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Is Targeting Millennials Bad Branding?
Sub-brandsgivetheopportunity totarget new customersand extend reach almostexponentially,
with a built-in reputationalready there. However, is there a risk of needless fragmentation?Let’s look
at two examples of marketing to‘millennials’ thathave happenedrecently.
The first is Air France and KLM’snewairline ‘JOON’, aimedspecifically at the millennial customer.
Caroline Fontaine, vice-presidentof global brandat Air France hasthis to say:
“We started with our target customersegment, the millennials, to create thisnew brandthatmeans
somethingtothem. Ourbrief was simple: to find a name to illustrate a positive stateof mind. This
generation hasinspired usa lot: epicurean andconnected, they are opportunisticin a positivesense
of the word as they knowhow to enjoy every momentandare in search of quality experiences that
they want to share with others. Joonis a brandthatcarries these values.”
Similarly, Vodafonehas launchedVoxi – a mobile network for under 25s. Thefocus is on offering free
data for social media apps. Vodafonehas already launchedYorn, a sub-branddedicatedtounder-25s,
in Portugal;somethingit claims has been “massively successful” andresulted in it growingto a 60%
marketshare of thissegment.
The problem is, ‘millennials’ is nota segmentthat youcan even grouptogether, much less marketfor.
If you’rebasing yourbrandingdecisionson a feeling that all millennials are the same, with the same
purchasingbehavioursandintereststhen youare goingto fail right from the start. If, however, you
have properdata thatshowstrends in youraudience, thentaking advantageof thatis a must. Justbe
careful youdon’tend upbeing mockedon the internet for deciding the next thing thatmillennials
have ruined.

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Targeting millennials ?

  • 1. Is Targeting Millennials Bad Branding? Sub-brandsgivetheopportunity totarget new customersand extend reach almostexponentially, with a built-in reputationalready there. However, is there a risk of needless fragmentation?Let’s look at two examples of marketing to‘millennials’ thathave happenedrecently. The first is Air France and KLM’snewairline ‘JOON’, aimedspecifically at the millennial customer. Caroline Fontaine, vice-presidentof global brandat Air France hasthis to say: “We started with our target customersegment, the millennials, to create thisnew brandthatmeans somethingtothem. Ourbrief was simple: to find a name to illustrate a positive stateof mind. This generation hasinspired usa lot: epicurean andconnected, they are opportunisticin a positivesense of the word as they knowhow to enjoy every momentandare in search of quality experiences that they want to share with others. Joonis a brandthatcarries these values.” Similarly, Vodafonehas launchedVoxi – a mobile network for under 25s. Thefocus is on offering free data for social media apps. Vodafonehas already launchedYorn, a sub-branddedicatedtounder-25s, in Portugal;somethingit claims has been “massively successful” andresulted in it growingto a 60% marketshare of thissegment. The problem is, ‘millennials’ is nota segmentthat youcan even grouptogether, much less marketfor. If you’rebasing yourbrandingdecisionson a feeling that all millennials are the same, with the same purchasingbehavioursandintereststhen youare goingto fail right from the start. If, however, you have properdata thatshowstrends in youraudience, thentaking advantageof thatis a must. Justbe careful youdon’tend upbeing mockedon the internet for deciding the next thing thatmillennials have ruined.