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The Next Generation of Divers |
Back to School Time is here, which means it's time for the annual Mindset List. Created in the mid-90's to enlighten college professors about their new students, the Mindset List includes interesting and sometimes depressing facts about this year's college freshman - the class of 2014.
Here are some examples:
- This year's college Frosh have never used a telephone with a cord
- Czechoslovakia has never existed
- Clint Eastwood is better known as a sensitive director than as Dirty Harry.
- Nirvana is on the classic oldies station.
- Children have always been trying to divorce their parents.
- They have never seen a carousel of Kodachrome slides
Nirvana is on the classic oldies station?!? Now I really feel old. Some kid is probably wearing my old Doc's and talking about how totally vintage they are - UGH.
Here's another fun fact: Pizza Hut reports: half their orders come from mobile applications. Instead of phone calls, they're getting orders via text message, iPhone app or website accessed from a smartphone.
This is our next generation of divers! They are wired, mobile and use their phones for everything except making phone calls.
Here are a few ways you can appeal to this new consumer:
#1 Students can earn college credit for taking PADI courses. Promote this opportunity on your website, enewsletter and give it a mention on your Facebook page.
#2 Find a college intern - in many areas the internship can be un-paid so long as the student is earning college credit. Read our hire an intern article for additional info. A "digital native" can help you effectively market to their generation.
#3 Give them the opportunity to buy something from you online. If you don't have an eLearning link - add one. Young adults have been shoppers / consumers since infancy.
#4 Go where they are. Set up a Facebook page and link to it from your website. If you don't have time to set up a Facebook page, see idea #2...
 Read the complete Mindset List at Beloit College's website.
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