Points out that the aging population has captured the attention of marketers, but that many companies are still uncertain as to whether they should, or how they should, go about marketing to the mature market. Highlights some of the key issues marketers are confronted with and discusses reasons...

Presents a new way of segmenting the mature market. Develops a segmentation model based on research in various disciplines and uses data from several studies to validate it. Suggests that the model is more effective than some commonly used approaches, not only in identifying prime segments for...