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Generational Differences & The Millennial Impact On Business, Micah Wittschen May 2021

Generational Differences & The Millennial Impact On Business, Micah Wittschen

Marketing Undergraduate Honors Theses

Business is the backbone of the United States of America. Often called The American Dream, citizens grow up with the idea that the possibilities are endless living in the land of opportunity. This dream also comes with the desire for a family, thus a good job is needed for financial support. It is often believed and proven that those that work hard can yield financial returns and benefit socially.

Generational differences trickle down to every aspect of life including the different trends and impacts each cohort has on business. Each generation has a different view of work and behaves differently …


The Rearview Mirror And Windshield: Utilizing The Intersection Of Nostalgia And Neophila To Target Today's Consumers", Hannah Lucile Hungate May 2018

The Rearview Mirror And Windshield: Utilizing The Intersection Of Nostalgia And Neophila To Target Today's Consumers", Hannah Lucile Hungate

Marketing Undergraduate Honors Theses

In a technologically-advanced, rapidly-changing business world, successful marketing practice is becoming more and more elusive to the competing corporations. Two popular tactics—nostalgia and neophilia—have been shown to both dazzle and destroy, depending upon their use. These concepts have been utilized by a variety of brands—some of the world’s largest beverage companies, the most popular application of 2016 and air fresheners, to name a few—and have resulted in heavy profits and losses for the companies.

Nostalgia and neophilia in marketing must first be analyzed as individual concepts, each with their own merits and disadvantages, and then viewed as an intersection where …