Während Millennials sich durch die „Rush Hour des Lebens“ bewegen, ist es eine Herausforderung, Freundschaften über verschiedene Lebensphasen hinweg aufrechtzuerhalten. Marken können Initiativen starten, die sie daran erinnern, sich mit ihren Liebsten zu verbinden (z. B. ein „Friends Delivery“-Erlebnis).
Dr. Jennifer Hendricks, Principal Analyst – Consumer Lifestyles, Germany
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- What you need to know
- Opportunities
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OPPORTUNITIES
- Empower Millennials to secure a future-proof life
- Help Millennials prepare for their financial future
- Learn from Calm x Ally revealing the connection between financial and mental health
- Employers: intensify efforts to tackle the gender care gap for young Millennial families
- Unlock opportunities to improve Millennials' social and physical wellbeing
- Help Millennials stay connected with friends
- Stella Artois x TaDa: dinner and friends delivered to consumers' doorsteps
- Target Millennials with a holistic approach to delay ageing
- International examples of F&D products with anti-ageing ingredients
- Connect with Millennials by appealing to their self-perceptions
- Understand how Millennials see themselves to improve brand communication
- Respond to Millennials' frugality
- Strategies to target frugal Millennials
- Boots celebrates the joy of saving
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CONSUMER
- Plans for the next five years
- Career progression is the top priority for working Millennials
- Graph 1: Millennials' plans for the next five years, 2025
- Millennials' career ambitions are shaped by the societal and economic conditions of their time
- Younger generations are more likely to have multiple plans
- Graph 2: repertoire of plans for the next five years, by generation, 2025
- Younger Millennials get ready to settle down
- Graph 3: Millennials' plans for the next five years, by generation, 2025
- Address the gender gap in career aspirations
- Graph 4: Millennials who plan to progress in their career in the next five years, by gender, 2025
- Saving for retirement is a hurdle for Millennials
- Graph 5: consumers who plan to save for retirement in the next five years, by generation, 2025
- Spending priorities
- Holidays are a priority for Millennials
- Graph 6: discretionary spending priorities of Millennials, 2025
- Spending priorities show little difference compared to other generations
- How travel brands can effectively target German Millennials
- Harness the power of cross-category collaboration to engage Millennials
- Examples of cross-category collaborations to take inspiration from
- The mood of the nation impacts Millennials' spending behaviour
- Target Millennial dads with tech product bundles
- Concept idea: Family Tech Adventure Bundle
- Generational perceptions, including self-perceptions among Millennials
- Millennials are seen as more optimistic and eco-conscious than other generations
- Millennials are considered closer to Gen X than to younger generations
- Being family oriented is most commonly associated with Millennials
- Graph 7: attributes Millennials associate with themselves and those in their generation and how other generations perceive Millennials, 2025
- Be aware of gaps between Millennials' self-perception and society's perceptions of them
- Embrace Millennial families as an important target group
- Graph 8: attributes Millennials associate with themselves, by parental status, 2025
- HelloFresh celebrates the uniqueness of families
- Behaviours towards parenthood and family life
- Half of Millennials without children do not plan to have kids in the future
- …as they are challenging the parenthood norm
- Millennials are feeling the joys and challenges of parenthood
- Graph 9: Millennials who think having children…, 2025
- Modern parenthood comes with many stressors for Millennials
- Bahlsen ad campaign: 'Enjoy the chaos!'
- Mastering work and family life seems an impossibility for many
- The gender care gap gets attention on social media
- Lifestyle behaviours
- Most Millennials are happy with their lives
- Graph 10: how Millennials think about their lives, 2025
- A positive future outlook drives plans to achieve long-term goals
- Maintaining friendships is a struggle for Millennials
- Millennials are starting to feel the effects of ageing
- Graph 11: Millennial behaviours regarding ageing, 2025
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MARKET DRIVERS
- Defining Millennials
- Millennials make up one fifth of Germany's population
- Graph 12: population, by generation, 2020-30
- The first Millennials are entering midlife
- Graph 13: age distribution of Millennials, 2025
- Key differences between Younger and Older Millennials in Germany
- Lifestage and family life
- Millennials are navigating the 'rush hour of life'
- Millennials are delaying marriage and having kids
- Graph 14: average age of parents at first birth of the mother, 2014-23
- Graph 15: average age at first marriage, by age group, 2022 vs 2002
- Half of Millennials do not have children…
- Graph 16: percentage of Millennials with and without children, 2025
- …but Millennials also cover the largest share of dual-parent families
- Graph 17: selected lifestages, by generation, 2025
- Financial wellbeing and employment
- Younger Millennials feel more positive about their finances
- Graph 18: financial situation, by generation, 2025
- Millennials struggle to build financial wealth
- The most pressing financial challenges for Millennials
- Millennials are a significant part of the German workforce
- Graph 19: employment status, by generation, 2025
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APPENDIX
- Abbreviations and generations
- Abbreviations
- Generations
- Methodology – consumer research
- Consumer research methodology
- Correspondence analysis – methodology
- Correspondence analysis – attributes associated with generations
- A note on language
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