American Eagle Hands Creative Control to Gen Zers for Spring Campaign

In a move to make their brand appear more authentic, American Eagle’s spring campaign will feature photos and videos from customers in their own environments rather than professional studio locations.  The 10 “cast members” selected were discovered through their social media posts.  You can read more about this campaign and the #AExME cast from American Eagle’s press release.  This is the next step in their #AExME campaign that started in Fall 2018 with actual customers and a store associate in musical and creative environments.  Gen Z expects their brands to be more socially conscious, depict more images of diversity, and support their own identities and personal values according to this Marketing Dive article.