Nike

A deep dive into the current Gen Z culture

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Objective

Nike approached us once again to gather an unfiltered pulse check of current and future trends in the German language amongst the Gen Z target audience and to clearly process the research insights into tangible take-aways that will influence the implementation of a new brand voice and language strategy direction.

Methodology

We went into this project with our proven "2-Fold Approach":

Expert interviews to get a broader picture (Helicopter View) followed by a deep dive into the actual target group via Focus Groups to evaluate and process the learnings from the interviews.

We conducted 3 In-depth interviews with language and culture Experts to gain a variety of perspectives to understand the current Gen Z.

Afterwards we went into 6 Focus Groups with 4 Gen Z Participants each - in total 24 voices, 18-25 yrs.


Output

A “tangible toolbox” for Nike's language strategy and a comprehensive evaluation of Nike's current and upcoming marketing campaigns from the Gen-Z audience.

Skills

Communication Development

Communication Evaluation

Expert Knowledge

Focus Group

In-depth Interview

Insight Generation

Recruitment

Semiotics

Target Group Analysis

Key Experts

Head of HipHop, Apple Music
Gen Z Best-Selling Author & Podcast Host
Brand Creative & Content Lead (11Teamsports, Top4Running and Kickz)

Year

2025

Markets

Germany

Links

https://www.nike.com/de/

Expert Interviews

to gain a variety of perspectives to understand the current Gen Z culture

6 FOCUS GROUPS WITH 4 PARTICIPANTS EACH

In total 24 voices, 18-25 yrs