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What is Gen X and Gen Z

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Social Media and Online Consumer Decision Making in the Fashion Industry
Are groups of people of approximately the same age within a society or within a particular family. It has several points in common: experiences, values, visions of life, and an approximation of ages. These characteristics will shape this group of people, causing them to behave in the same way. Generation X identifies individuals born between 1965 and 1979, and Generation Y identifies individuals born between 1980 and 1994.
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Social Media Influencers in Fashion: Challenges and Opportunities
Albérico Travassos Rosário (GOVCOPP, IADE, Universidade Europeia, Portugal) and José Morais da Silva (Universidade Europeia, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8753-2.ch014
Abstract
Social media influencers (SMIs) in the fashion industry become professional individuals who have a large following on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Many SMIs in the fashion industry have become successful in their own right and have gained significant influence in the fashion world projecting their branded personas. Fashion industry SMIs can face several challenges including the need to constantly create new and rich content; develop engaged narratives; pressure to maintain a certain image, the rivalry from other influencers. However, there are also many opportunities for SMIs in the fashion industry. Some say it is fertile ground. They can also collaborate directly with brands and use their influence to promote products and services. Having said that, more research is needed to grant reliable data to empower SMIs with accurate knowledge. Based on a systematic bibliometric literature review at Scopus, this research aims to appraise challenges and opportunities in building a SMI landscape in fashion.
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