Welcome to our FringeStream series, our monthly magazine exploring how the fringes of culture are shaping mass behaviors. What happens when fragmentation, diversity and the choice to live differently becomes the new normal?
This month we explore Fallout Families, which challenges us to think about family structures differently and brings to life what new family norms look like, moving beyond the traditional - and increasingly outdated - model of the nuclear family.
3. FALLOUT FAMILIES
Welcome
to
our
FringeStream
series,
our
monthly
magazine
exploring
how
the
fringes
of
culture
are
shaping
mass
behaviors.
What
happens
when
fragmentation,
diversity
and
the
choice
to
live
differently
becomes
the
new
normal?
This
month
we
explore
Fallout
Families,
which
challenges
us
to
think
about
family
structures
differently
and
brings
to
life
what
new
family
norms
look
like,
moving
beyond
the
traditional
-‐
and
increasingly
outdated
-‐
model
of
the
nuclear
family.
Tuesday, November 10, 15
5. WHAT IS IT?
THE NUCLEAR FAMILY IS ON THE DECLINE.
Today
it
is
far
more
likely
that
a
family
will
not
be
the
archetypal
married
couple
with
2.4
kids.
Advertisers,
marketers,
researchers
and
media
planners
(not
to
mention
the
rest
of
the
business
world)
continue
to
adhere
to
a
model
in
which
most
adults
are
imagined
to
be
on
a
journey
to,
through
and
from
the
standard
nuclear
family
-‐
because
it’s
easy.
And
it’s
comfortable.
And
mainstream.
Except
that
it
no
longer
is.
“Married
couples
with
2.4
kids
don't
really
exist:
today,
only
a
quarter
of
families
could
be
termed
‘nuclear’”
The
Guardian,
2013
THE FAMILY DYNAMIC IS CHANGING...
WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-NUCLEAR WORLD
Tuesday, November 10, 15
6. WHY IS IT?
New
versions
of
the
traditional
family
have
been
enabled
or
necessitated
by
a
variety
of
factors,
including:
the
economic
crisis,
progression
in
LGBT
rights,
an
ageing
population,
the
housing
shortage
in
major
cities,
rising
divorce
rates,
improving
gender
equality
and
Kluidity.
We
are
living
in
a
more
progressive
and
tolerant
society
than
ever
before.
Above
all
we
now
live
in
a
world
in
which
people
are
increasingly
questioning
the
need
to
follow
traditional
ways
of
being.
…THIS IS CAUSED OR ENABLED
BY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL SHIFTS...
Tuesday, November 10, 15
7. …WHICH GIVES RISE TO A NUMBER OF
NEW NON-NUCLEAR FAMILY TYPES
RISE OF THE
SOLOMOR
DINKs
(dual income, no kids)
REVERSING
GENDER ROLES
SAME SEX
PARTNERS
MULTI-GENERATIONAL
LIVING
MULTI-PARENTAL
FAMILIES
TRADITIONAL MODEL
THE OUTCOME: NUCLEAR FAMILIES
Tuesday, November 10, 15
8. WHAT IS IT?
32% OF MARRIED FATHERS
(approximately 7 million dads)
are “a regular source of care
for their children under age
15”, up from 26% in 2002
THE
NEW
NORMAL:
Mothers are now the SOLE
OR PRIMARY INCOME
PROVIDER in a record 40%
of households with children
Over a lifetime,
unmarried women can
pay as much as a
million dollars more
than their married
counterparts for
healthcare,
taxes and more
FAMILIES
FALLOUT
In the US, the number of people living in multigenerational homes doubled from around 28 million in 1980 to 57 million in
2012. Whilst in the UK, more than 500,000 households consist of more than three generations, rising to 556,000 by 2019.
28Mpeople living in
multigenerational
homes
57Mpeople living in
multigenerational
homes
1980 2012
500k+households consist
of more than three
generations
2015
556k+households consist
of more than three
generations
2019
In the US, among those under age
50 nearly half of LGBT women (48%)
are raising a child under age 18
along with a fifth of LGBT men (20%)
20%48%the fastest growing category
of households is:
IN THE US AND UK...
Tuesday, November 10, 15
9. THE CHALLENGE FOR BRANDS
BRANDS INCREASINGLY SHOW THAT
THEY ‘GET’ THE CONTEMPORARY FAMILY
BY MIXING UP THE INGREDIENTS A LITTLE:
a
mixed-‐race
couple
here,
a
divorced
dad
there,
maybe
even
some
same-‐sex
parents.
Typically
these
are
taboo-‐breaking
statements
that
intentionally
celebrate
the
fringes.
And
that’s
great.
But
increasingly
those
fringes
are
the
norm.
Brands
that
want
to
really
connect
with
contemporary
families
need
to
go
one
step
further
-‐
reKlecting
this
new
normal
for
what
it
is:
normal.
“Making
advertising
more
representative
of
the
society
it
serves
tends
to
follow
two
clear
stages.
The
First
is
to
actively
break
taboos
that
hold
society
back
and
in
which
the
inclusion
of
people
that
are
different
to
the
norm
is
to
make
a
point.
The
second
is
about
normalising
those
groups
as
an
unremarkable
part
of
contemporary
life.”
Richard
Huntingdon
Director
of
Strategy,
Saatchi
&
Saatchi
BRANDS AND THE NEW NORMAL
Tuesday, November 10, 15
10. “The
repercussions
of
these
[family]
changes
on
housing,
pensions,
health
and
long-‐term
care,
labour
markets,
education
and
public
Jinances,
have
been
remarkable”
OECD
Report,
The
Future
of
Families,
2011
THE CHALLENGE FOR SOCIETY
AND IT’S NOT JUST THE MARKETING WORLD
THAT NEEDS TO REFLECT THIS NEW NORMAL.
We
live
in
a
world
built
for
nuclear
families:
family
cars,
family
meals,
family
homes,
family
holiday
deals.
And
it’s
not
just
products.
Everything
from
maternity/paternity
leave
to
tax
beneKits
were
set
up
to
beneKit
nuclear
families.
Today,
52%
of
British
adults
feel
that
the
Government
fails
to
take
their
family
set-‐up
into
account.
The
rise
of
Fallout
Families
demands
new
thinking
and
new
solutions
right
across
society
-‐
with
implications
for
politics,
healthcare,
property,
Kinancial
products,
employment
law
and
childcare.
SOCIETY AND THE NEW NORMAL
Tuesday, November 10, 15
11. There
has
been
a
proportional
decline
of
marriage
since
the
1970s.
51%
of
the
adult
population
of
England
and
Wales
is
‘not
married’,
and
43.6%
of
American
adults
are
unmarried
(61%
have
never
been
married).
Since
2000
the
most
common
household
in
America
has
been
a
person
living
alone.
While
we
know
that
it
is
more
expensive
to
be
single
(cost
of
living,
tax
bene$its,
healthcare
etc.)
we
see
that
many
of
our
‘singles’
are
choosing
to
be
single,
living
the
life
they
want
to
create,
with
or
without
a
partner.
In
Denmark,
in
particular,
we
are
seeing
a
rise
of
the
‘Solomor’;
single
women
who
are
choosing
to
get
pregnant
or
adopt
without
the
immediate
support
of
a
partner.
A
trend
that
has
been
growing
since
2007
when
they
offered
single
women
free
fertility
treatment.
With
companies
like
Facebook
and
Apple
offering
support
to
freeze
women’s
eggs,
the
options
and
the
$inancial
support
to
‘opt
in’
to
parenthood
single
is
on
the
rise
-‐
with
the
understanding
that
it
can
take
a
village
to
raise
a
child,
not
just
two
heterosexual
parents.
THE RISE OF THE
SOLOMOR
WHAT’S GOING ON?
“We’re seeing an avalanche of educated older women – 85% are aged between 31-45
and half have masters degrees or higher. More and more of them are going it alone and
we predict that by 2020, 70% of our clients will be single.” -Ole Schou, director of Cryos
International, the world’s largest sperm bank in Aarhus, Jutland.
“Over a lifetime, unmarried
women can pay as much as a
million dollars more than their
married counterparts for
healthcare, taxes and more.” -Lisa
Arnold and Christina Campbell,
The Atlantic
Tuesday, November 10, 15
12. WHAT’S GOING ON?
D.I.N.KS
Dual
Income
No
Kids
(or
DINKs)
are
a
growing
phenomenon
across
the
world.
Couples
that
choose
not
to
have
children
fall
under
the
following
loose
buckets:
‣ Can’t so don’t
‣ Select not to
‣ DINKs for now – will have to later.
DINKs
are
typically
af$luent
and
high
spenders.
DINKs
are
a
global
growing
‘tribe’,
especially
in
India,
China
and
Japan.
60%
of
DINKs
expect
to
feel
some
sort
of
prejudice
about
their
decision,
however
80%
feel
that
their
decision
makes
them
a
better
contributor
to
their
society.
DINKs
admit
they
feel
like
they
are
constantly
defending
their
decision
to
‘opt
out’.
So
why
‘opt
out’?
One
in
$ive
couples
in
the
Netherlands
decide
never
to
have
children.
‘Parental
honesty’
is
at
an
all
time
high,
as
rewarding
as
it
is
to
have
kids,
it’s
hard
work
and
expensive!
DINKs
‘opt
out’
as
many
of
them
haven’t
had
the
biological
urge
to
have
kids.
Having
a
‘family’
can
include
being
an
Aunt/Uncle,
owning
a
pet
or
caring
for
ageing
parents.
DINKs
can
delay
making
decisions
about
having
children
much
later
in
life
than
ever
before.
While
some
of
society
(and
brands)
may
need
to
catch
up,
DINKs
are
here
to
stay
and
growing
in
number.
For
DINKs
the
absence
of
their
own
children
does
not
mean
the
absence
of
family.
“Childfree couples put the highest value on themselves as a couple. They know that to go
the distance, relationships take work and cultivation. Part of "having it all" is the ability to
have the time and space to devote to their relationship.” - Laura Caroll, Huffington Post
“There's a resistance to
parenthood being the default
after marriage. People are
questioning it in ways that they
didn't perhaps 30 or 40 or 50 years
ago.” - Laura S. Scott, Childless by
Choice Project director
Tuesday, November 10, 15
13. REVERSING GENDER ROLES
WHAT’S GOING ON?
“Perhaps no single facet of human behavior in the 20th century has
more influenced marriages and families than have changing gender
roles" - Kenneth Davidson & Nelwyn Moore, Marriage and Family
Gender
equality
is
more
of
a
reality
than
ever
before.
Males
and
females
$ind
themselves
facing
the
same
challenges
and
opportunities
i.e.
competing
for
the
same
jobs,
under
the
same
pressures
and
have
the
same
aspirations.
As
the
gender
pay
gap
is
slowly
closing
and
couples
salaries
are
beginning
to
match
or
over
take
each
other,
we
are
beginning
to
re-‐think
the
way
household
and
child
care
duties
are
apportioned.
Binaries
that
once
maintained
clear
boundaries
between
genders
are
now
blurred.
A
recent
study
in
the
UK
revealed
that
fathers
spend
seven
times
as
much
time
interacting
with
their
children
than
their
own
fathers
did
with
them
40
years
ago.
While
corporations
and
governments
are
starting
to
catch
up
with
paternity
and
maternity
leave
support,
social
stigma
is
still
a
major
reason
as
to
why
we
default
to
Moms
staying
home
and
Dads
going
to
work.
Sweden
is
allowing
for
all
working
parents
to
be
entitled
to
16
months
paid
leave
per
child.
A
minimum
of
2
months
of
that
must
be
taken
by
the
father
to
encourage
and
promote
equality
between
genders
in
childrearing
and
their
professional
lives.
Millennials
are
leading
the
way
to
less
con$ined
traditional
gender
roles
and
are
more
willing
to
break
long-‐standing
norms.
Meanwhile
Gen
Edge,
the
post-‐
Millennial
generation,
is
likely
to
hold
the
least
rigidly
de$ined
view
of
gender
as
they
reach
adulthood
as
they
are
being
raised
with
less
de$ined
gender
roles.
The U.S. Census reports that 32% of married fathers (approximately 7
million dads) are “a regular source of care for their children under age
15”, up from 26% in 2002, whilst mothers are now the sole or primary
income provider in a record 40% of households with children.
[Pew Research]
Tuesday, November 10, 15
14. As
many
as
6
million
American
children
and
adults
have
an
LGBT
parent.
Growth
in
same-‐sex
parenting
has
been
enabled
by
the
rise
of
same-‐sex
marriage
and
a
more
relaxed
attitude
towards
same-‐sex
adoption
and
fertility
treatment
in
many
developed
markets.
And
contrary
to
popular
belief,
this
is
far
from
being
a
white,
middle-‐class
phenomenon:
a
recent
Williams
institute
report
shows
that
same-‐sex
parents
are
ethnically
diverse
and
relatively
less
well-‐off
than
others.
In
the
US,
half
of
all
children
living
with
same-‐sex
couples
are
non-‐white
(compared
to
41
percent
among
opposite-‐sex
couples)
and
the
average
annual
household
income
of
same-‐
sex
couples
with
children
is
signi$icantly
lower
than
that
of
similar
heterosexual
couples
($63,900
versus
$74,000,
respectively).
Interestingly,
same-‐sex
parents
invest
more
time
in
their
children
than
heterosexual
couples.
A
recent
study
from
the
University
of
Texas
found
the
difference
is
even
more
pronounced
in
families
with
two
mothers,
who
spend
around
40
per
cent
more
time
on
activities
with
their
kids
than
heterosexual
parents.
And
fathers
in
same-‐sex
couples
spend
around
the
same
amount
of
time
with
their
children
as
straight
mums
–
which
is
twice
as
much
as
heterosexual
dads,
on
average.
SAME SEX PARENTS
WHAT’S GOING ON?
In the US among those under age 50 nearly half of LGBT women (48%) are raising a child
under age 18 along with a fifth of LGBT men (20%).- Kenneth Davidson & Nelwyn Moore,
Marriage and Family
Tuesday, November 10, 15
15. Whilst
multigenerational
living
is
common
in
some
parts
of
the
world,
in
Western
societies
–
where
independence
is
arguably
celebrated
over
all
else,
nuclear
families
has
been
the
default.
However,
rising
costs
of
living,
ageing
populations,
fewer
employment
opportunities
and
housing
shortages
are
leading
to
greater
numbers
of
multigenerational
households
in
the
West
–
at
levels
last
seen
in
the
1950s.
Despite
the
the
economic
recovery
and
reducing
unemployment,
more
millennials
are
returning
to
live
at
home
with
their
parents
than
ever
before.
A
recent
report
by
the
Pew
Research
Centre
concludes
that
26%
of
18-‐34
year
olds
in
the
US
live
with
their
parents,
up
from
24%
in
2010.
And
in
Europe,
nearly
half
(48%)
of
18-‐30
year
olds
are
still
living
at
home.
As
both
childcare
and
care
home
costs
continue
to
rise,
more
grandparents
are
also
returning
to
the
family
home.
Grandparents
are
estimated
to
save
Britain
more
than
£7
billion
in
childcare
costs
by
looking
after
their
grandchildren.
Meanwhile
in
the
US,
7.8
million
children
are
living
in
homes
with
grandparents
present
and
4.9
million
live
in
grandparent-‐headed
households.
WHAT’S GOING ON?
MULTI-GENERATIONAL
LIVING
In the US, the number of people living in multigenerational homes doubled from around 28
million in1980 to 57 million in 2012 [Pew Research]
Whilst in the UK, more than 500,000 households consist of more than three generations,
rising to 556,000 by 2019 [Intergenerational Foundation think-tank]
Tuesday, November 10, 15
16. Households
containing
two
or
more
families
were
the
fastest
growing
household
type
in
the
UK
in
the
last
decade,
increasing
by
56%
to
313,000
households.
An
emerging
family
structure
is
that
of
multi-‐
parenting—or
raising
a
child
with
more
than
two
legal
parents.
These
families
can
be
made
up
of
a
variety
of
circumstances
but
usually
consist
of
two
or
more
couples
who
come
together
to
raise
a
child.
Research
in
the
$ield
is
limited,
but
the
trend
is
growing.
In
2013,
the
state
of
California
passed
a
bill
allowing
children
to
have
more
than
2
parents
in
reaction
to
a
case
where
one
child
had
2
mothers
and
1
father.
A
multi-‐parental
home
takes
the
village
approach
to
raising
children,
ensuring
that
the
child
has
multiple
sources
of;
emotional,
educational
and
$inancial
support.
In
The
UK
The
Daily
Mail
recently
reported
on
The
Twin
Oaks
community
in
Virginia
which
houses
92
adults
and
13
children
and
where
responsibility
for
everything
is
shared.
Residents
must
get
group
permission
before
having
a
baby.
MULTI-PARENTAL
FAMILIES
WHAT’S GOING ON?
"We wanted to make sure that there was one legal parent in both households,
because we're splitting the upbringing equally" - Multi-parent family, Amsterdam
(Vice)
"The idea of a ‘nuclear family’ –
white picket fence, a kid or two,
friendly golden retriever – has
been under siege for a while now.
A more recent family structure
that might be hard for your
grandparents to wrap their heads
around is that of multi-parenting –
or raising a child with more than
two legal parents. ” - Vice, August
2015
Tuesday, November 10, 15
17. URBAN PLANNING
AND PROPERTY
EMPLOYMENT
LAW
FINANCE
AND MONEY
The
rise
of
Fallout
Families
has
a
number
of
implications
for
society
as
a
whole
–
presenting
challenges
and
opportunities
in
areas
such
as
urban
planning
and
property,
employment
law,
2inance
and
money.
And
while
the
advertising,
media
and
research
industries
have
started
to
acknowledge
the
evolution
of
the
family
–
by
Klagging
and
celebrating
differences,
we
think
it’s
time
to
take
it
to
the
next
level
–
normalisation.
IT’S TIME TO NORMALISE
FALLOUT FAMILIES
BUT, WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
Tuesday, November 10, 15
18. FALLOUT FAMILIES ARE CHANGING THE FACE OF PROPERTY
SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS
WHILE THE SHAPE AND NATURE OF FAMILIES HAS
CHANGED, THE SAME IS NOT TRUE FOR PROPERTY –
with
many
Fallout
Families
struggling
to
Kind
the
right
space
for
their
lifestyle.
With
considerable
growth
predicted
in
Boomerang
children
staying
at
home
with
their
parents,
and
the
elderly
returning
to
live
with
their
own
kids,
there
will
be
a
growing
demand
for
properties
and
developments
that
are
purpose-‐built
for
multigenerational
living:
properties
with
larger
communal
kitchens
or
properties
in
which
there
are
annexes
for
grandparents
and
adult
children
alike.
The
rise
of
multi-‐parent
households
is
leading
to
the
building
of
bespoke
communities,
where
multiple
bedrooms
or
private
living
areas
surround
a
large
Kluid
communal
space
where
everything
from
eating
to
childcare
to
laundry
is
shared.
And
the
rise
of
afKluent
professional
single
mothers
is
generating
demand
for
a
new
type
of
inner-‐city
apartment
or
housing
development
better-‐suited
to
the
raising
of
children.
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19. looking
for
a
new
job.
And
there
is
a
growing
dialogue
about
the
need
for
employers
to
make
it
easier
for
fathers
to
take
on
their
share
of
childcare
responsibilities.
In
the
UK,
The
Equality
Act
2010
dictates
that
professionals
in
a
same-‐sex
couple
cannot
be
discriminated
against
if
they
request
maternity,
paternity,
adoption
or
parental
leave
from
their
employer.
Yet
if
two
people
are
adopting
(whether
they're
a
heterosexual
or
same
sex
couple),
only
one
person
is
entitled
to
adoption
leave.
THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT
LAW AND EMPLOYERS
SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS
THE GROWTH IN POST-NUCLEAR FAMILIES IS
STARTING TO INFLUENCE EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND
EMPLOYERS.
At
Virgin,
men
who
have
been
with
the
company
for
at
least
four
years
will
be
entitled
to
a
year's
paternity
leave
on
full
pay,
whilst
new
laws
in
the
UK
mean
parents
can
split
up
to
50
weeks
of
paternity/
maternity
leave.
In
the
US,
a
2014
survey
of
dads
revealed
89
percent
said
paternity
leave
would
be
an
important
criterion
in
“We’re not going to get anywhere
unless there’s a men’s movement.
You can’t have half of a gender
revolution.” Anne-Marie Slaughter,
head of New America Foundation
and author of the much-publicised
recent Atlantic article by “Why
Women Still Can’t Have It All”
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20. FINANCIAL PRODUCTS WILL NEED TO ADAPT
SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS
THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE FAMILY MEANS A
GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR NEW FINANCIAL
PRODUCTS (e.g.
mortgages
for
multi-‐generational
or
multi-‐parent
homes.)
The
purchase
of
these
multi-‐generational
homes
may
be
funded
in
part
by
grandparents
freeing
up
equity
by
selling
their
own
properties.
Meanwhile,
as
multi-‐generational
living
becomes
more
normal,
research
by
Mintel
suggests
that
young
adults
will
abandon
saving
for
a
mortgage
and
will
instead
Kind
new
ways
to
reinforce
their
identity:
spending
their
increased
discretionary
funds
on
experiences,
holidays,
clothes
and
grooming
products.
A
growth
in
democratic
purchasing
in
multi-‐adult
families
means
a
need
for
more
Klexible
bank
accounts,
payment
mechanisms,
utility
bill
‘ownership’,
etc.
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21. Despite
recent
steps
towards
featuring
more
diverse
families
in
advertising,
very
few
brands
have
moved
to
the
stage
of
normalising
them.
Be
the
pioneer
and
move
from
celebrating
to
embracing,
simply
reKlecting
the
new
normal
-‐
with
no
fanfare.
Many
Fallout
Families
are
frustrated
with
the
inability
for
‘the
world’
to
catch
up
with
their
everyday
lives.
ADVERTISING NEEDS TO MOVE FROM
CELEBRATING TO NORMALISING
BRAND AND ADVERTISING IMPLICATIONS
‘THE NEW US’ – CHEVY
The strategic idea behind the campaign
talks about values that unite us, their
family spot showcases a multitude of
Fallout Families, reflecting that while the
appearance of a family might change
their values do not.
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?
V=_DXVTGNAOIQ
#HOWWEFAMILY – TYLENOL
Tylenol’s new #HowWeFamily campaign
showcases the different structures of the modern
family. Posing some challenging questions
around love, family and fighting for the
recognition of being considered a family with
the tag line - family is defined by who you love,
but how. We’re curious to see where they take
the next phase in their strategic approach and
how they will be tying it back to the brand…
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?
V=C33DTK7NUQO
TOGETHER – WELLS FARGO
Recognising why families work so hard and
looking to partner with all families to help
them get them to where they are going. The
campaign depicts two mothers getting
ready to adopt a little girl that is deaf and
they are practicing how to welcome and
communicate with her through sign
language.
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?
V=DXDSX8HFXEK
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22. One
of
the
most
remarkable
examples
of
the
normalisation
of
Fallout
Families
came
during
this
summer’s
Women’s
Soccer
World
Cup
when
the
UK’s
traditionally
conservative
Daily
Mail
newspaper
reported
on
the
childcare
challenges
faced
by
England
star
Casey
Stoney,
a
mother
of
twins,
whose
partner,
Megan
Harris,
is
also
a
footballer.
NORMALISING
BRAND AND ADVERTISING IMPLICATIONS
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23. RE-THINK WHO’S BUYING
BRAND AND ADVERTISING IMPLICATIONS
AS AN INDUSTRY, WHEN THINKING ABOUT FAMILY
PRODUCTS AND PURCHASING, WE STILL HAVE A
TENDENCY TO GRAVITATE TOWARDS THE
TRADITIONAL NUCLEAR FAMILY –
through
targeting,
through
conscious
or
sub-‐conscious
messaging,
through
recruitment
for
market
research
(we
could
go
on!)
But
new
family
structures
such
as
multigenerational
living
are
changing
the
purchasing
dynamic.
Boomer
parents
are
being
inKluenced
by
their
adult
Millennial
kids
and
vice
versa,
throwing
your
targeting
strategy
into
disarray.
And
when
it
comes
to
toys,
food,
education
or
experiences
for
kids,
it’s
time
to
think
beyond
mums
as
the
key
decision-‐maker.
It’s
just
as
likely
to
be
Dad.
Or
Dads.
Or
granddad.
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24. DON’T LOOK FOR DIFFERENCES, LOOK FOR SIMILARITIES
BRAND AND ADVERTISING IMPLICATIONS
FALLOUT OR NUCLEAR, FAMILIES SHARE MANY
CORE VALUES AND ASPIRATIONS REGARDLESS OF
THEIR SHAPE, SIZE OR SEXUALITY.
The
deKinition
of
a
family
may
have
changed
but
the
ability
of
brands
to
align
with
what
matters
to
them
has
not.
Family
connects
back
to
our
deeper
human
need
for
unconditional
love,
acceptance
and
support.
Family
is
a
place
to
feel
safe
and
completely
validated.
Can
you
align
with
the
contemporary
values
shared
by
families
of
all
types?
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25. BRAND AND ADVERTISING IMPLICATIONS
A WHOLE RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND PROMOTIONS
SUB-CONSCIOUSLY IMPLY THAT NUCLEAR IS BEST.
You
may
risk
alienating
a
growing
proportion
of
families
-‐
without
even
realising
it.
STOP IMPLYING THAT NUCLEAR IS BEST
(WITHOUT EVEN REALISING)
From
“family
tickets”
(2
adults,
2
kids)
to
“family”
board
games
(for
four
players),
to
“Mother
and
toddler”
activities
(what
about
my
Dad?
Or
my
two
Dads?),
Fallout
Families
are
surrounded
by
unintentional
signals
that
they
don’t
belong.
Contemporary
brands
will
increasingly
break
down
these
barriers.
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26. THANK YOU!FALLOUT FAMILIES:
THE NEW NUCLEAR
Rede$ining
the
family
structure
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