FREE GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS

Gen Z Research: 7 Golden Rules

Gen Z will tell you exactly what they think, bluntly and candidly, but only if you earn it first. Here's how to get authentic answers from the most skeptical consumers yet.

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Why Gen Z is so hard to read, and so easy to get wrong

icon They tune you out

Gen Z isn't waiting for your long email surveys. The channels that worked for everyone else don't reach them.

icon They smell a fake

Around 79% say brands are never honest enough. One inauthentic word in your survey intro and you've lost them.

icon They fact-check you

Make a claim and their reflex is to check Google, Reddit, or ChatGPT. Any disconnect between what you say and do gets noticed.

icon They don't stick around

Already less likely to participate in research, Gen Z drops off fast when the experience feels like a chore.

What you'll learn from this Gen Z guide

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Meet them where they are

Gen Z practically lives on mobile, with 98% owning a smartphone. Conversational, chat-based research reaches them in the format they already use all day.

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Earn Gen Z's trust before you ask

Transparency about who you are and why their opinion matters is what convinces a generation of digital natives to actually open up.

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Make it worth their while

Video responses, real human voices, and a fun participant experience turn a one-off Gen Z survey into an ongoing conversation they want to engage with.

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