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
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- 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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With the impending deprecation of third-party cookies, marketers find themselves at the crossroads of innovation and adaptation. As we bid farewell to this identifier, the emphasis shifts to forging deeper connections, understanding customer needs, and navigating the marketing landscape with data-driven precision. At Experian, we stand as your trusted partner, committed to guiding you through this transition. In this blog post, we'll explore: How third-party cookie deprecation is impacting digital advertising Six alternatives to third-party cookies and where they fall short How Experian can help you navigate a cookieless world Four ways third-party cookie deprecation is impacting digital advertising Third-party cookie deprecation is causing significant challenges within the AdTech industry, manifesting in four key areas: Reach: Advertisers and demand-side platforms (DSPs) will face difficulties in reaching their target customers due to the absence of third-party cookies. Understanding audiences: Advertisers will find it challenging to understand the demographics and behaviors of their customer base without third-party cookies. Similarly, publishers are struggling to identify their audiences accurately, resulting in less addressable and appealing inventory. Measurement: Measurement providers may encounter obstacles in accurately assessing the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Additionally, DSPs are finding it hard to measure the impact of their ads without the assistance of third-party cookies. Matching: Data providers may experience challenges in matching users with the appropriate audience segments, leading to difficulties in delivering targeted advertising. Six alternatives to third-party cookies As the deadline approaches for Google's removal of third-party cookies from Chrome by the end of 2024, marketers are scrambling to discover alternative methods for delivering effective advertising. Fortunately, various alternatives are emerging. However, the abundance of options can create confusion rather than clarity. Which alternatives are worth considering? Here are six compelling alternatives to third-party cookies: 1. First-party data Acquiring consented first-party data directly from users is becoming increasingly vital as it can lay the groundwork for more precise targeting. 2. Universal IDs Alternative identifiers like The Trade Desk's UID2 and ID5’s Universal ID are becoming increasingly important, offering the ability to maintain a comprehensive consumer view across channels and platforms, leading to enhanced personalization and addressability across various channels, even in cookieless environments. 3. Identity graphs As browser-based IDs shift and digital signals decline, the need for an identity graph grows, with companies adopting a "graph-of-graph" strategy by combining their own robust first-party data with licensed identity graphs, as highlighted in recent announcements by industry giants such as Disney, VideoAmp, and Magnite. 4. Contextual targeting Contextual targeting aligns publisher content with relevant ads, ensuring ad delivery based on content rather than individual identifiers. This privacy-respecting approach is less dependent on third-party cookies, providing effective audience activation. 5. Data collaboration In a cookieless world, it becomes more difficult for companies to "communicate" with one another. We expect to see more pick up of data collaboration in the market, using addressable IDs and identity resolution to power connectivity between partners and their data sets. 6. Google Privacy Sandbox The primary goal of Google’s Privacy Sandbox is to continue to deliver valuable consumer information that yields relevant marketing and media strategies, while protecting a user’s privacy. How these alternatives to cookies fall short While it's promising to see numerous alternatives to cookies emerging, it's essential to recognize that each alternative has its limitations and is not a perfect one-to-one replacement for third-party cookies. Let’s review the shortcomings of these alternatives, and then we’ll walk through how Experian can help you navigate these alternatives to cookies. 1. First-party data First-party data, which is data directly collected from your users with their consent, is highly valuable. However, you will likely face limitations in terms of the number of consumers in your database, the identifiers linking them, and the insights into their demographics and behaviors. To overcome these limitations, it's essential to expand both the quantity and quality of your first-party data. 2. Universal IDs Universal identifiers are valuable for tracking users across different devices and websites. However, no single universal identifier has enough reach to fully replace third-party cookies. Universal IDs are most effective in terms of scaling, when they are combined with other universal identifiers or alternative addressable identifiers. 3. Identity graph Identity graphs excel at connecting digital audiences. However, establishing an identity graph from scratch is a significant accomplishment, demanding expertise, financial resources, and more. 4. Contextual targeting Contextual targeting and advertising aim to place your ads next to relevant content. However, there's a risk that your ads might appear alongside misaligned content, reaching audiences who are uninterested or unintended. 5. Data collaboration Data collaboration is beneficial for enhancing your consumer data and informing your strategies. However, it can introduce potential data security risks, if not done in the right framework, and may lead to subpar matching results due to issues like data hygiene or discrepancies in identifiers. 6. Google Privacy Sandbox Google’s Privacy Sandbox aims to balance effective advertising with consumer privacy and data security. However, it lacks transparency and has yet to prove its effectiveness, raising concerns about whether it meets industry standards. How Experian can help you navigate a cookieless world As an industry innovator and leader in data and identity, we've developed solutions to address the challenges posed by the shift away from third-party cookies. Our products are designed to adapt to these changes and ensure your success. We've anticipated industry shifts and proactively prepared our offerings to support you through this transition. Below we outline how our products are ready to support you through the transition away from third-party cookies. Graph The Experian Graph facilitates connectivity without relying on cookies. Our Graph helps ensure connectivity by supporting a variety of addressable identifiers, not limited to but including universal IDs, like Unified ID 2.0 (UID2) and ID5's universal ID. Whether you have first-party data or not, our Graph can be used to expand the reach of your first-party data or provide you with access to the full scope of our Graph's 126 million households and 250 million individuals. Activity Feed Supported by our Graph, Activity Feed can help you deliver digital connectivity and resolution in a cookieless environment. Activity Feed can resolve disparate activity to a single, consumer profile. It can expand the quantity of addressable identifiers associated with your first-party consumers. Additionally, Activity Feed, by joining disparate activity and identifiers, provides clearer insights, more addressable targets, and more holistic measurement. Our Marketing Attributes and Audiences In a cookieless environment, our Marketing Attributes and Audiences provide valuable information and insights about who your consumers are, like their demographics, shopping patterns, and more, to facilitate more informed decision-making. You can use our Marketing Attributes and Audiences to enrich your first-party data, giving you crucial insights into your customers so you can make informed, strategic decisions. They can be matched to universal identifiers, expanding their utility. Additionally, our Marketing Attributes and Audiences are sourced from non-cookie dependent offline and digital sources, ensuring they are unimpacted by third-party cookie deprecation. Collaboration While third-party cookies have primarily served to connect data in the industry, many companies are turning to data collaboration in lieu of having third-party cookies. In doing so, they can connect data with key partners, which they can use to make better media decisions. Experian Collaboration helps make data collaborations better, powering higher match rates by using the various identifiers supported in our offline and digital graphs. Through our current support of collaboration in three environments, within Experian, through crosswalks, and in clean rooms, such as AWS, InfoSum, and Snowflake, we ensure that you only share the data you intend to share, while the sensitive information remains secure. This way, your partner and you can focus on how to use the data to benefit you and not on anything else. Get started with alternatives to third-party cookies today While many view the deprecation of third-party cookies as disruptive, we see it as an opportunity for the industry to embrace a new era of advertising while prioritizing consumer privacy. Achieving this balance is crucial, and Experian's solutions are here to help you navigate it effectively. As the AdTech industry gravitates toward a few tactics to effectively advertise in the cookieless future, Experian is here to understand your core needs and recommend products that will help. In a rapidly evolving marketing landscape, Experian stands as your trusted partner, offering expertise in data-driven and identity solutions. Connect with our team to seamlessly transition into these alternatives to third-party cookies, ensuring your marketing strategies remain effective, privacy-compliant, and focused on meaningful connections. Get started today Latest posts
In the ever-evolving and soon-to-be cookieless advertising world, brands and agencies need help finding and maintaining access to accurate and comprehensive marketing data that enables them to reach the audience segments that matter most. Flashtalking by Mediaocean and Experian have a collaboration in place to do just that. Through this partnership, Experian’s more than 2,400 syndicated audiences are available for activation within the Flashtalking platform and its Social Ads Manager. “There are a lot of audience segments and data disappearing within the advertising industry right now because of the deprecation of third-party cookies, but Experian’s syndicated audiences are built for this new privacy-first world. Through this partnership, Flashtalking's clients gain access to some of the industry's most actionable on-the-shelf and custom audience capabilities for activation and targeting across the publishers and social platforms that matter most. It’s as easy as identifying the segments that matter to your brand and activating them everywhere they exist with a few simple clicks.” – Ben Kartzman, COO, Flashtalking by Mediaocean This partnership unites the power of Flashtalking's best-in-class independent omnichannel advertising platform with Experian’s comprehensive audience intelligence, which spans 126 million households and 250 million consumers. “For the same reason that brands are investing more deeply in first-party data in the wake of third-party cookie deprecation, having access to the right audience segments has never been more important. Mediaocean offers access to the only independent ad server that’s powering truly omnichannel, personalized experiences, and we’re thrilled to be amplifying their ability to do that through Experian’s expansive audience segments.” – Colleen Dawe, Director, Sell-Side Sales, Experian The Flashtalking Social Ads Manager has long-standing relationships and technical integrations with all major platforms, including Facebook, Google Demand Gen, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snap, TikTok, and a forthcoming integration with Reddit. Experian data can be deployed through custom and syndicated segments within these platforms, providing clients with both reach and precision. The power of the Experian – Flashtalking collaboration Benefits to marketing organizations that tap Experian data and audience segments via the Flashtalking platform include the following: A unified customer view: Marketers can use Experian's comprehensive data within Flashtalking to create a unified view of the customer across multiple channels. This helps craft cohesive marketing strategies that deliver consistent messages, enhancing customer experiences and brand perception. Enhanced targeting and personalization: Marketers can access Experian's detailed audience segmentation and insights within Flashtalking to target campaigns effectively. They can personalize messages at scale based on demographic, psychographic, and behavioral data to increase engagement and conversion rates across all channels. Optimized cross-channel strategies: With Flashtalking's cross-channel capabilities, marketers can integrate Experian's insights to understand how different segments interact with various channels. This enables the design of optimized cross-channel strategies that cater to the preferences and behaviors of different audiences. Data-driven decision-making: This partnership combines Experian's in-depth consumer insights with Flashtalking's analytics and reporting tools to help marketers make informed decisions. This data-driven approach can improve campaign performance, optimize media spend, and reveal untapped market opportunities. Local market activation: Marketers can also use Experian's geographic and location-based data within Flashtalking to tailor campaigns to local markets. This localized approach can enhance relevance and response rates, providing a competitive edge in regional marketing efforts. Improved media efficiency: This collaboration also enables organizations to harness the power of Experian's data within Flashtalking to improve media planning and buying. They can identify the most effective channels and timeframes for reaching specific audiences, leading to more efficient and cost-effective media investments. Why choose Experian in Flashtalking For over 50 years, we have been a trusted single-source provider of data management solutions. Our expertise in offline and digital identity has enabled us to curate data from over 200 direct and active sources, offering a comprehensive view of consumers with granularity, accuracy and scale. Using this data, we can craft our syndicated audiences to cover many verticals and specialty categories. For example, a Flashtalking client in the automotive industry can supercharge its campaign efforts. Experian has found that automotive advertisers build segmentation using four major data categories: Automotive Demographics Lifestyles and Interests Retail Shoppers: Purchase-Based Directly within the Flashtalking platform, multiple syndicated audiences from Experian in each major data category specific to automotive are available that brands and agencies can activate on-the-shelf to reach consumers with targeted messaging and retargeting. Experian and Flashtalking are future-proofing advertising Together, Flashtalking and Experian will ensure advertisers can continue to deliver personalized, relevant, and impactful messages and experiences to consumers despite ongoing shifts within the data-driven marketing landscape, including the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome. This partnership offers greater access to audience segments built on privacy-safe insights with expansive reach, scale, and flexibility. Connect with us to learn more about how you can access Experian’s syndicated audiences through Flashtalking by Mediaocean. Contact us today About Flashtalking by Mediaocean Flashtalking unleashes the power of creative to make media work better. As the leading independent platform for personalization and intelligence across all marketing channels, our Creative Ad Tech bridges the gap between creative and media. We provide AI and automation to connect the silos between teams and deliver more efficient production, versioning, and distribution of creative. Our solutions operate at scale across CTV, Video, Display, Social, Native, Audio, DOOH, and Retail Media channels. As part of Mediaocean, Flashtalking is tied into the industry’s core ad infrastructure for omnichannel planning, buying, and billing. Visit flashtalking.com to learn more. Latest posts
Shoptalk 2024, the premier event for retail and e-commerce professionals, brought together industry leaders to discuss the latest trends and innovations shaping the future of retail. As the retail landscape continues to evolve, here are four key takeaways from Shoptalk 2024: 1. The continuing rise of retail media networks The evolution of retail media is propelling us into a new era of advertising and first-party data monetization. Retailers are using their valuable first-party data to offer targeted advertising opportunities on both their owned and operated channels — from sponsored content to personalized ads — and through offsite programmatic ads. However, the full potential of retail media networks (RMNs) is hindered by challenges in understanding and targeting shoppers beyond retail data, reaching customers across channels and validating measurement. To unlock the true value of RMNs, and turn these challenges into opportunities, companies should focus on four areas: Gain insights: Learn more about your customers and the customers your marketing partners care about. Create audiences: Use enriched data to build addressable audience segments for advertisers to target. Maximize reach: Expand your addressability and monetize your data on and off platform. Demonstrate success: Validate marketing impact by connecting ad exposures to outcomes. “It was evident at Shoptalk 2024 that the rise of retail media is unstoppable. The conversations, collaborations, and insights shared at the event cemented the position of retail media networks as the driving force behind the future of commerce.”Alison Hofelich, Sr. Account Executive, Big Box Retail & Grocery 2. Content-led commerce Content is becoming increasingly pivotal in driving commerce, with retailers investing in shoppable video to stimulate conversations and foster customer engagement. While video may not always lead to immediate transactions, it can start dialogues, offering retailers a platform to enhance customer loyalty and influence future sales. Retailers talked about their focus on connecting with Gen Z on a deeper level. PacSun highlighted initiatives like the launch of a gender-fluid line and continuous engagement with young consumers via social media for feedback. Additionally, PacSun talked about embracing "conscious capitalism" by co-creating with influencers and customers, recognizing the growing consumer preference for brands that make a positive impact. By collaborating with influencers and using user-generated content, retailers can create authentic experiences that resonate with their customers. 3. Data privacy and trust With data playing a central role in retail strategies, ensuring data privacy, and building trust with consumers are imperative. Retailers must prioritize transparency and security to safeguard customer information and nurture long-term relationships. While the focus may currently be on capturing Gen Z market share, businesses need to anticipate shifts in consumer demographics and adapt their strategies accordingly. Using customer data in a privacy-compliant way enables retailers to implement effective personalization strategies that drive long-term engagement and loyalty. “Retail media networks were at the center of Shoptalk 2024. In addition to retail media networks, the seamless integration of data to enhance customer personalization and the rising importance of targeting Gen Z were recurring themes."Kai Rood, Account Executive, Retail Apparel 4. The time to embrace AI is now Technology continues to drive innovation in retail, with advancements in AI reshaping the shopping experience. From virtual try-ons to personalized product recommendations, retailers are using AI to engage consumers and enhance product discovery. Testing and learning are essential for AI implementation, as companies navigate the risks and rewards of technological innovation. Navigate the future of retail with Experian Shoptalk 2024 provided invaluable insights into the future of retail, highlighting the importance of retail media networks, content-led commerce, data privacy, and tech innovation. By embracing these trends and innovations, retailers can position themselves for success in an ever-evolving marketplace. At Experian, our solutions are tailored to empower businesses in navigating this dynamic landscape. Through our Consumer Sync solutions, we bridge the gap between online and in-store touchpoints, ensuring a unified strategy for reaching audiences across channels and evaluating campaign performance. Our Consumer View solutions enable you to tap into 5,000 demographic and behavioral attributes to fill in any gaps on your customer. Go beyond category buyers by combining your first-party data and Experian's top ranked data to build custom audiences that lead to higher ROI for your advertisers. Connect with a member of our team today to get started. Latest posts