Sandwiched between Baby Boomers and Millennials, Gen Xers are often an afterthought in today’s beauty industry. A generation that seems to be lumped into another without much thought as to how to engage with them or meet their unique beauty needs. And though they may be smaller in numbers, they have more disposable income than Boomers and Millennials. Which is a …
6 Ways to Effectively Communicate with the 50+
Andrew Hutchinson writes in 3 Notes on Being More Human and Building Your Brand in Social Media: “Whilst more people are embracing creativity and experimentation, there are some things that we’ve learned that are universally true, some aspects that, regardless of the medium, will remain influential in success. Those elements are human factors.” “You can’t do business without people,” he …
Advertising to Generation X as They Enter the Fall & Winter of Life
Generation X is comprised of 51 million people, born between the years of 1965 and 1980. As more of this population is turning 50 years old, we need to start shifting our focus on how to advertise to Gen X. We can begin by understanding some of their attitudes towards advertising. Overall, the Gen X audience can be selective about …
Generation X, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds
If Charles Mackay, the canny Scottish author of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841), were alive today he’d probably rename his book Group Think, Herd Mentality – maybe even Mob Rule – to gin up his SEO results. But madness of crowds is right on the money when it comes to describing how mainstream Madison Avenue approaches generational marketing, in general, and Gen …
Four Million Gen Xers Disappear: Blame Madison Avenue’s Death Star
The Star Wars franchise turns forty this year; look for quotes and metaphors to crop up ad nauseam in marketing circles. Always ahead of the pack, we’ll get ours out early. In another 2017 milestone, for the third year in a row over four million members of Generation X – born 1965-1981 – will reach their 50th birthday and disappear from mainstream brand advertising. Thanks to Madison Avenue’s remorseless …
