Millennial moms spend average 17 hours/week on social network sites, four more hours than average mom, at least nine of ten share information about products, services with friends
Kendall Sinclair
NEW YORK
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June 18, 2013
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- One-quarter of Millennial Moms Would Pay $50 Per Month to Have Someone Manage Their Lives, According to New Weber Shandwick Research -
Vital Social Statistics of Millennial Moms 9 million Approximate number of Millennial Moms in the United States 3.4 Average number of social network accounts 17.4 Average number of hours per week spent on social networks 10.4 Number of times each month "like" or recommend products services online
Research released today from global public relations firm Weber Shandwick uncovers insights about a digitally-connected and highly influential segment of North American women: Millennial Moms. These women, born between 1978 and 1994 who account for 22 percent of North American moms, are highly connected and spend an average of 17 hours each week on social network sites.
"Marketers need to wipe the mom slate clean and recognize the diversity of the mom target. Our research shows that Millennial Moms are more digitally connected than older moms and spend a great deal of time on their social networks," says Leslie Gaines-Ross, Chief Reputation Strategist, Weber Shandwick. "These women are armed with information and are inherently influential both online and offline. Their digital connectedness gives them a much different perspective of motherhood and brands need to learn how to better engage them in this new social era."
Key Insights of Millennial Moms
Our research reveals insights about this younger segment of moms that highlight opportunities for marketers and communicators to tap into:
Engaging Millennial Moms
It is not surprising that this age group is so digitally connected, but our data demonstrates Millennial Moms' high potential for brand advocacy and viral promotion when successfully engaged.
Here are some easy to follow engagement strategies:
Please view our infographic and report for the full results of Digital Women Influencers: Millennial Moms here.
About the Study
Weber Shandwick partnered with KRC Research to conduct Digital Women Influencers. The purpose of the study was to identify underleveraged segments of women who are active online and provide new insights about the female market in this new era of digital engagement. The online research was conducted in August 2012 among 2,000 women, ages 18 and over, in the United States and Canada. Millennial Moms is the third segment reported in this series, following The Power of the PANK®: Engaging New Digital Influencers, a co-branded report with Melanie Notkin, founder of Savvy Auntie® and the lifestyle brand designed around PANKs, and the Women of Social Media.
About Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is a leading global public relations firm with offices in 81 countries around the world. The firm has won numerous awards for innovative approaches and creative campaigns including being named both The Holmes Report's 2012 Global Agency of the Year and the "Most Creative PR Firm in the World," based on the agency's first-place finish in its "Creative Index," as well as PR News' 2012 Digital PR Firm of the Year. Major practice areas include consumer marketing, healthcare, technology, public affairs, financial services, corporate and crisis management. The firm has deep, award-winning expertise in social media and digital marketing that helps drive engagement. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com.
About KRC Research
KRC Research is a full-service market research firm that specializes in the kind of research needed for effective communications—communications that reach, engage and persuade. A unit of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), KRC Research offers the quality and custom service of a small firm along with the reach of a global organization. For over 30 years, KRC Research has worked on behalf of corporations, governments, not-for-profits and the communications firms that represent them. Staffed with market research professionals from the worlds of political campaigns, consumer marketing, journalism and academia, we are flexible, practical, creative, knowledgeable and fast, combining sophisticated research tools with real-world communications experience. For more information, visit www.krcresearch.com
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