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Recently, I met with a new CMO of a large B2B analytics company. We were discussing the ways data can be “spliced”– and how the opportunities can be overwhelming for marketers. It made me think about today’s modern tech marketer and what they are faced with, daily. They are asked to synthesize and analyze mountains of customer data like never before, and demonstrate continuous impact on buyers at every stage of the pipeline – and then embrace the experience post-purchase.

The workforce will soon consist of four different generations of tech users and buyers: Baby Boomers, Gen X (Slackers), Gen Y (Millennials) and Gen Z (born in the 00’s). Considering this, a marketer, whether you're focused on B2B or B2C (or B2B2C), will have to address each generation's preferences when developing campaigns, while identifying specific goals for success.

Consider each segment and their content consumption habits:

Thought this was a good add-on given the nature of yesterday's topic. This morning I stumbled into this video from Electronic Recruiter Exchange, which interviewed number of HR/recruiter types at one of its conferences to get their thoughts on Gen Y. There are some smart answers from people who tackle this issue on a daily business. I particularly like the comparisons to my Gen X crowd.

I'm a proud Gen-Xer and semi-reformed slacker. As such, It's kinda fun to watch (and sometimes mediate) the debate over the role of Millennials in the office. Where my group was pestered to get off our collective asses and be productive, Millennials are constantly looking for productive jobs to do. There are exceptions but in general the phenomenon is well documented. Compared to my X peers, the Millennial contrast is very stark.