Posts Tagged: generations

Changing Expectations of a Luxury Automobile?

An article in the WSJ about the ongoing Frankfurt Motor Show discusses the seemingly conflicting consumers demands that luxury automakers are attempting to fulfill: desire for the best performance possible yet also a growing demand for greener, more enviro products.

Changing Expectations of a Luxury Automobile?

An article in the WSJ about the ongoing Frankfurt Motor Show discusses the seemingly conflicting consumers demands that luxury automakers are attempting to fulfill: desire for the best performance possible yet also a growing demand for greener, more enviro products.

The Importance of Gifts

Happy Valentine’s Day people! Allen Parkman studies why some people stay together and other divorce. His paper “The Importance of Gifts in Marriage,” begins by noting, as other researchers had, that unlike people in his parents’ generation, those marrying more

The Importance of Gifts

Happy Valentine’s Day people! Allen Parkman studies why some people stay together and other divorce. His paper “The Importance of Gifts in Marriage,” begins by noting, as other researchers had, that unlike people in his parents’ generation, those marrying more

The Mom Myth

Does my discomfort with this article make me a self-hating blogger? I can’t imagine my mother and her friends being concerned with building their own brands.

The Mom Myth

Does my discomfort with this article make me a self-hating blogger? I can’t imagine my mother and her friends being concerned with building their own brands.

Workforce Changes = Societal Changes

What will our families’ economic structure look like in 5 years, 20 years, when I’m old and gray? All Americans (citizens of most of the world?) think about these things more frequently than we ever thought possible, I’m sure. As

Workforce Changes = Societal Changes

What will our families’ economic structure look like in 5 years, 20 years, when I’m old and gray? All Americans (citizens of most of the world?) think about these things more frequently than we ever thought possible, I’m sure. As

The Latest Generational Shopping Data

Excellent, data-packed article on current American shopping patterns. It parses out differences between different ages of shoppers, even in cases where the net results are similar. While boomers and Gen Y-ers have become more value-driven, they demonstrate this new mindset

The Latest Generational Shopping Data

Excellent, data-packed article on current American shopping patterns. It parses out differences between different ages of shoppers, even in cases where the net results are similar. While boomers and Gen Y-ers have become more value-driven, they demonstrate this new mindset

Newsflash: Young Families Have a Ton of Entertainment Gadgets

Over the next five years, Forrester predicts that nearly 39 million homes will get their first HDTV. DVRs are expected to be in almost 31 percent of U.S. houses this year, with that number growing to more than 40 percent

Newsflash: Young Families Have a Ton of Entertainment Gadgets

Over the next five years, Forrester predicts that nearly 39 million homes will get their first HDTV. DVRs are expected to be in almost 31 percent of U.S. houses this year, with that number growing to more than 40 percent