movements online, like Occupy or Arab Spring ...
POP Trends Jun 12, 2014 media & entertainment retail books music TV ... -held source of journalistic pride: being first. But mounting pressure to be the initial outlet to cover a story has resulted in shrinking standards of accuracy, inciting criticism from readers who long for perspective, not just promptness. But even young consumers of online articles, themselves, have proven susceptible to the inclination to post without forethought; this winter, 35% of Cassandra respondents reported that it’s still important to be the first to share something, and NPR recently ...
POP Marketing Jun 16, 2014 marketing media & entertainment content marketing ... , and more. Heineken afterward edited the footage into a mini-film that helped the surprised stars to recognize their hidden “legendary” nature.To forge ties with creators and advocates of independent music, Converse built a free-use recording studio, called Rubber Tracks, in Brooklyn, and opened its doors to indie bands in need of the space and equipment to lay down a quality recording. Working artists can apply online for use of the state-of-the-art studio and nothing is expected of them in return ...