While Most Marketing to Generation Y Tries So Hard to Be

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While most marketing to Generation Y tries so hard to be hip that it borders on parody,Vans has kept the decades-old brand real and vital for Gen Yers.Marketing programs the footwear manufacturer uses to reach Gen Yers include the Vans Skate Parks,which operate in malls around the country;the wildly successful Vans Warped Tour for alternative music;and the Vans Triple Crown,the brand's answer to the X Games.The segmentation plan used by Vans relies heavily on which type of segmentation?

A) ethnicity
B) income
C) age
D) gender