Getting close to youth: Understanding millenials' themes of life to create Gen-Y-proof brands
Joeri Van den Bergh, Patrick Alders, Anneleen Boullart and Martijn Van Bijnen InSites Consulting, Belgium and VIMN Northern Europe, Germany
Introduction
In the summer of 2013 InSites Consulting and VIMN Northern Europe (part of Viacom International Media Networks) set up the 'Close to Youth' program. The program aimed at keeping the brands and departments of VIMN Northern Europe Gen-Y-proof. In collaboration with an international task force of VIMN Ambassadors and the insight department in Berlin, the 'Celebrating Youth' research community...