Characteristics of consumer segments and their consumption behavior: A generational perspective

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Generational analysis, Consumer category, Technology, Added value

Abstract

The internet has transformed the way consumers live, communicate, work, and shop. Generational analysis is strategic for marketing, allowing consumers to be categorized according to their lifestyles, habits, and motivations. This article describes the different marketing generations with the goal of identifying the challenges marketers will face. While leadership is shifting to millennials this decade, marketing must seek to satisfy younger generations who value more sustainable, digital, and social brands. To remain competitive in the medium and long term, companies must prioritize personalization, the incorporation of technology, and the added value they can provide their customers. These will be key to selling to different age groups, which today challenge them to re new themselves daily to be successful in the coming decades.

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Published

2025-09-01

How to Cite

Gómez, L. J., & Tauro, M. A. . (2025). Characteristics of consumer segments and their consumption behavior: A generational perspective. Centro De Estudios De Administración, 9(1), 72–91. Retrieved from https://revistas.uns.edu.ar/cea/article/view/5225

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Artículos de interés docente y/o profesional