Tag: Gen Z

  • Field Report: 10 Booths We Loved at Licensing Expo 2025

    Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Licensing Expo 2025 brought together more than 12,000 influential brand owners, manufacturers and retailers May 20-22 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas to shape the future of consumerism in the shifting global markets. Tariffs remain top of mind for this industry, with uncertainty surrounding the tariffs policy, major […]

  • Pinterest Brings Gen Z Wedding Trends to Life at NYC’s City Hall

    Weddings at City Hall in New York City are often intimate and without pricey flourishes, but Pinterest saw an engagement opportunity there by adding special touches to couples’ daytime nuptials during a pop-up outside on April 30. The brand covered their marriage license fees and gifted them free bouquets by Sprig & Social, a champagne toast […]

  • Tinder Leans into Fashion and Low-key Branding with an Upcycling Pop-up for Gen Z

    Cuffing season is over, and we’re about to enter “Hot Girl Summer.” For Tinder, that means entering the cultural conversation with experiences that tap into the Gen Z zeitgeist and create moments for users and prospective users to “mingle” in person in a casual environment. The brand’s ExCycle pop-up at Tumbao in New York City […]

  • Hosting a Skincare Activation? Steal These Eight Tactics

    Skincare is big business. Gen Alpha, in particular, is driving massive growth for the thriving multibillion-dollar global skincare industry, with many younger girls crafting multistep regimens and taking cues from TikTok “skinfluencers” to achieve what they view as self-care. Gen Z isn’t far behind. According to a YouGov report, 61 percent of young consumers say they […]

  • Three Things We Loved About American Eagle’s Denim Deli in Nashville

    The food and fashion worlds continue to collide, and American Eagle on March 21 and 22 activated its own spin on the concept with the Denim Deli, a pop-up in Nashville that highlighted the brand’s signature denim collection while feeding consumers a complimentary signature sandwich from Music City’s iconic Mitchell’s Deli. Designed for an extended […]