MediaPost Engage Boomers-The Psychology of Marketing to Grandparents
Let’s face it. Psychologist Abraham Maslow never wanted to be a marketer. In his work Toward a Psychology of Being he describes the 13 personality attributes of the self-actualizing person. Often depicted as the top of the pyramid on the Hierarchy of Needs, “Self-actualization” is the realization of one’s full potential, with a focus outside of self. Maslow could not have known the power of his work in shaping our approach to understanding and communicating with older adults.