: generation z
Gen Z is as nuanced and complex as every generation before them … In fact, they are considered to be the most diverse and multicultural generation ever.—
Andrew Kelly and Guy Cierzan
Andrew Kelly and Guy CierzanGen Z is incredibly media savvy, so the challenge for marketers is trying to connect with an audience that already knows every marketing trick in the book.—Chirag Kulkarni
—often used before another nounChirag KulkarniGen Z activists are using social media to start movements and gather the momentum they need to make positive changes in the world.—Savanna Smith
—often hyphenated in such useSavanna SmithGen-Z students/consumers
Gen Zer
noun
or Gen-Zer
plural Gen Zers or Gen-Zers
… even the oldest Gen Zer was just a tween when the iPhone was released in 2007.
—Ryan Kelly
Ryan Kelly
Though many tend to lump them together, millennials and Gen Zers are two very different cohorts.
—Chad Recchia
Chad Recchia
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Consumers, mostly Millennials and Gen Z, are increasingly prioritizing health and wellness.
—Zoryana Zagorodnya, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The research, published in the JAMA Network Open medical journal, also concluded younger generations — particularly Gen Z, or adults born after 1996 — were significantly more likely to have been exposed to a mass shooting than their parents or grandparents.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
The report also noted that only 29 percent of Gen Z and 33 percent of Millennials visit a bank branch in person once a year or less.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday night, Gen Z’s favorite heavy rock band took a moment onstage at the Kia Forum to remember their first gig there.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Zoryana Zagorodnya, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The research, published in the JAMA Network Open medical journal, also concluded younger generations — particularly Gen Z, or adults born after 1996 — were significantly more likely to have been exposed to a mass shooting than their parents or grandparents.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
The report also noted that only 29 percent of Gen Z and 33 percent of Millennials visit a bank branch in person once a year or less.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday night, Gen Z’s favorite heavy rock band took a moment onstage at the Kia Forum to remember their first gig there.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Gen Z.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gen%20Z. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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