by CR Team | Mar 3, 2010 | 40+, 50+, 60+, Boomers, Gen X, Marketing, Millennials/Gen Y, Seniors, Silent Generation, Social Networking
More insights from a new Pew Research Center study on the Millennials, which compares the attitudes and habits of 18-29 year olds with those of the Baby Boom, Silent and X generations. Today’s topic: Social networking. Despite tremendous growth in the numbers... 
by CR Team | Mar 2, 2010 | 40+, 50+, 60+, Boomers, Gen X, Internet, Marketing, Millennials/Gen Y, Seniors, Silent Generation
Another look at the generational marketing snapshots provided in the new Pew Research Center study on Millennials (see yesterday’s post). Today’s topic: Technology. Two years ago, Harris Interactive asked Americans what they’d re-name their... 
by CR Team | Feb 17, 2010 | 50+, 60+, Boomers, Internet, Seniors
eMarketer’s new data on the US Internet population shows that the online world now resembles the offline: filled with active older consumers. Internet usage is shifting, as mature users have taken to the Web. Those marketing to Boomers and seniors will note... 
by Todd Harff | Feb 11, 2010 | 50+, 60+, Boomers, Housing, Internet, Mature Consumers, Real Estate Marketing, Seniors, Social Networking
Social media marketing seemed to be the topic of the hour at the 2010 International Builders Show (and other conferences I’ve attended in the past few months, such as the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging event). Builders and developers – of... 
by CR Team | Jan 20, 2010 | 40+, 50+, 60+, Advertising, Boomers, Marketing, Mature Consumers, Seniors, Silent Generation
Yesterday we let a Baby Boomer, a “gap kid” (born just after Generation Jones) and a member of Generation X sound off on whether REI’s first-ever TV ads will motivate Boomers. It was the first-ever Creating Results generational face-off. Today, we address a perhaps... 
by CR Team | Dec 11, 2009 | 60+, Internet, Marketing, Mature Consumers, Seniors, Silent Generation, Social Networking
Thanks to a tweet this a.m. from Bill Vick, we can share some updated statistics on what 65+ seniors do online. New data from Nielsen Online shows that email is still the number one activity of these older Americans. The next two activities – getting maps and...
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