Do Not Market to Gen Y

By Peter Westerman | July 15, 2011 at 10:59 AM

As a member of Gen Y, I am pleading with brands around the world to not market to me.

As a member of Gen Y, I am pleading with brands around the world to not market to me.

Do not create a single video you think will go viral.

Do not think your brand "gets it" because you've got one million Facebook Likes or Twitter followers.

I've moved on to the next big thing. Read entire Engage:Gen Y blog post.

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