Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right

Understand and market to the newest wave of millennials Whether you're a business professional trying to decode the $43 billion youth market, a marketer looking for a message that connects, or an entrepreneur trying to develop youth-oriented products, Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right gives you an unparalleled field guide to the newest wave of millennials and their mindsets. Inside this unique book, you'll meet four major tribes?the Wired Techie, The Conformist But Somewhat Paradoxical Preppy, The Always-Mellow Alternative, and The Cutting-Edge Independent?and understand their key traits, likes and dislikes, and what kind of adult they will likely become. Includes many examples of companies, brands, and organizations who chased the youth demographic and got it right, or who failed to nail their audienceUnderstand such concepts as Warholism, Tweenabees, Hand-me-ups, Massclusivity, The Facebook Effect, and InstantityAuthor has won many honors and much media recognition as a young entrepreneur and youth marketer to watch Want to understand the next generation? Get Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right and discover how to reach this fascinating and elusive demographic.

Tina Wells is in her fifteenth year as founder and CEO of Buzz Marketing Group, after starting her career writing for New Girl Times magazine at sixteen years old. Buzz Marketing Group, a youth marketing agency that specializes in youth needs, desires, and trends, has grown a network of approximately 10,000 buzzSpotters® (teen consultants). Tina's long list of honors includes Essence 40 Under 40, Billboard's30 Under 30, and Inc. magazine's 30 Under 30.