Mature Market Experts

The blog for people who work with boomers & beyond

Archive for December, 2009

Mature Market Experts Gem of the Day: Bike Market Adapts for Boomers

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – Bike Market Adapts for Boomers. As baby boomers age they are searching for ways to stay healthy with excercise, save gas money and go green. Many are looking to purchase a new bike, but one that accommodates [...]

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Mature Market Experts Gem of the Day: Are Baby Boomers Better Off Selling or Getting a Reverse Mortgage?

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – Are Baby Boomers Better Off Selling or Getting a Reverse Mortgage? AARP Magazine recently featured several articles about reverse mortgages and the aggressive, and sometimes misleading marketing of them to seniors. In addition to providing helpful guidelines [...]

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Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: US Companies Are Unprepared for Baby Boomer Retirement from Workforce

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – US  Companies Are Unprepared for Baby Boomer Retirement from Workforce. An overwhelming majority of surveyed domestic companies are unprepared for the exodus of boomers from their companies, according to a recent study by Sloan Center on Aging [...]

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Mature Marke Experts Stat of the Day: Why Advertisers Spend More On Drugs That Lack Competition

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – Why Advertisers Spend More On Drugs That Lack Competition. A new report by The Congressional Budget Office uncovers an apparently contradictory trend in the marketing of brand name drugs. Advertisers spend much more on the marketing of [...]

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Mature Market Experts Gem of The Day: Aging in Place: Men + Ladders = Trouble

There’s a lady who’s sure All that glitters is gold And she’s buying a stairway to heaven When she gets there she knows If the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh And she’s buying a stairway to heaven… -Led Zeppelin   Joan [...]

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Mature Market Experts Gem of the Day: Aging in Place: Addendum to Men + Ladders = Trouble

  Carelessness doesn’t bounce; it shatters. ~Hartman Jule   Is your husband going to hang Christmas lights this week? Consider this first:   I was reminded of a life-altering experience between man & ladder at work this week. A colleague, let’s call him “Stann,” recounted a run in with some cement involving a ladder years [...]

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Mature Market Experts Gem of the Day: Is Loneliness Contagious?

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – Is Loneliness Contagious? In December’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researcher John T. Cacioppo, a University of Chicago psychologist, states that “Loneliness can be transmitted. Loneliness is not just the property of an [...]

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Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: Number of Baby Boomers Tweeting Doubles

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – Number of Baby Boomers Tweeting Doubles. Fall 2009 has seen a marked increase in Twitter use, according to the Pew Internet Project. While  the headlines dwell on the phenomenal usage among the young, mature marketers should note [...]

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