Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the latest findings on the economic potential of ageing and compare them primarily from a consumables perspective. The relevant question relating to this research was: What are the economic consequences of the demographic development in relation to consumer demand for products and services in old age? Design/methodology/approach – Narrative systematic publications were thoroughly reviewed and collated. A systematic search was carried out in journals, books, databases, the internet as well as within the scientific community from November 2012 to May 2013. Findings – A total of 115 relevant scientific publications were identified in this review (from 1964 to 2013). In order to gain an actual overview of the relevant literature, the results show the most recent publications from 2000 to 2013. Research limitations/implications – There are three limitations within this paper: First, the search process used only four databases. Second, this review only took into account publications in English and German. Therefore, the review may fail to encompass all published literature. Finally, this study did not endeavour to evaluate the methodological quality of each scientific publication. Study findings were taken as reported. Originality/value – This paper aims at analysing the economic potentials of ageing primarily from the perspective of consumption. The focus of this economics of ageing investigation is on the “demography-related” consequences in terms of the demand behaviour of the older consumers (the elderly as potential buyers). The paper deals with all the “silver economy” as a cross-sector campaign and research area for economics of ageing – a still fairly young discipline, both in science and in practical applications.
72Zusammenfassung Da unsere Wirtschaftsmodelle nach wie vor mit Regeln ausgestattet sind, als gäbe es hauptsächlich nur junge Menschen und keinen altersstrukturellen Wandel, werden die wirtschaftlichen Potenziale, die sich aus der historisch neuen Demografiesituation ergeben, vielerorts ignoriert. Fakt ist: Die Gruppe der älteren Konsumenten ist von den Unternehmen lange Zeit vernachlässigt worden. Inzwischen wird das ökonomische Gewicht der älteren Bevölke-rung jedoch erkannt und weitsichtige Betriebe haben sich inzwischen auf das neue Kundenklientel eingestellt. Denn die Senioren haben vielerorts bereits eine höhere Kaufkraft als jüngere Altersgruppen. So verfügt in Deutschland die Gruppe der Menschen über 55 Jahre über rund die Hälfte des Geldvermögens. Zudem sind sie konsumfreudiger als bisher angenommen. Dennoch gibt es in keinem Land der Erde fundierte Erfahrungen mit einer immer älter werdenden Gesellschaft. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Ergebnisse einer narrativ-systematischen Literaturrecherche (Stand: 7/2010) über die wichtigste Ziel-und Konsumentengruppe der nächsten Jahrzehnte vorgestellt. Ziel war es, konkrete Empfehlungen für ein erfolgversprechendes Seniorenmarketing abzuleiten. Zudem werden Hinweise für künftige Forschungsaufgaben gegeben. Dabei zeigte sich, dass es zwar die Lebensphase Alter, aber nicht den typischen Alten gibt. Zudem wurde deutlich, dass nicht nur die klassischen Seniorenprodukte und -dienstleistungen von der demografischen Entwicklung profitieren werden, sondern auch Banken, Versicherungen, Technik, Wohnen, Bildung und Unterhaltung. Schließlich ist auch das Einkaufen im Word Wide Web für Ältere zu einer Selbstverständlichkeit geworden. Successful Marketing for the Elderly ConsumerOnly a few drastic changes, but make many small improvements Summary Our economic models are still regulated as if our population consists of mostly young people and that there is no sign of a demographic trend towards an aging population. The economic potential arising out of this altered demographic situation has been widely ignored. It is a fact however, that commerce has neglected this elderly group of consumers for a long time. Meanwhile, the economic importance of the elderly has been recognised, and businesses with foresight have responded to this new consumer group. In many areas, these senior citizens have a greater buying power than the younger generation. These over 55-year olds have at their disposal about half of Germany's financial assets. They are also more free-spending than was previously thought to be the case. Yet, nowhere in the world is there any sound, evidence-based knowledge regarding these aspects of an aging society. This article presents the results of a narrative-systematic review of published literature (7/2010) on the most important target and consumer group of the next decade. The aim was to derive specific recommendations for successful senior citizen marketing. In addition, suggestions for future research projects are given. It then became apparent, that there is a...
Zur Gestaltung von Werbeanzeigen für die Zielgruppe 50plus gibt es bisher nur wenig zuverlässiges Datenmaterial, sodass hier ein großes Dunkelfeld sowohl in
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