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GENERATION REINVENTION
 How Boomers Are Changing Business, Marketing, Aging
                   & The Future




                       Brent Green

     Copyright 2012, Brent Green & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved
% Change In Population Growth
80%
70%
              2000 - 2020                      +72%
60%
50%                                                    +54%
40%
30%
20%
10%
 0%
-10%
       ‹ 14   15-24   25 -34   35-44   45-54   55-64    65+
SILENT BOOMERS GEN X                     GEN Y
55 million    77 million    49 million   62 million




  ‘25 - ‘45   1946 - 1964    ‘65 - ‘79   1980 - 1995
SILENT
55 million
• Economically successful generation
• Mentored Consciousness Revolution
• Conventional and gregarious
• Cultural icons: McCartney, Lennon,
  Dylan and Jagger
• Ideologically & politically wary
• A generation of helpers
GEN X
51 million
•   Grew up in a time of cultural hostility
•   Free agents, self-reliant, entrepreneurial
•   Disaffectation with governance
•   Mainstreaming gender equality
•   Technologically wired and savvy
•   Reinvented global business
GEN Y
62 million
•   Optimistic, self-confident, inclusive
•   Effective team players
•   Determined to make a difference
•   Comfortable with speed and change
•   Connected to networks almost 24/7
•   The world is a click away
BOOMERS
 76 million
BOOMER GENERATION
BOOMER VALUES

•   Individuality and self-expression
•   Anti-authoritarian
•   Inclusiveness and equality
•   Staying in control
•   High expectations
•   Personal growth and development
•   Adventure & enrichment
•   Depression/War stalled child-rearing
•   Demobilized GIs found prosperity
•   Salve for Cold-War nuclear anxieties
•   7 – 15 million more than expected
•   TV mythologized individualism
•   Spock: child-centered parenting
• 77 million born between 1946 – 1964
• 11,666 turning 50 daily; 9,950 turning 60
• +30% of population in 17 states
  –   Alaska – 33.4%
  –   New Hampshire – 32.4%
  –   Vermont – 32.2%
  –   Maine – 31.8%
  –   Colorado – 31.4%
• Life expectancy: 74.8 male; 80.1 female
•   70% nation’s net worth
•   1/2 household discretionary income
•   $2.30 trillion on goods and services
•   Will inherit $8.4 trillion
Generational
Influencers
Model of Generational
    Influencers
• Branding with Icons
• Nostalgic Marketing
• Integrated Marketing
   • Mass media overlay
   • Website landing
• Value-Added Incentives
• Lead Generation
• One-to-One Marketing
• Marketing PR
   • Music Lives Foundation
•   Alleviated by social networks
•   Social support = nostalgic narratives
•   Nostalgia = momentous events, settings
•   Redemption = dismal to triumphant

The past, when appropriately harnessed,
 can strengthen psychological resistance
         to the vicissitudes of life.
80%
                                    How do you define success?
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
      Marriage   Fitness   Travel    Auto   Lg. Home    Jewelry        Clothes


                                                   Source: Yankelovich Partners, Inc.
2003: $31.6 billion
2010: $40 billon
GATERHING
•   Communication
•   Relationships
•   Five sensing
•   Intuitive judgment
•   Contextual learning
HUNTING
•   Conquest
•   Independence
•   Deliverables
•   Analytical judgment
•   Functional learning
The Mature Mind
EMOTIONAL
RELEVANCE
DEMAND
FOR FACTS
INDIVIDUALISM
ALTRUISTIC
VALUES
CONTRADICTIONS
•   Career and life reinvention
•   Compression of morbidity
•   Multi-generational bonding
•   Spousal renewal; spousal discovery
ENGAGEMENT



• Lifestyle pursuits
• Adventure vacations
• Political engagement
REINVENTION



• Franchises
• 2008: 10,000 startups/month
• 16% faster than any other group
EDUCATION



• Community colleges
• Lifelong learning
• Retirement/financial planning
CONTRIBUTIONS



• Nonprofit participation
• Civic engagement
• Voluntourism
VITALITY



• Fitness training
• Brain training
• Nutritional supplements
DATING



• Cosmeceuticals
• Anti-aging hormones
• Mature dating webs
SELF-CARE



• Compression of morbidity
• Medical spas
• Preventative/diagnostic medicine
LEGACIES



• Heirloom gifts
• Endowments/ Foundations
• Multi-generational vacations
SPIRITUALITY



• Spiritual retreats / training
• Hospice / End-of-Life
• Religious communities
Never relent, reinvent!




    Twitter: @BoomerMarketing
    Website: http://bgassociates.com
    Blog: http://boomers.typepad.com
    Email: brent@bgassociates.com
    Phone: 303.743.0130
    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brentgreen

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Generation Reinvention: How Boomers Are Changing the Future

  • 1.
  • 2. GENERATION REINVENTION How Boomers Are Changing Business, Marketing, Aging & The Future Brent Green Copyright 2012, Brent Green & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved
  • 3. % Change In Population Growth 80% 70% 2000 - 2020 +72% 60% 50% +54% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% ‹ 14 15-24 25 -34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
  • 4. SILENT BOOMERS GEN X GEN Y 55 million 77 million 49 million 62 million ‘25 - ‘45 1946 - 1964 ‘65 - ‘79 1980 - 1995
  • 6.
  • 7. • Economically successful generation • Mentored Consciousness Revolution • Conventional and gregarious • Cultural icons: McCartney, Lennon, Dylan and Jagger • Ideologically & politically wary • A generation of helpers
  • 9.
  • 10. Grew up in a time of cultural hostility • Free agents, self-reliant, entrepreneurial • Disaffectation with governance • Mainstreaming gender equality • Technologically wired and savvy • Reinvented global business
  • 12.
  • 13. Optimistic, self-confident, inclusive • Effective team players • Determined to make a difference • Comfortable with speed and change • Connected to networks almost 24/7 • The world is a click away
  • 16. BOOMER VALUES • Individuality and self-expression • Anti-authoritarian • Inclusiveness and equality • Staying in control • High expectations • Personal growth and development • Adventure & enrichment
  • 17. Depression/War stalled child-rearing • Demobilized GIs found prosperity • Salve for Cold-War nuclear anxieties • 7 – 15 million more than expected • TV mythologized individualism • Spock: child-centered parenting
  • 18.
  • 19.
  • 20. • 77 million born between 1946 – 1964 • 11,666 turning 50 daily; 9,950 turning 60 • +30% of population in 17 states – Alaska – 33.4% – New Hampshire – 32.4% – Vermont – 32.2% – Maine – 31.8% – Colorado – 31.4% • Life expectancy: 74.8 male; 80.1 female
  • 21. 70% nation’s net worth • 1/2 household discretionary income • $2.30 trillion on goods and services • Will inherit $8.4 trillion
  • 23. Model of Generational Influencers
  • 24.
  • 25.
  • 26. • Branding with Icons • Nostalgic Marketing • Integrated Marketing • Mass media overlay • Website landing • Value-Added Incentives • Lead Generation • One-to-One Marketing • Marketing PR • Music Lives Foundation
  • 27. Alleviated by social networks • Social support = nostalgic narratives • Nostalgia = momentous events, settings • Redemption = dismal to triumphant The past, when appropriately harnessed, can strengthen psychological resistance to the vicissitudes of life.
  • 28.
  • 29. 80% How do you define success? 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Marriage Fitness Travel Auto Lg. Home Jewelry Clothes Source: Yankelovich Partners, Inc.
  • 31.
  • 32.
  • 33.
  • 34. GATERHING • Communication • Relationships • Five sensing • Intuitive judgment • Contextual learning
  • 35. HUNTING • Conquest • Independence • Deliverables • Analytical judgment • Functional learning
  • 42. Career and life reinvention • Compression of morbidity • Multi-generational bonding • Spousal renewal; spousal discovery
  • 43. ENGAGEMENT • Lifestyle pursuits • Adventure vacations • Political engagement
  • 44. REINVENTION • Franchises • 2008: 10,000 startups/month • 16% faster than any other group
  • 45. EDUCATION • Community colleges • Lifelong learning • Retirement/financial planning
  • 46. CONTRIBUTIONS • Nonprofit participation • Civic engagement • Voluntourism
  • 47. VITALITY • Fitness training • Brain training • Nutritional supplements
  • 48. DATING • Cosmeceuticals • Anti-aging hormones • Mature dating webs
  • 49. SELF-CARE • Compression of morbidity • Medical spas • Preventative/diagnostic medicine
  • 50. LEGACIES • Heirloom gifts • Endowments/ Foundations • Multi-generational vacations
  • 51. SPIRITUALITY • Spiritual retreats / training • Hospice / End-of-Life • Religious communities
  • 52. Never relent, reinvent! Twitter: @BoomerMarketing Website: http://bgassociates.com Blog: http://boomers.typepad.com Email: brent@bgassociates.com Phone: 303.743.0130 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brentgreen