The 50 Plus Market: Why the Future is Age-Neutral When it Comes to Marketing and Branding Strategies [Hardcover]

"A thoughtful, well-researched and thorough exploration of the 50-plus market." Media Week "Uses first-hand research to prove that the same marketing rules apply to the over-50s as to the rest of the population." In-Store Magazine "The over 50s are not a niche market - they account for 40% of the UK's adult population." Brand Republic "Stroud argues that not only are the assumptions we make about the older age groups inaccurate, but by ignoring them we miss out on one of the greatest ever target group bonanzas." Marketing "Stroud argues persuasively for 'age-neutral' advertising and for businesses to study the 50-plus market and find out where they are missing potential revenue." Director "Ushers in the era of age-neutral marketing... compelling." European Business "Takes stock of the marketing approach to the seniors market." EFMA Magazine "An unusual book, which addresses and challenges stereotypes, prejudices and assumptions in the marketing industry." Professional Manager "The most thorough and comprehensive analysis of this market published to date." Journal of Direct, Data and Digital Marketing Practice "A persuasive argument that fundamental change is needed to shake marketers from their comfort zone, one that leaves them unwilling to explore a new model that includes older consumers in their sales planning." Forbes online "Uses original research from OMD, the second largest media communications specialist in the world, to dispel the myths and explain the truths of marketing to the over 50s." European Foundation for Management Development "Will help you from research, planning and creative perspectives right through to implementation. What it does in the main is dispel the view that marketing to the young is the only profitable route." Enterprise Enfield "Provides a new approach to how companies interact with older customers, advocating age-neutral marketing strategies to ensure the growing numbers of affluent over-50 consumers aren't overlooked." Midwest Book Review "A wake up call to marketers to respond to the demographic and economic changes that will shape business success in many industries." All About Branding "Explores why the 50-plus market is both important and valuable" Journal of Economic Literature "Successfully examines a market that has been overlooked as a result of decades-old myths, lack of research, and the narcissistic, youth-oriented makeup of the advertising industry. This is an excellent book for companies looking to stay ahead of an inevitable demographic change instead of being swamped by it." Strategy & Business "Shows why marketers can no longer ignore the inevitable consequences of demographic and economic change." Abstracts of Public Administration, Development and the Environment "In his book, Stroud describes this 2.5 million contingent as the "charmed generation", and his research shows that they are among the top spenders on luxury goods and services" Marketing Age, Winter 2007 "Filled with strategies and statistics, the book offers valuable advice for reaching this lucrative market" Choice, December 2007

“A thoughtful, well-researched and thorough exploration of the 50-plus market.”