Gap, Marc Jacobs, Heinz and More: What This Week's Ads Say About Brand Marketing
Companies

Gap, Marc Jacobs, Heinz and More: What This Week's Ads Say About Brand Marketing

A star-studded week of campaigns from Gap, Foot Locker, J.P. Morgan and others shows sharper cultural targeting, with Am...

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Gen Z Is Drinking as Much as Older Americans—but Spending More Per Drink
Lifestyle

Gen Z Is Drinking as Much as Older Americans—but Spending More Per Drink

New IWSR data shows 74% of US Gen Z adults drank in the past six months, up from 66% three years ago and nearly matching...

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One in Five Gen Z Workers Attended a Job Interview With a Parent, Survey Finds
Lifestyle

One in Five Gen Z Workers Attended a Job Interview With a Parent, Survey Finds

A Zety survey of 1,001 Gen Z workers found 20% attended an interview with a parent and 21% had a parent contact an emplo...

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CeraVe Tackles Tanmaxxing With Social Series and Sorority Renovation to Sell Sunscreen
Lifestyle

CeraVe Tackles Tanmaxxing With Social Series and Sorority Renovation to Sell Sunscreen

With Google searches for tanning at a five-year high and over a fifth of Gen Z adults prioritizing a bronze over protect...

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Hinge Launches Audiobook Series Based on Real Couples to Deepen Gen Z Engagement
Companies

Hinge Launches Audiobook Series Based on Real Couples to Deepen Gen Z Engagement

The dating app’s 'No Ordinary Love' campaign uses audio storytelling to counter emotional detachment in dating culture, ...

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Ditto’s AI matchmaker ditches the swipe – and Gen Z is texting in for Wednesday dates
Technology

Ditto’s AI matchmaker ditches the swipe – and Gen Z is texting in for Wednesday dates

College-focused dating app Ditto uses conversational AI to match users on personality, not photos, then books a real dat...

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Bumble Plans to Kill the Swipe as Gen Z Pushes Dating Apps Toward Real-World Meetups
Technology

Bumble Plans to Kill the Swipe as Gen Z Pushes Dating Apps Toward Real-World Meetups

The dating app plans to replace swiping with a more intentional model and expand its real-life group-meetup app Plans, a...

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Nostalgia Marketing Is Winning Gen Z — But Gen Alpha Could End the Y2K Party
Retail

Nostalgia Marketing Is Winning Gen Z — But Gen Alpha Could End the Y2K Party

Y2K-era campaigns are lifting sales at Gap and Coach, but as Gen Alpha's buying power grows, brands that only look backw...

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Gen Z Ditches the 9-to-5 as Flex Economy Reshapes Pay and Spending
Personal Finance

Gen Z Ditches the 9-to-5 as Flex Economy Reshapes Pay and Spending

Afterpay data shows four in five young Australians now earn from several sources, blurring payday and boosting buy now, ...

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Nearly two-thirds of parents still fund adult Gen Z kids — and most say it strains their finances
Personal Finance

Nearly two-thirds of parents still fund adult Gen Z kids — and most say it strains their finances

A 2026 Wells Fargo survey finds 64% of parents still support adult Gen Z children financially — and 56% say it strains t...

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Teen AI Founders Have More Money Than Ever — and Less Room to Fail
Technology

Teen AI Founders Have More Money Than Ever — and Less Room to Fail

AI tools let founders start companies in their teens, but investors now demand growth in months, not years — and every s...

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Two Faces of India's Gen Z: Protests vs Service Spark Identity Debate
Politics

Two Faces of India's Gen Z: Protests vs Service Spark Identity Debate

In July 2026, a disruptive protest in Delhi and nationwide Kargil Vijay Diwas marches organized by the RSS-affiliated AB...

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Why Brazil's Gen Z Is Ditching Instagram for Strava — and What It Means for Brands
Technology

Why Brazil's Gen Z Is Ditching Instagram for Strava — and What It Means for Brands

68% of zoomers in Brazil want to use Strava more, seeking real-world connections instead of feeds. The platform's clubs ...

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How 3 Tinder Interns Beat 30,000 Applicants to Land Full-Time Jobs
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How 3 Tinder Interns Beat 30,000 Applicants to Land Full-Time Jobs

Former Tinder 'Tindership' participants share the strategies that turned their highly competitive internships into perma...

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How Russia's Gen Z Replaced Alcohol With Energy Drinks, Vapes and Digital Addictions
Lifestyle

How Russia's Gen Z Replaced Alcohol With Energy Drinks, Vapes and Digital Addictions

Russian youth are drinking less alcohol than any generation on record, but the void is being filled by surging energy-dr...

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Corporate vs Creator Life: Two Bengaluru Women Lay Out the Daily Trade-offs
Lifestyle

Corporate vs Creator Life: Two Bengaluru Women Lay Out the Daily Trade-offs

Ananya's EY paycheque and paid leave meet Monsoon's bed-to-desk commute and travel freedom in a candid Instagram face-of...

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Why Gen Z Prefers TikTok Over Google for Product Search
Technology

Why Gen Z Prefers TikTok Over Google for Product Search

With 40% of Gen Z reportedly using TikTok instead of Google for search, marketing is shifting from polished ads to authe...

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Tinder Brings In-Person Events to New Cities, Betting on Gen Z's Love of Shared Experiences
Companies

Tinder Brings In-Person Events to New Cities, Betting on Gen Z's Love of Shared Experiences

After a pilot in Los Angeles drove strong engagement among young singles, Tinder is expanding its Events feature to nine...

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Universities turn to student creators as Gen Z tunes out traditional ads
Education

Universities turn to student creators as Gen Z tunes out traditional ads

With Gen Z and Gen Alpha ignoring polished marketing, UCL and ETS are among those formalising student storytelling roles...

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Instagram and TikTok Overtake Google for Gen Z Product Searches
Retail

Instagram and TikTok Overtake Google for Gen Z Product Searches

More than half of Generation Z now turn to Instagram and TikTok first when searching for products and services, upending...

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