You’ve adjusted your branding to attract Millennials, but is your flower shop ready for the rising Generation Z?
According to Forbes, by 2020 Generation Z—people aged 22 or younger—will account for 40% of all consumers. If you start planning your Gen Z marketing strategy now, you’ll be ready when this generation starts entering the workforce and expanding their consuming habits.
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Engaging Gen Z
Gen Zers are known for their ability to multitask with their devices. It is important to take this into account when doing your floral marketing—a simple social media ad or promotional Youtube video may not be impactful enough to grab their attention. Ironically, this means Gen Zers have a higher tolerance for social media ads than previous generations.
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Getting To Know Gen Z
Knowing your consumers is the most important part of marketing to them.
As a generation, Gen Zers are diverse and culturally open-minded. They downplay traditional gender roles and want to make a difference. They also have goals—some call them “dreamers,” but often in a positive way—they will not let anyone stop them from following their passions.
So what can the floral industry do to grab their attention? You can start by brushing up on their preferred social media. Gen Z uses different social media platforms for different kinds of activity.
- Facebook: Used mostly for information
- Instagram: Displaying their ambitions—Instagram is the most popular platform for building a personal brand and for brand discovery
- Snapchat: Sharing snapshots of daily life
- Twitter: News source
- Youtube: Entertainment and instructional/tutorial videos
- Pinterest: Inspiration
Instagram and Snapchat are sometimes called “intimacy builders,” making these platforms the best way to showcase your floral ads, with Facebook close behind.
Knowing the ways in which these social media platforms work for the Gen Zers is a way of tailoring your marketing to work for them. Remember to always be authentic as well!
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An Open-Minded Generation
Gen Z is one of the most open-minded and diverse generations, with a famously nonjudgmental mindset and a spirit of tolerance. Floral professionals should take note and create captivating social media ads that are socially diverse.
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Mobile-Friendly Floral Websites
If your floral website is not responsive or otherwise mobile friendly, get it optimized as soon as possible. Gen Zers spend lots of time on their mobile devices, and other devices (including computers!) are secondary. Make sure your floral website is mobile responsive.
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Gen Z Do-Gooders
Gen Z is all about making a difference, from helping the environment or buying for a cause. Gen Z likes doing good for the economy, the environment, and their community.
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Let’s face it, branding flowers is not always easy. However, with social media sites like Instagram and Pinterest the floral industry is making huge waves, and in the last few years the growth has been tremendous.
Gen Zers are taking notice of the beautiful floral designs on tablescapes, events, and birthdays. Gen Zers appreciate flowers and inspiring designs, it’s up to the floral professionals to update their marketing and flower shop for this tech-savvy generation. Lacking social media will certainly affect your floral business in years to come. Online floral branding is key for the survival of your flower business.
Florists, we would love to hear your feedback on Generation Z! Let us know in the comment section below!
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It’s really very informative blog about the Generation Z people. Social media is the biggest platform to promote our brand and attract the people. As florists, we must be updated and thank you for giving the idea to focus on the Generation Z people.
These are great ideas that we’re definitely going to look into to to attract generation zers. We’re mobile responsive so that’s a start, just need to wrap our heads around social media. Wondering where to start?
Very informative article. It’s a great idea to focus on the generation zers. Now Through social media, we can attract generation z people towards our brand. Thanks for sharing.