The new rules of Millennial marketing in 2021

DigitalDraker
3 min readMar 22, 2021
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Uber wouldn’t have been as successful if millennials didn’t exist. Similarly, the e-commerce or food delivery app doing well under millennial clot. The success of such businesses is dependent on the breed that made it the rage. The characteristic of this breed is lazy, narcissistic, open-minded, supportive and many.

We call them Millennial–denoting people reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century.

Millennials are tech-savvy, achievement-oriented, attention seekers. They are excited about the job, will work hard, and mostly they are efficient.

It is tough to get on the heads of millennials. 22% of the population in the US is millennial.

A good number in case you have a business that moves on tech. Tech either to make e-commerce or Investment through the mobile app or anything which works on its own. Millennials enjoy DIY. They don’t need to be spoon-fed.

Good to know. But what is essential here further is how the heck you crack the nut, read through.

Engaging Brand

Millennials have changed the definition of a brand. They enjoy the engagement. Never crave for a larger-than-life brand image and believe in minimalistic.

For example, Nike sets branding standards. It was so great that even Steve Jobs spoke about it in his memoir.

But when you see Nike today, they are struggling with companies who just started and love to engage with Millennials. Nike might spend billions, but millennials love to buy Toms or Vans.

Engagement is a cue to sell millennials. They believe what social media feels about it. Believe in minimalistic rather than making extravagant approach.

Make your brand talk in the same line and engage your millennial crowd. Some trends, like print on demand, make your sneakers, DIY trends (fashion, home décor, repair your stuff, etc) worked wonders.

Work out a marketing strategy for Millennials. The easiest is to make them part of you.

Go tech and be on mobile

You might have nothing to do with technology. Your product is for brick and mortar or maybe around service as simple as lawn cutting. Make things work on a mobile phone. That’s where your millennial customer will find you.

Work on making mobile experience top-notch.

Work with marketplace platforms, social media channels, mobile app, and even search engine optimization.

Be on mobile at the earliest.

Target social groups

Social groups are a powerful way to connect and engage millennials. Workaround your social media campaign and target groups.

Making use of old thoughts to work around the age group will go wrong. Millennials set everything different. Some think to never buy a home or car, many never marry, some never settle in the job, and some travel like a vagabond.

Strategize to engage groups on social rather than targeting stages of life, which is void for millennials.

Millennials are important

1 in every 4 are millennials. It is a trend for almost every place in the World. Millennials are the ones who set technology for adoption. They are open to try new things and give a chance to new players.

Millennials set the ground rules.

Then come to the followers called Generation Z. 1 in every 5 are of generation Z. They follow what Millennials have adopted. They are shrewd and might say things to baffle. Open to diversity, pragmatic and financial sensible.

Then comes the crazy Generation Alpha. They are not yet ready to be a consumer. But can set new rules. Generation alpha are born in the year around 2010 to 2014.

Millennials are parents of generation alpha.

They are just 10 or 12 years, but ready to be a programmer and learn at WhiteHat Jr., play PubG, make short films and even win Master Chef.

There is a lot to read on the internet about millennial marketing trends. I am sure I will be more valid and wish you luck.

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