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Gen Z and Millennials Don’t Want Your Romantic Ads

For Gen Z and Millennials, celebrations of love are for more than couples, and they want brands to show it… 

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Young consumers would rather see ads about self-love than romantic love
  • And even more prefer to see ads about friendships than relationships—even those who are in one
  • Singles especially want to see ads glorifying singledom
Valentine’s Day campaigns and ads have always focused primarily on romantic love—after all, isn’t this the couples’ holiday? But Gen Z and Millennials see love differently than gens before them, and most don’t believe brands understand that quite yet; our data shows 60% agree “Brands don’t understand how people in my generation view love.” In fact, they feel that advertisements are still pushing them toward perfect romantic relationships, but they would rather see love portrayed in other ways: with their friends and with themselves.  So, while some brands have caught onto Galentine’s Day and Palentine’s Day for platonic love celebrations, and...

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