According
to an article from eMarketer, the gender proportion are now changing online and
in 2008 the women will make up 51.8 percent of Internet users. This will have
an impact on all Internet marketing and how to reach the new female
demographics. The study from eMarketer shows that female teens are more likely
to use different social networks compared to male teens. Interesting numbers
show that 55 percent of all the teen content online is created by girls, and 35
percent of teen girls are active in writing blogs, compared to the 20 percent
of teen boys.
However, 89 percent of teenagers have email and check them regularly, but
consider this media as a way to “talk to old people, like parents and teachers”
according to an article at iMedia.
These facts
give marketers a whole new toolbox when it comes to marketing communication towards
female related products and brands.
So how to
reach out and meet this audience online?
Well, by
using their willingness of creating and spreading their own content through
social networks there is a huge potential when it comes to engagement for a
brand. There has been a lot of buzz around female teen fashion bloggers and
ambassadors for different brands. Kmart is right now holding a competition to
find “the next style ambassador” for their brand. Activities like these are a
great way to meet your audience, engage them in a forum that both engages and
inspire them, and gives you a lot of viral effects.