Tag Archives: Baby Boomers

SymphonyIRI Report Recaps 2012 CPG Trends and Predicts Trends for 2013

Reverberations from the nation’s economic rollercoaster ride have been felt throughout the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry for several years now, and 2012 was … Continue reading

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The Rise of Craft Beer in the U.S.

While the economic downturn has affected consumer spending across many sectors, craft and craft-style beers are defying recessionary trends with an impressive upward trajectory. … Continue reading

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SymphonyIRI Quarterly MarketPulse Survey Finds Gen-Xers Practicing Frugal Ways

Generation X, those born after the post World War II baby boomers, generally has a positive outlook on the economy, but that doesn’t mean … Continue reading

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Marketers Could Be Wasting Millions Trying to Reach Baby Boomers

According to a recent national study monitoring the attitudes of Baby Boomers, marketers may be making fatal flaws in their assumptions about this large … Continue reading

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Rise of the Millennials

Jefferies, the global investment bank, and AlixPartners, the global business advisory firm, announced the findings of their new joint study, Trouble in Aisle 5, … Continue reading

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Food Forum: Media matters

By Timothy P. McMahon, Ph.D. Generation Y, a segment of the population born between 1977 and 1994, encompasses 80 million consumers with more than … Continue reading

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