At A Glance
Financial marketers serve consumers with very different financial habits, digital behaviors, and spending patterns. Experian Audiences offer approximately 400 financial segments and thousands of additional syndicated options covering various industries to help reach individuals at the right moment across generations, channels, and seasonal events. These privacy-safe audiences support acquisition, engagement, and year-round planning.In this article…
Experian Audiences help financial marketers serve consumers with very different financial habits, digital behaviors, and spending patterns. Backed by our deep insight into income, debt, and credit, digital behavior, and household dynamics, our approximately 400 financial audiences and 3,500+ syndicated segments give financial marketers the ability to engage consumers with relevance across every life stage, channel, and financial mindset.
To help financial marketers build effective, more adaptable programs, in this article, we’ll explore two approaches:
- Generational: How financial behaviors differ across life stages
- Seasonal: How consumer financial motivation spikes at key times of year
Together, these approaches help financial marketers reach the right consumers with the right message at the right moment.
Generational approach
Financial marketers face a new kind of challenge: some consumers still visit branches, while others manage nearly every financial task from their phones. That gap reflects more than a channel preference; it signals distinct financial needs, confidence levels, and expectations for how money should work across generations.
How do financial behaviors differ across generations?
Generational digital behaviors
The data below highlights key differences in how younger consumers engage with digital financial tools compared with Boomers.
| Behavior/metric | Gen Z and Millennials | Boomers |
| Use peer-to-peer transfer apps (Venmo, PayPal) | ~50% | ~20% |
| Use a mobile wallet daily | 79% (Gen Z), 67% (Millennial) | Nearly 70% have never used one |
Younger generations are driving a mobile-first approach to money management, while Boomers are far less likely to manage their finances this way. They prioritize tools that help them build credit, reduce debt, manage rising costs, and automate everyday tasks. This behavior is reshaping how financial institutions think about acquisition, product relevance, and loyalty.
Generational workforce and retirement dynamics
As Boomers retire, their focus shifts to protecting accumulated wealth, steady income, and simplified service experiences. These changes are reshaping household finances and long-term planning behaviors across the country.
The table below outlines how shifting workforce composition and retirement milestones differ across generations.
| Behavior/metric | Gen Z and Millennials | Boomers |
| Share of the U.S. workforce | Growing toward 74% of the global workforce by 2030 (younger generations collectively) | ~15% of the U.S. workforce and shrinking |
| Retirement outlook | Expected age to retire 67-69 | ~75 million people will have retired by 2030 |
Marketers need to do more than track trends; they need to act on them with confidence. That’s where Experian Audiences come in.
Turn generational insights into action with Experian Audiences
Experian Audiences turn complex generational data into actionable marketing segments, helping financial brands reach the right people with the right message across every life stage. We offer approximately 400 financial audiences, each reflecting distinct financial priorities, from debt management to wealth preservation. These audiences are built using privacy-safe data and grounded in our deep understanding of income, debt, and digital behavior.
Experian’s financial audiences blend credit, behavioral, and demographic signals to help you connect with consumers based on:
- Debt profile, including type and overall burden
- Income tier and earning stage
- Financial confidence and digital engagement habits
How can marketers activate generational insights with Experian Audiences?
Each generation has unique financial journeys, needs, and motivations that marketers can address with Experian Audiences designed to reach:
- Generation Z (Gen Z)
- Millennials
- Generation X (Gen X)
- Baby boomers (Boomers)
In addition to these four generational segments, Experian Audiences also includes segments that apply broadly across life stages. These audiences reflect core financial attributes, such as income, capacity, and lifestyle, that are consistently relevant and can be layered onto any generational strategy.
- Ability to pay
- Generational income bands
- Income
- Mosaic® USA
While Fair Lending regulations prohibit age-based targeting, these groups are not built on age itself. Instead, they’re derived from observable financial behaviors and signals that often align with different life stages; allowing marketers to engage consumers in a compliant, behavior-driven way. We also offer FLA-friendly¹ audience segments when required, alongside expanded options for non-lending campaigns, supporting initiatives such as brand and product awareness, deposit growth, credit union membership, and other programs that don’t rely on credit-based targeting.
You can find the full taxonomy paths in the appendix.
This generation is young, digitally savvy, and highly engaged. Gen Z is beginning their financial journey with a focus on independence and debt management. Their preference for mobile-first tools and peer-to-peer payments reflects an expectation for simple, accessible financial experiences. Campaigns centered on credit-building tools, savings apps, and financial literacy resources are especially relevant for this group.
Here are seven recommended audiences to target Gen Z:
- Credit Card Financial Personality
- Discretionary Spend: Dining Out
- Discretionary Spend: Education
- Discretionary Spend: Entertainment
- In Market Buy Now Pay Later
- In Market for Auto Loan or Lease
- Renter
How to use these audiences
Financial marketers can activate audiences like Credit Card Financial Personality, In-Market Buy Now Pay Later, and Renter to introduce credit-building tools and mobile-first financial products.
Millennials are entering their peak earning years while balancing family, homeownership, and digital convenience. Their preference for digital and contactless payments reflects a broader expectation for seamless, mobile-first financial experiences. Campaigns highlighting mortgage products, family insurance, and digital banking resonate across connected TV, mobile, and display.
| Behavior/metric | Millennial |
| Prefer digital or contactless payments | ~85% |
Here are ten audiences to target Millennials:
- Deposits Financial Personality
- Discretionary Spend Education
- Discretionary Spend Home Furnishings
- In Market Buy Now Pay Later
- In Market Real Estate
- Investable Assets
- Likely to Move
- Mortgage Financial Personality
- New Parents
- Student Loan Age
How to use these audiences
Financial marketers can use audiences such as Mortgage Financial Personality, New Parents, and Discretionary Spend: Home Furnishings to reach Millennials navigating homeownership, family growth, and major financial decisions.
Gen X leads in household income and prioritizes investments, education, and long-term financial stability. They respond well to data-driven offers for refinancing, college planning, and wealth management, especially across digital video, streaming, and email channels.
Here are ten audiences to target Gen X:
- Discretionary Spend
- Discretionary Spend Donations
- Discretionary Spend Entertainment
- Discretionary Spend Travel
- Equity Loan Age
- Insurance Financial Personality
- Investment Financial Personality
- Investable Assets
- Mortgage Loan Age
- Net Asset Score (Net Worth)
How to use these audiences
Financial marketers can utilize audiences like Investment Financial Personality, Equity Loan Age, and Net Asset Score to promote refinancing, college planning, and wealth-building solutions.
Boomers tend to have lower debt loads and more stable income, but place a high value on security and simplicity. Their channel preferences skew traditional, focusing on direct mail, television, and formats that reinforce trust and familiarity.
| Behavior/metric | Boomer |
| Median net worth | $410,000 |
| TV consumption | 98% watch TV; 77% watch more than 2 hours per day |
| Newspaper readership | 50%+ still read print or a mix of print and digital |
Here are eight audiences to target Boomers:
- Charitable Causes
- Discretionary Spend
- Discretionary Spend Donations
- Discretionary Spend Travel
- Equity Loan Age
- Home Equity Financial Personality
- Mortgage Loan Paid Off or “Has Existing”
- Net Asset Score (Net Worth)
How to use these audiences
Financial marketers can target audiences such as Home Equity Financial Personality, Mortgage Loan Paid Off, and Net Asset Score to support messaging around wealth preservation, estate planning, and retirement security.
Seasonal approach
Alongside generation insights, financial advertisers should also capitalize on key seasonal events where financial motivation naturally spikes. Each season brings unique consumer behaviors, and Experian Audiences can be activated to align with these key seasonal moments.
Tax season
Refunds and debt payoff are top of mind as consumers prepare and file their returns.
- Experian Audiences you can activate:
- Household Tax Shelter User
- Tax Preparation Services and Software
- Tax Return: Professional Service Prepare User
- Tax Return: Self Prepare User
How to use these audiences
Use Tax Preparation Services and Software or Tax Return: Self Prepare User to reach consumers actively preparing returns, paying down debt, or planning how to use their refunds.
Home buying season
Mortgage, refinancing, and home equity activity increases as consumers enter the peak home buying window.
- Experian Audiences you can activate:
- In Market First Mortgage
- In Market Home Equity
- In Market New Mortgage
- In Market Second Mortgage
- Refinancing Homeowners
How to use these audiences
Use In Market First Mortgage or Refinancing Homeowners to connect with consumers exploring first-time home purchases, refinance options, or equity-based borrowing.
Back-to-school
Household spending increases as families manage education costs, holiday purchases, and year-end budgeting. This period also drives heightened activity around payments, credit usage, and financial planning.
- Experian Audiences you can activate:
- Back to School High Spend
- Back to School Moderate Spend
- Back to School Spend: PreK through High School
- College Tuition Geo Index High Spenders
- Credit Card Age <2 Years
- Credit Seeking Card Switcher
- In Market Credit Card
- In Market Personal Loan
- Mobile Location > College Students
- Student Loan Age <5 Years
- Student Loan Existing
How to use these audiences
Activate Back to School High Spend, Back to School Moderate Spend, or Back to School Spend: PreK through High School audiences to reach households actively preparing for the school year.
Year-end planning (October-December)
As Boomers and Gen X plan for retirement or tax optimization, focus on wealth preservation and investment management.
- Experian Audiences you can activate:
- Baby Boomer Household Income $150K–$249K
- Baby Boomer Household Income $250K–$499K
- Estimated Household Income Range $500K
- Gen X Household Income $1M Plus
- Geo-Indexed Household Income $1M Plus
How to use these audiences
Use Estimated Household Income Range $500K or Geo-Indexed Household Income $1M Plus to engage consumers focused on financial wrap-up activities.
What sets Experian Audiences apart?
Our syndicated audiences give you an advantage across channels, offering both scale and accuracy:
- Experian’s 3,500+ syndicated audiences can be sent to 200+ leading social platforms, such as Meta and Pinterest, TV, and programmatic advertising platforms, and activated directly within Audigent, a part of Experian, with private marketplaces (PMPs).
- Reach consumers based on who they are, where they live, and their household makeup. Experian ranked #1 in accuracy by Truthset for key demographic attributes.
- Access to unique audiences through Experian’s Partner Audiences available on Experian’s data marketplace, within Audigent, a part of Experian, for activation in PMPs, and directly on platforms like DirectTV, Dish, Magnite, OpenAP, and The Trade Desk.
You can activate our syndicated audiences on-the-shelf of most major platforms. For a full list, download our syndicated audiences guide.
Where can you activate Experian Audiences?
Experian Audiences can be activated on 200+ leading destinations or found directly on over 30 platforms, including:
Need a custom audience? Reach out to our audience team and we can help you build and activate an Experian audience on the platform of your choice.
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FAQs
Experian Audiences are pre-built, privacy-compliant consumer segments that help marketers target based on verified demographic, financial, and behavioral data.
They’re designed for flexibility across channels and can be activated on 200+ platforms, including major social, CTV, and programmatic partners.
Experian ranks #1 in demographic accuracy according to Truthset, and marketers can choose from 3,500+ syndicated audiences that capture signals such as income, spending behavior, household structure, financial attitudes, and ability to pay. These same audiences are also available through partnerships on platforms like DirecTV, Dish, Magnite, OpenAP, and The Trade Desk.
For a deeper look at our audience catalog, explore our syndicated audience guide.
Financial marketers can use Experian Audiences by aligning audience selection with generational priorities, such as digital banking for Gen Z or retirement planning for Boomers, to improve engagement and ROI.
Experian Audiences are designed to meet a variety of needs while respecting different levels of privacy standards. For example, we offer FLA-compliant segments where required, as well as broader audiences for objectives such as brand awareness, promotion, credit union membership growth, and more.
Experian’s approach to data is guided by our Global Data Principles, which reflect how we protect and manage information:
Data security: safeguarding data against unauthorized access, use, or loss
Accuracy: ensuring data is as accurate, complete, and relevant as possible
Fairness: collecting and using data responsibly and for legitimate purposes
Transparency: being open about the data we collect, how it’s used, and where it’s shared
Inclusion: using data to expand financial access and support consumer financial health
You can activate Experian Audiences are available across 200+ digital and connected TV platforms, including Meta, Pinterest, The Trade Desk, and Audigent PMPs.
Yes, you can combine Experian data with your own. You can combine your own first-party data with Experian’s 3,500+ syndicated audiences and additional segments from multiple Partner data providers, as a custom audience within a Curated Deal or self-service via Audience Engine.
Footnote
- “Fair Lending Friendly” indicates data fields that Experian has made available without use of certain demographic attributes that may increase the likelihood of discriminatory practices prohibited by the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”). These excluded attributes include, but may not be limited to, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, disability, handicap, family status, ancestry, sexual orientation, unfavorable military discharge, and gender. Experian’s provision of Fair Lending Friendly indicators does not constitute legal advice or otherwise assures your compliance with the FHA, ECOA, or any other applicable laws. Clients should seek legal advice with respect to your use of data in connection with lending decisions or application and compliance with applicable laws.
Appendix
Generation Z
- Financial Personalities > Credit Card Financial Personality > Uninterested, Average Credit Card Balance
- Financial Personalities > Credit Card Financial Personality > Reluctant User, High Credit Card Balance
- Financial Personalities > Credit Card Financial Personality > Loyal Rewards Enthusiast, Low Credit Card Balance
- Financial Personalities > Credit Card Financial Personality > Credit Seeking Card Switcher, High Credit Card Balance
- Financial Personalities > Credit Card Financial Personality > Complacent Card User, Low Credit Card Balance
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Dine Out Annual Spend $4302-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Dine Out Annual Spend $2084-$4301
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Dine Out Annual Spend $0-$2083
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $512-$1227
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $1228-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $0-$511
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Annual Spend $4607-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Annual Spend $2230-$4606
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Annual Spend $0-$2229
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market > Buy Now Pay Later
- Financial > In Market > Buy Now Pay Later
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market Auto Loan
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market Auto Lease
- Demographics > Homeowners/Renters > Renter
Millennials
- Financial Personalities > Deposits Financial Personality > Uninterested, Average Deposit Balance
- Financial Personalities > Deposits Financial Personality > Self-Directed Diversifier, Very High Deposit Balance
- Financial Personalities > Deposits Financial Personality > Hesitant Borrower, Low Deposit Balance
- Financial Personalities > Deposits Financial Personality > Demanding Advice Seeker, Low Deposit Balance
- Financial Personalities > Deposits Financial Personality > Conservative Branch Banker, Very High Deposit Balance
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $512-$1227
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $1228-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $0-$511
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Furnishings Annual Spend $2602-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Furnishings Annual Spend $1272-$2601
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Furnishings Annual Spend $0-$1271
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market > Buy Now Pay Later
- Financial > In Market > Buy Now Pay Later
- Publisher Derived > In-Market: Real Estate > In-Market Real Estate
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score Less Than $10000
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $10000-$49999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $50000-$99999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $100000-$249999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $250000-$499999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $500000-$999999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $1000000 Plus
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Movers > Likely to Move
- Financial Personalities > Mortgage Financial Personality > Uninterested, Slightly Below Average Mortgage Balance
- Financial Personalities > Mortgage Financial Personality > Secure, Active Refinancer, Above Average Mortgage Balance
- Financial Personalities > Mortgage Financial Personality > Disciplined, Passive Borrower, Below Average Mortgage Balance
- Financial Personalities > Mortgage Financial Personality > Conservative, Bank Loyalist, Slightly Below Average Mortgage Balance
- Financial Personalities > Mortgage Financial Personality > Advice Seeking Refinancer, Slightly Above Average Mortgage Balance
- Life Events > New Parents > Child Age 0-36 Months
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Age > 9 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Age > 8 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Age > 7 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Age > 6 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Age > 12 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Age > 11 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Age > 10 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Age > <5 Years
Generation X
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Travel Annual Spend $682-$1364
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Travel Annual Spend $1365-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Travel Annual Spend $0-$681
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Reading Annual Spend $193-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Reading Annual Spend $102-$192
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Reading Annual Spend $0-$101
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Personal Annual Spend $993-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Personal Annual Spend $525-$992
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Personal Annual Spend $0-$524
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Furnishings Annual Spend $2602-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Furnishings Annual Spend $1272-$2601
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Furnishings Annual Spend $0-$1271
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Other Annual Spend $911-$1973
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Other Annual Spend $1974-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Other Annual Spend $0-$910
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment AV Annual Spend $952-$1763
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment AV Annual Spend $1764-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment AV Annual Spend $0-$951
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Annual Spend $4607-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Annual Spend $2230-$4606
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Annual Spend $0-$2229
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Admissions Annual Spend $833-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Admissions Annual Spend $326-$832
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Admissions Annual Spend $0-$325
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $512-$1227
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $1228-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $0-$511
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Donation Annual Spend $2568-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Donation Annual Spend $1265-$2567
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Donation Annual Spend $0-$1264
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $31619-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $0-$7900
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $7901-$10930
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $21952-$31618
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $15180-$21951
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $10931-$15179
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Dine Out Annual Spend $4302-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Dine Out Annual Spend $2084-$4301
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Dine Out Annual Spend $0-$2083
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Apparel Annual Spend $2818-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Apparel Annual Spend $1459-$2817
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Apparel Annual Spend $0-$1458
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Alcohol and Wine Annual Spend $727-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Alcohol and Wine Annual Spend $331-$726
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Alcohol and Wine Annual Spend $0-$330
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 9 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 7-8 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 12+ Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 11 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 10 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > <6 Years
- Financial Personalities > Insurance Financial Personality > Uninterested, Below Average Insurance Policy Face Value
- Financial Personalities > Insurance Financial Personality > Secure Agent-Oriented Loyalist, High Insurance Policy Face Value
- Financial Personalities > Insurance Financial Personality > Reluctant Insurance Skeptic, Below Average Insurance Policy Face Value
- Financial Personalities > Insurance Financial Personality > Insurance Averse, Below Average Insurance Policy Face Value
- Financial Personalities > Insurance Financial Personality > Engaged Advice Seeker, Average Insurance Policy Face Value
- Financial Personalities > Insurance Financial Personality > Confident, Self-Directed Planner, High Insurance Policy Face Value
- Financial Personalities > Investments Financial Personality > Skeptical, Fund-Oriented Investor, Low to Medium Investable Assets
- Financial Personalities > Investments Financial Personality > Savvy Sounding-Board Seeking Investor, Average Investable Assets
- Financial Personalities > Investments Financial Personality > Price Sensitive, Self-Directed Investor, Very High Investable Assets
- Financial Personalities > Investments Financial Personality > Cautious Investing Novice, Low Investable Assets
- Financial Personalities > Investments Financial Personality > Broker-Reliant Delegator, Very High Investable Assets
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score Less Than $10000
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $10000-$49999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $50000-$99999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $100000-$249999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $250000-$499999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $500000-$999999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Investable Assets > Investable Annual Assets Score $1000000 Plus
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Age > 9 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Age > 8 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Age > 7 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Age > 6 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Age > 5 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Age > 13 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Age > 11-12 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Age > 10 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Age > <4 Years
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Asset Score Net Worth $1000000 Plus
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Asset Score $2500000 Plus
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score Less Than $25000
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $750000-$999999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $75000-$99999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $500000-$749999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $50000-$74999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Asset Score $5000000 Plus
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $250000-$499999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $25000-$49999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $2500000-$4999999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $100000-$249999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $1000000-$2499999
Baby boomers
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Charitable Causes > Contributes to Private Foundations
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Charitable Causes > Contributes to Political Charities
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Charitable Causes > Contributes to Health Charities
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Charitable Causes > Contributes to Education Charities
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Charitable Causes > Contributes to Charities
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Charitable Causes > Contributes to Arts/Culture Charities
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Charitable Causes > Contributes by Volunteering
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Travel Annual Spend $682-$1364
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Travel Annual Spend $1365-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Travel Annual Spend $0-$681
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Reading Annual Spend $193-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Reading Annual Spend $102-$192
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Reading Annual Spend $0-$101
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Personal Annual Spend $993-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Personal Annual Spend $525-$992
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Personal Annual Spend $0-$524
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Furnishings Annual Spend $2602-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Furnishings Annual Spend $1272-$2601
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Furnishings Annual Spend $0-$1271
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Other Annual Spend $911-$1973
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Other Annual Spend $1974-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Other Annual Spend $0-$910
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment AV Annual Spend $952-$1763
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment AV Annual Spend $1764-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment AV Annual Spend $0-$951
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Annual Spend $4607-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Annual Spend $2230-$4606
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Annual Spend $0-$2229
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Admissions Annual Spend $833-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Admissions Annual Spend $326-$832
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Entertainment Admissions Annual Spend $0-$325
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $512-$1227
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $1228-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Education Annual Spend $0-$511
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Donation Annual Spend $2568-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Donation Annual Spend $1265-$2567
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Donation Annual Spend $0-$1264
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $31619-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $0-$7900
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $7901-$10930
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $21952-$31618
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $15180-$21951
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Discretionary Annual Spend Estimate $10931-$15179
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Dine Out Annual Spend $4302-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Dine Out Annual Spend $2084-$4301
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Dine Out Annual Spend $0-$2083
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Apparel Annual Spend $2818-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Apparel Annual Spend $1459-$2817
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Apparel Annual Spend $0-$1458
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Alcohol and Wine Annual Spend $727-$99999
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Alcohol and Wine Annual Spend $331-$726
- Financial – Analytics IQ > Discretionary Spend > Alcohol and Wine Annual Spend $0-$330
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 9 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 7-8 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 12+ Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 11 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > 10 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Equity Loan Age > <6 Years
- Financial Personalities > Home Equity Financial Personality > Uninterested, Low Home Equity Balance
- Financial Personalities > Home Equity Financial Personality > Secure, Savvy Credit User, High Home Equity Balance
- Financial Personalities > Home Equity Financial Personality > Home Equity Enthusiast, Very High Home Equity Balance
- Financial Personalities > Home Equity Financial Personality > Home Equity Averse Skeptic, Very Low Home Equity Balance
- Financial Personalities > Home Equity Financial Personality > Hesitant Borrower, Low Home Equity Balance
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Paid Off
- Financial FLA Friendly > Mortgage Loan Has Existing
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Asset Score Net Worth $1000000 Plus
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Asset Score $2500000 Plus
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score Less Than $25000
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $750000-$999999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $75000-$99999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $500000-$749999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $50000-$74999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Asset Score $5000000 Plus
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $250000-$499999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $25000-$49999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $2500000-$4999999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $100000-$249999
- Consumer Financial Insights > Net Assets Score (Net Worth) > Net Assets Score $1000000-$2499999
Tax season
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Financial Behavior > Household Tax Shelter User
- Publisher Derived > In-Market: Financial Services > Tax Preparation Services and Software
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Financial Behavior > Tax Return –Professional Service Prepare user
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Financial Behavior > Tax Return – Self prepare user
Home buying season
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market First Mortgage
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market Home Equity
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market New Mortgage
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market Second Mortgage
- Financial FLA Friendly > Refinancing Homeowners
Back to school
- Retail Shoppers: Purchase Based > Seasonal > Back to School Apparel – High School
- Retail Shoppers: Purchase Based > Seasonal > Back to School Moderate Spend
- Retail Shoppers: Purchase Based > Seasonal > Back to School High Spend – PreK (Early Ed – PreK)
- Geo-Indexed > Discretionary Spend > College Tuition GeoIndex High Spenders
- Financial Personalities > Credit Card Financial Personality > Credit Seeking Card Switcher, High Credit Card Balance
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market Credit Card
- Financial FLA Friendly > In Market Personal Loan Consolidated
- Mobile Location Models > Visits > College Students
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Age > <5 Years
- Financial FLA Friendly > Student Loan Has Existing
Year-end planning
- Demographics > Household Income (HHI) > Baby Boomer Household Income $150K-$249K
- Demographics > Household Income (HHI) > Baby Boomer Household Income $250K-$499K
- Demographics > Household Income (HHI) > Estimated Household Income Range $500K Plus
- Demographics > Household Income (HHI) > Gen X Household Income $1M Plus
- Geo-Indexed > Demographics > Geo-Indexed Household Income $1M Plus
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The holiday season is almost here, and knowing how each generation plans to shop can give your holiday advertising campaigns the edge you need. Our recent survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers reveals 2024 holiday shopping trends for each generation and key insights into their anticipated spending levels, preferred shopping categories, and how they look for gift ideas. In this blog post, we'll explore three 2024 holiday shopping trends across generations: Projected consumer spending Top categories on shoppers' lists Preferred channels for researching gifts Download our 2024 report 1. Projected consumer spending Over 1 in 3 Gen Z and Millennials are gearing up to increase their holiday budgets this year, while Gen X and Boomers are likelier to stick to last year's budget. 36% of Millennials and Gen Z plan to spend more this holiday season 45% of Gen X and 52% of Boomers expect their spending to remain consistent with last year What this means for marketers These insights highlight the importance of tailoring your messaging. For Gen Z and Millennials, emphasize value and unique offerings that justify increased spending. For Gen X and Boomers, focus on trust and reliability, reinforcing their confidence in your brand. How Experian can help you target these audiences Experian’s custom and syndicated audience segments, including Holiday Shopper High Spenders and Holiday Shopper Moderate Spenders, enable you to connect with these diverse consumer groups. Our audiences are available on-the-shelf of leading ad platforms to help you reach people across social, TV, and mobile. The election effect U.S. holiday retail sales saw 4.1% YoY growth in 2016 and 8.3% YoY growth in 2020 following presidential elections. There’s a chance that holiday spending increases after the 2024 election, regardless of the outcome. Experian has 240+ politically relevant audiences that you can activate across major ad platforms ahead of the upcoming election. 2. Top categories on shoppers' lists Different generations have distinct preferences when it comes to what they plan to buy. Gift cards top the list for Gen X and Boomers, while Gen Z leans toward clothing. Millennials are looking to splurge on toys, electronics, and experiences. 69% of Boomers and Gen X plan to purchase gift cards 72% of Gen Z will buy clothing 45% of Millennials will buy health and beauty items 25% of Millennials will buy tickets and 22% of Millennials will buy experiences What this means for marketers Align your product offerings and promotions with each generation's preferences to capture their attention. For example, highlighting versatile gift cards may resonate more with older generations, while showcasing trendy apparel and tech gadgets will appeal to younger consumers. How Experian can help you target these shoppers We offer audience segments like Holiday Shoppers: Apparel, Cosmetics & Beauty Spenders, and Toys Shoppers that you can activate to connect with consumers primed to purchase in these categories. We recently released 19 new holiday shopping audiences we recommend targeting to drive engagement and conversions. Download our audience recommendations here. 3. Preferred channels for researching gift ideas When it comes to finding the perfect gifts, Gen Z turns to social media, while Millennials prefer online reviews and video content. Boomers and Gen X are more inclined to visit physical stores for hands-on product evaluations. 29% of Gen Z and 26% of Millennials will look for gift ideas on social media 44% of Millennials will rely on video reviews and product demos on platforms like YouTube 49% of Gen X and Boomers plan to visit physical stores to evaluate products in person What this means for marketers Understanding where each generation looks for inspiration can guide your content and ad placement strategy. To engage Gen Z, focus on social media campaigns and influencer partnerships. For Millennials, consider investing in video content and reviews. For older generations, ensure your in-store experience is optimized to convert browsing into purchases. How Experian can help you engage these shoppers Our TrueTouchTM audiences can help you pair the perfect messaging styles with the right channels and calls to action. Our Social media channel and content engagement audiences can help you reach Gen Z who are likely to be active users on major social platforms and are Black Friday shoppers. For a full list of Experian’s syndicated audiences and activation destinations, download our syndicated audiences guide. Download our new 2025 Holiday spending trends and insights report This holiday season is about more than just transactions – it’s about cultivating meaningful connections with your audience. Download our 2025 Holiday spending trends and insights report, in collaboration with GroundTruth, to access all of our predictions for this year’s holiday season. Download now When you work with Experian for your holiday shopping campaigns, you’re getting: Accurate consumer insights: Better understand your customers’ behavioral and demographic attributes with our #1 ranked data covering the full U.S. population. Signal-agnostic identity solutions: Our deep understanding of people in the offline and digital worlds provides you with a persistent linkage of personally identifiable information (PII) data and digital IDs, ensuring you accurate cross-device targeting, addressability and measurement. Secure connectivity: Bring data and identity to life in a way that meets your needs by securely sharing data between partners, utilizing the integrations we have across the ecosystem, and using our marketing data in flexible ways. Make the most of this holiday shopping season with Experian. Contact us today to get started. Contact us Source Online survey conducted in June, 2024 among n=1,000 U.S. adults 18+. 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Today, Experian is excited to introduce our Offline Graph as a standalone product that clients can license, marking a significant step in our commitment to powering data-driven advertising through connectivity. Offline Graph empowers advertisers and advertising technology companies to build and refine consumer profiles, contributing to data connectivity, more offline audience reach, and improved offline measurement accuracy. As a result of consumers engaging with content across more channels, there are more disparate data points than ever before. When you couple that with ongoing signal loss, the need for a unified identity solution has never been greater. Experian’s Offline Graph offers companies a license of stable offline data points, like name, address, phone number, email, geographic information, date of birth, and additional attributes that provide a complete view of household and individual identities. The Offline Graph integrates known offline identity information from reliable deterministic sources like property ownership records, public records, and marketing data to provide access to all United States consumers and households. How customers can use the Offline Graph A big box retailer fills in the blanks of their existing customer data and builds a database of prospects. A media platform more effectively onboards advertisers’ segments, enabling advertisers to reach more of their customers. A retail brand better understands their customer’s demographic and behavioral make-up, by licensing Offline Graph with Marketing Attributes. A connected TV (CTV) manufacturer increases audience reach and accurately quantifies the campaign impact for their advertising partners. Experian’s Offline Graph is already driving value across industries. Here’s some in-depth client success stories: Fusion92 licenses Offline Graph to help their clients transform their marketing Fusion92 is a marketing partner that fuels business transformation in today’s digital economy and delivers exponential returns for brands. Fusion92 licenses Experian’s Offline Graph to power their strategy: from research and discovery to audience creation, activation, and measurement. With access to our Offline Graph, Fusion92 ensures their clients get the insights, targeting, reach, and measurement they need to achieve their business goals. "At Fusion92, we are always pushing the envelope to develop solutions that lead to success for our clients. Our desire to innovate pushed us to find an industry-leading partner in data and identity. This led to us licensing Experian’s Offline Graph product, which we use to build more complete audience profiles for our clients. In doing so, we help brands target, activate, and measure their marketing campaigns more effectively, leading to superior results.”dave nugent, executive vice president of data and analytics, fusion92 Using Offline Graph to deliver relevant messaging to multiple audience cohorts A leading direct-to-consumer (DTC) company with strong customer relationships built a robust first-party data set, enabling effective customer retention. To attract new customers, they partnered with Experian to access offline identity data from Experian’s Offline Graph. The Offline Graph provides them with the data needed to validate their first-party data and with the keys to unlock new customers. With this data, the DTC company delivered the right message to both sets of consumers: existing customers and new prospects. By integrating Experian’s Offline Graph they broadened their reach, personalized their messaging, and improved their marketing. What sets Experian’s Offline Graph apart from the competition Stability of data: With data from deterministic sources, our Offline Graph ensures that your view of consumers – and your ability to connect with them – is stable over time. Connected digital and offline data: Seamlessly connect offline data with digital identifiers through our Digital Graph, enabling a holistic approach to marketing, while ensuring consumer privacy is prioritized. Tailor made for your use cases: Build the Offline Graph to fit your specific needs, selecting the exact offline identity information required for your campaigns. Expanded consumer insights: Connect more data points to enrich your understanding of consumer demographics and behavior, using Experian’s Marketing Attributes and Audiences data. Offline Graph: Your gateway to consumer connectivity As signals fade, there is a large emphasis on procuring and having accurate consumer data. Experian’s Offline Graph delivers the connectivity and insights necessary to stay ahead. Whether you aim to strengthen your existing data or access entirely new data sets, Experian’s Offline Graph offers a solution tailored to your needs. Transform your data strategy with Experian’s Offline Graph — your gateway to a unified consumer identity solution. Contact us Latest posts
Ditch the cookie, not the data with the next evolution of contextual targeting Today, we're excited to announce Contextually-Indexed Audiences, a game-changer in contextual targeting. Experian’s new solution offers advertisers a powerful, privacy-safe solution that combines the precision of deterministic audience targeting with the flexibility of contextual targeting. Powered by real-time analysis from two million websites, access to 1,400 trusted audience segments, and easy activation through the top demand-side platform’s contextual marketplace or Audigent private marketplaces (PMPs), this solution offers advertisers a scalable way to reach their target consumers. With this solution, advertisers can reach consumers on websites that over-index for visitors with the demographics, behaviors, or interests, they are looking to target. For example, an automotive brand can select Experian’s “Contextually-indexed in-market for a luxury electric car” audience segment and reach consumers when they are browsing websites that often attract that exact segment. Best of all, this is done in a privacy-safe way since it’s not reliant on cookies, mobile ad IDs (MAIDs) or other user identifiers. How Contextually-Indexed Audiences work Contextually-Indexed Audiences harness advanced machine learning technology to move beyond traditional keyword-based strategies. The solution works in three steps: First, it analyzes traffic from over two million websites and mobile apps to identify the types of frequent visitors to those platforms. Next, using Experian’s Digital Graph, it resolves the identities of those visitors and maps them to more than 1,400 of Experian’s Syndicated Audiences, determining which audiences are most overrepresented on each site. Finally, the relevant audiences are assigned to those sites, allowing advertisers to deliver ads to people in those audiences while they are actively browsing the websites — without relying on user identifiers. Customer success story A leading auto manufacturer was among the first clients to activate this new solution while we were in beta. The goal was to identify new contextual targeting solutions that focus on privacy while maintaining scale and performance. The client identified two key target audiences: first-time vehicle buyers and experienced buyers. The initial campaigns using this new solution were highly successful. Even as the campaign scaled to twice the original volume, it continued to deliver three times the targeted click-through rate (CTR) goal. “Partnering with industry leaders like Experian, we're pushing the boundaries of contextual targeting with innovative data strategies that offer buyers greater flexibility and improved performance. These advanced contextual solutions are exciting as they not only drive results but also have the same privacy safeguards as traditional contextual targeting.”Matt Griffith, CTO & Co-Founder, Audigent Benefits of Contextually-Indexed Audiences Accurate consumer reach: Real-time integrations with over two million websites and apps coupled with machine-learning indexing technology ensure audience segments are constantly refreshed, which means advertisers reach consumers based on their latest habits. Privacy-safe audience targeting: These audiences are not reliant on cookies or any other user identifiers for targeting. Audience customization: Create the right audience segment for your campaign by using a combination of over 1,400 audiences across 12 data categories like demographics, politics, health, travel, finance, and TV. Flexible activation: Activate these audiences instantly in the top demand-side platform’s contextual marketplace or utilize our partnership with Audigent to create a custom private marketplace (PMP), where they can be activated across any media buying platform. When using a PMP, advertisers benefit from additional performance optimization capabilities. Experian’s Contextually-Indexed Audiences offer advertisers a powerful solution that combines the precision of audience targeting with the flexibility of contextual targeting. With real-time analysis of over two million sites and access to 1,400 trusted audience segments, advertisers can reach consumers based on their exact behaviors and interests. This is done in a privacy-safe, yet scalable way since it’s not reliant on cookies or other user identifiers. Whether activating instantly through the top demand-side platform or customizing through Audigent PMPs, this is the future of audience targeting. Ditch the cookie, not the data, and elevate your strategy today. Contact us Latest posts