AARP Bulletin talks to Lori Bitter on “Selling Older Consumers Short”

Reporter David Wallis of the AARP Bulletin talks with Lori Bitter about how older consumers get overlooked and how to correctly market to them. From the Bulletin: ‘Some innovative companies, including Apple, understand that. Boomers account for 41 percent of people who buy Apple computers, notes Nielsen, and commercials for the iPad reflect this. Its campaign stars the device and a diverse supporting cast using it. “There was a baby and there was a 70-year-old man,” says Lori Bitter, pointing out an admirable strategy that “doesn’t disown anyone.” The message “is timeless and ageless.”‘

Read the entire article here:www.aarp.org/money/budgeting-saving/info-2014/advertising-to-baby-boomers.3.html

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