When I log on to Facebook and scroll down my Newsfeed, I am normally bombarded by selfies, inane rants typed in all caps to truly convey one’s rage, and cat videos. But wedged in between these typical posts are friends’ and colleagues’ life milestones, one of which being: The first home purchase.
For the past four years, we've gathered all of our Young & Free clients together for something we call the Young & Free Marketer Meet-up. This is held the day before the annual CU Water Cooler Symposium. As part of the Marketer Meet-up, we also hold something called the Young & Free Spokester Summit where our active Spokesters get together, connect, learn from one another and credit a collaborative video.
Imagine it's your friend's birthday. You get them an AWESOME gift and decide to deliver it in a really cool, unconventional way. In the dead of night, you break into their house and put the gift in the foyer, where they are sure to see it. They (understandably) are not pleased.
According to a study by the University of Georgia, Gen Y is the most cynical generation EVAR. The study shows that Gen Y is gloomier than the slackers of Gen X, and waaaaay less trusting than baby boomers.
As I've matured from an angsty teen to a curmudgeonly Old, I've become very aware of the necessity to invest. "INVEST OR DIE ALONE WORKING YOUR SECOND JOB AT WAL-MART AT THE AGE OF 83!" the headlines scream, which is not my idea of fun in my old age.
Our third It's a Money Thing video is complete and ready for distribution to our subscribers. Jen finds herself at the NPYIS detachment and learns that her apartment is a identity theft crime scene.
Matt Davis and I had a great conversation about this year's CU Water Cooler Symposium with Mike Lawson from CUbroadcast. Bonus tip: If you watch all of the way through, there's a discount code that will save you a bunch off of the regular price.
Mike Lawson with CUbroadcast interviewed Amanda Brenneman-Brown, 2013 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec and Tim McAlpine about the 5th annual CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec competition.
I thought that we were over the "GEN Y IS THE WORST GENERATION EVAR!!" articles that were so popular circa 2010, but we still seem to be in a circle of neverending speculation: "Gen Y is lazy!" "Gen Y doesn't want to work!" "All Gen Y cares about are phones and twittering!"
At least two or three times a month I get asked "How can I make my (video, blog post, photo of child) get viral? I want to be the next Dollar Shave Club or Chipotle Kid." This means that at least two or three times a month I mentally find a wall and begin sliding down it, while pulling out my hair.
