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Millennials are so 10 minutes ago. The new hot segment that digital marketers are focusing on? Young college students. And for good reason. By 2020, Gen Z consumers will make up 40% of the US population. So how can you add marketing to college students to your customer acquisition strategy? Here’s what you need to ...

Today we hit a major milestone at SheerID, one that I’ve envisioned since we first started the company—giving all college students, everywhere in the world, access to exclusive experiences designed for them by the brands they love. The process is simple yet powerful. The brand creates a gated student offer, our digital student verification platform ...

New enhanced fraud protection minimizes discount abuse for brands marketing to students with gated, exclusive offers globally PORTLAND, OR – June 19, 2019 – SheerID, the market leader in digital verification technology for gated, exclusive offers, today launched instant student verification in 191 countries recognized by the United Nations. The industry’s first worldwide student verification ...

Gen Z is a trending topic among digital marketers. People are asking, “Why is marketing to Gen Z students important?” Lionel Bringuier, senior director of channel partnerships at SheerID, discussed this trend with Maria Ingold, CTO of Connected Media | IP.  During the interview, Bringuier shared three reasons why OTTs should focus on marketing to ...

When it comes to food delivery services, students are the ideal segment. They’re up late, they don’t cook a lot, and they’re part of a younger generation accustomed to convenience and instant gratification. Discounts are the right way to capture their attention, but brands that want to keep it need a longer-term customer loyalty strategy. ...

Student offers are fast becoming the norm in the subscription economy, and for good reason. College students are a perfect customer group for streaming media companies to target, but their disposable income is usually limited. Price can make or break their decision to sign up. That’s the feedback SoundCloud heard in its community forum: for ...

Exclusive, gated promotions are one of the best ways to market to Gen Z. These offers feel personal and cost-friendly, two things that Gen Z prefers. However, Gen Zers have to verify their eligibility in order to receive their personalized offer. This can give them pause, and sometimes ruin the transaction completely. According to our 2018 Shopper ...

Successful marketers like you know all the tricks to create sweet promotions while taking transaction value and merchandising into account. But with so many deals and discounts coming at consumers, it can be hard to get noticed. Especially by such a digitally scrutinous audience as Gen Z. How can you best reach this rising segment ...

How do digital marketers acquire Gen Zers as loyal, lifelong consumers? While targeted promotions have been around forever, Gen Z expects a different type of customization and engagement than previous generations. For example, they look to engage with brands that offer them more personal interaction. In addition, Gen Zers are looking for brands to keep ...

Marketing to Gen Z presents brands with a unique challenge. This generation never grew up with the sweet sound of dial-up kicking in. They've never had to suffer through infomercials, or listen to music and send a text message on two separate devices. But they know the internet better than any generation out there. Gen ...