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Today’s Tuesday business article title is a play on the olde English child’s toy, Jack-in-a-box.
Just in case you are perplexed, by Jack-in-a-box, we don’t mean that little fast food chain in the US. Rather, a child’s toy dating from somewhere in the medieval period. Possibly inspired by an English country Vicar. (see, Aim2D can be educational~)
One of the “trends” we notice from overseas is towards demographic marketing. On the surface, that is fine and dandy. After all, we have long advocated preparing different marketing content for different sectors in China.
However, in our view, the problem arises when marketers or brands take this to a level bordering on obsession.
From our perspective it seems brands spend a huge amount of time navel gazing, seemingly preoccupied with their own relevance and important. Believing customers share their passion.
However, survey after survey has clearly shown customers spend very little time philosophising about a brand. In that aspect, brands are living in a deluded, self created world of make believe.
Today’s article follows that theme and links to an excellent post by Tom Fishburne – AKA the Marketoonist. But before we link to Tom, lets just look at this so called marketing segmentation based on generation levels.
We are not disputing that teenagers have different needs and a different shopping philosophy to adults who again are different from senior citizens. So it is right that brand should invest time and money crafting for this segment.
Where, in our opinion, it all falls- down is where, having developed this insightful content for teens ( or any sector) they then broadcast this over all their media.
In effect, all they have done is create this mass block called teenage, or, in their speak, Gen Y, Gen X etc. How clever is this? Do they seriously think that each and every person who, by fault of birth, is classified as Gen Y is going to think the same? Have the same needs and wants? Back to our headline – sort of.
Don’t put Chinese in a Marketing Box.
We and every other professional, reputable marketing firm in China have said this many, many times in the past:
China is not one huge 1.4 billion market
Apart from segregating your target and deploying content on a generation level, you must also factor in location, and other seemingly inconsequential details.
Or, in the words of Marketoonist Tom Fishburne:
Too much of generational marketing is a herd effect. Genuine consumer insights run deeper than age brackets.
https://marketoonist.com/2022/08/generation-alpha.html
And of course he’s right!
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