Population aging is a powerful megatrend affecting many countries around the world. This demographic shift has vast effects on societies, economies and businesses, and thus also for the advertising industry. Advertising in the Aging Societ y presents an insight into advertising practitioners and...

In light of demographic change and the growing problems of traditional old-age security systems, this book discusses two essential instruments in connection with privately providing for old-age security: (1) savings in private pension schemes and (2) building up equity for home-ownership....

The theme of this book is health outcomes in India, in particular to outcomes relating to its caste and religious groups and, within these groups, to their women and children. The book’s tenor is analytical and based upon a rigorous examination of recent data from both government and...

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the older-tourist market, and of the challenges and opportunities created by population ageing from a tourism marketing perspective, by combining a demand-side and a supply-side approach to older tourists. The book is divided into three parts, the first...

Malte Marwede explores the impact of cognitive distance in product development, in particular whether large distances between developers and the customer target groups adversely affect the creation of customer-centric product ideas. Furthermore, he shows how practical user involvement measures...

This book analyzes issues related to economic challenges for Japan’s regional revitalization. Japan’s responses to such challenges and to the problem of an aging population are of deep interest to the nations outside of Japan. This book brings together 19 articles contributed by Japan’s...

Dieses Fachbuch fokussiert auf das sport- und gesundheitstouristische Nachfrageverhalten der "Generation plus". Einer Konsumentengruppe in ihrer zweiten Lebenshälfte, die mit einer großen Neugier in Bezug auf sich selbst und die Welt und einem Plus an Interessen, Anspruch und Kaufkraft...

Nils Levsen focuses on the international diffusion of product and service innovations for elderly users. In particular, the existence and location of lead markets is being investigated. Lead markets are characterized by their early adoption of innovations and their influence on design choice in...

Haben Sie die Zielgruppe 50plus bereits für sich entdeckt? Wenn nicht, dann sollten Sie prüfen, ob Sie hier wertvolles Potenzial verschenken und der 50plus-Markt vielleicht auch für Sie Wachstumschancen bieten könnte. Denn die Zielgruppe der Best Ager wächst kontinuierlich. Einige...

Das von Marketing und Massenmedien geprägte Bild des ewig jungen Surfers täuscht. Auch Menschen über 50 oder gar 80 nutzen heute das Internet regelmäßig nicht nur zur Information, zur Pflege ihrer Netzwerke oder einfach zur Unterhaltung, sondern auch zum Einkaufen. Über ihre Erwartungen,...