{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Generations 101: Generation Z and Millenials - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YUKJRYNlm7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/generations-101-generation-z-and-millenials\/\">Generations 101: <br>Generation Z and Millenials<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/generations-101-generation-z-and-millenials\/embed\/#?secret=YUKJRYNlm7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Generations 101: &lt;br&gt;Generation Z and Millenials&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"YUKJRYNlm7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"When did you last take a close at your customers and make changes in your business based on their needs? Today you work with four very different generations: Generation Z (18 and younger); Millenials (19-32); Generation X (33-48); and the Zoomers, a combination of the Baby Boomers (47-65), and the group we've coined the LOMLOTs (Lots of Money, Lots of Time \u2013\u00a0people of retirement age and older). Each group expects very different things in a service experience, both in-store and online. Know what else? What works with one generation is kryptonite to another. In this article, we'll meet the first two groups.  Generation Z: The Zeds  The kids of Generation Z \u2013\u00a0\"Zeds\" for short \u2013 are the first generation of the 21st century. Although they may resemble the kids of our past, they are very different. Tho oldest Zeds are 16; the youngest are yet to be born. They come from families with younger parents who want their kids to experience it all \u2013 according to all reports, Zeds will be the most empowered generation ever.  We're seeing an erosion of childhood \u2013 this is a generation of little adults. Marketers call it KYOG: Kids Getting Older Younger: Six is the new sixteen. Zeds left the womb knowing how to work every gadget and never looked back; they have no past memory of life without technology.  Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Smart-Tan-Logo.jpg","thumbnail_width":520,"thumbnail_height":200}