The “age-old, old-age” disconnect in advertising.
Here’s an interesting statistic: Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. projects that by 2010, half of all consumer spending in the United States will be generated by people age 50 or older. It’s a...
View ArticleAdult Children Today: Dependency Redefined
Those of us with children who are recent college graduates might wonder if we’re the only ones continuing to support them financially in a big way. It turns out, we’re far from alone. In fact, a recent...
View ArticleBoston Consulting Group predicts “the end of consumer marketing as we have...
Boston Consulting Group recently conducted a survey of American consumers to see how their spending habits and approach to brands differs by age group. The results give us a quantifiable measure of the...
View ArticleBoomers and Millennials: Destined always to be different … or on the same...
When it comes to advertising, it turns out that the Baby Boomer generation sees things quite a bit differently than the Millennial generation. In fact, based on neuromarketing research conducted last...
View ArticleAre young marketers now the “smartest people in the room”?
Deanie Elsner Recently I read about some interesting remarks made by Deanie Elsner, who is the former executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Kraft Foods. Ms. Elsner made them as the...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? When it comes to senior living communities – plenty.
For those of us “of a certain age,” it seems hard to believe that within five years, most of the Baby Boomer generation will be of retirement age. … This also means that millions of people will be...
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