Fuse Recommends Five Guiding Principles Around Developing Brand Creative That Resonates with and Appeals to Gen Z

WINOOSKI, Vt., Aug. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Developing and implementing a set of guiding creative principles is an important step to ensuring the strength of a brand's visual and written content. Based on Fuse's 20+ years of experience with helping brands reach Gen Z, here are five recommendations for developing creative that appeals to this audience:

Be Both Aspirational and Relatable
Find a creative "sweet spot" that's both aspirational and relatable to Gen Z. Visuals that inspire can create positive connections but shouldn't sacrifice relatability. Brands should be willing to take risks; content that is overly generalized or without a sense of purpose is likely to be ignored or dismissed.

Balance Consistency with Flexibility
Gen Z values a cohesive visual identity system which becomes familiar and reliable over time. However, as mediums and platforms continue to broaden and change the way we communicate, it's important for a brand's visual and written tone of voice to have flexibility when needed.

Put Brand Values to Work
Creative that capitalizes on the latest design trends can comes across as forced. Instead, build authentic connections with Gen Z by creating content that puts unique and ownable brand values first, in a way that is succinct, honest and relatable.

Mix It Up
In the over-saturated world of social media, it's important for a brand to have a variety of content to pique the interest of Gen Z. Content can range from brand communications to user-generated content crafted by brand ambassadors. Themes that are connected to Gen Z's life stages or trends can help ensure that content avoids becoming predictable or stale.

Perfect Imperfection
A brand's messaging and imagery should have broad Gen Z appeal, without being cliché. And they shouldn't fear imperfection, especially on social media, where teens and young adults are accustomed to seeing moments captured in "real life."

Please contact Fuse for more information on how to use these and other creative principles to connect with Gen Z.

SOURCE Fuse