By G. Richard Ambrosius – In the world of marketing, there is general agreement that emotions play a larger role in consumer decision making than rational thought. So, doesn’t it follow that research that forces rational answers is generally flawed? Since breakthroughs in brain science challenge basic assumptions about consumer behavior, isn’t it time to re-write the rules of market …
To Connect With Baby Boomers, Shift Your Marketing Paradigms
By Jim Gilmartin – A paradigm is not a way of doing things; it is a way of thinking about things. A new marketing paradigm cannot be understood according to the rules of the paradigm it replaces. Says brain researcher Bernard Baars in In the Theater of the Brain, “Our inability to report intentions and expectations simply reflect the fact that they …
Connecting With Boomers Requires Empathetic Connections
by Jim Gilmartin – Empathy is the most important ingredient in lasting relationships. We all want to be understood by those who want to sell us something. When we think we are not understood, we erect defenses against those trying to connect with us or try to sell us something. However, empathy is not the same as sympathy. You will …
Want to Connect with Baby Boomers? Be Authentic
David Wolfe, author of Ageless Marketing, tells the story of Reader’s Digest’s efforts to increase readership. Back around 25 years ago there was a successful lifestyle magazine for the older crowd called 50 Plus. Readers Digest took notice of America’s aging population and the beachhead that 50 Plus had established in older markets and bought 50 Plus from its founding …
Connect With Boomers Using Stage of Life Values
Baby Boomer and older customers are the single largest economic group in America, with annual spending power of more than $2 Trillion. But be careful what you call them. Euphemisms like “elder,” “of a certain age” or “senior” may not go over well. Many may become more than a little upset with being labeled. After all, they aren’t simply writing …
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