Brands today face many challenges, but one specific challenge that isn't often recognized is generational marketing—the process of developing marketing strategies to maintain relevance with all generations. For a brand today to be successful, it must realize that different messages must be developed and delivered on various channels. Generational marketing encompasses this process and is often a primary component of a brand's marketing success. Targeting your audience means understanding the needs and expectations of each generation and how best to reach them in a relevant manner. Adweek's Generational Marketing section showcases top brands' successful strategies.

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IYKYK: 3 Gen Z Trends Marketers Should Watch in 2024

What the young crowd will be doing, wearing and thinking this year.

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Tinder Celebrates Fluid Gen Z Connections for Online Dating’s Biggest Marketing Moment

Third iteration of 'It Starts With a Swipe' campaign focuses on feelings.

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How One Campaign Changed Everything for Coca-Cola

Creations used music, fashion and technology to sell drinks no one had tasted.

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Size, Fit, Quality: What Women Over 40 Want From Brands

They don’t need affirmation and empowerment; they already have it.

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Tinder and Rival Apps Court Gen Z in the Age of Online Dating Fatigue

After defining the category, Tinder faces increasing competition and marketing challenges.

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Lenovo Is Winning Over Gen Z By Making Work Meaningful

The tech company's strategy positions consumers as brand partners.

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If You’re Targeting Gen Z, Chances Are You’re Doing It Wrong

Meeting this new generation of consumers at the point of inspiration.

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Effective Generational Marketing Is About Telling the Right Story

Using psychological principles to drive impactful storytelling for different age groups.

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How Brands Should—and Shouldn’t—Communicate With Gen Alpha

Gen Z’s younger siblings prioritize brand purpose and covet community.

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Vans’ New Kick Turn: Attract More Than Just Millennials and Gen Z

Why CMO Kristin Harrer wants to 'connect with a broader community.'

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CMO Moves Podcast: Shake Shack’s Jay Livingston on Professionalizing Smaller Companies

Jay Livingston discusses his journey as a marketer, and how he approaches growing and building a marketing strategy.

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Connected From Birth: Predicting Gen Z’s Online Behavior

How the youngest generation of consumers is shaping a new social media era.

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Don’t Blur the Lines When Marketing to Millennials and Gen Z

Gen Z places less value on high price tags and material goods, whereas millennials buy pricey bottles, designer goods and trips.

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More Than Family and Soccer: Why HHM Campaigns Can Feel Hollow

Generational marketing is key to communicating with the Latinx consumer.

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‘It’s Not Just a Case of Let’s Move Everything Online’—How Saga Continues Engaging Over-50s

The company has begun to focus on experience over age in its communications.