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New White Paper Presented at DMA Conferences Reveals How to Capture Boomer & Senior Markets Online
Have you heard that web sites and interactive media are lost on boomers and seniors? Then you haven’t read Interactive Design Preferences of 50-Plus Users, a white paper prepared by interactive services company Immersion Active.
Recently presented at the Direct Marketing Association Mastering the 50+ Marketplace conference in New York on April 25th, and again at the New England Direct Marketing Association Conference on June 14th, the white paper is the first comprehensive document to explain the internet marketing considerations all companies must understand when trying to capture the mature market.
And Kurt Medina, direct marketing consultant and featured speaker at the DMA conferences, couldn’t be happier. "Immersion Active has put forth web site how-to information for the 50+ consumer that people need to know, and that has not been available in any one concise place before," said Medina, "which is why I felt it was critical to present it." Medina will present the white paper again at the next Mastering the 50+ Marketplace conference to be held in San Francisco on October 25, 2006.
Company web sites that do attract boomers and seniors do quite well online, bringing in purchases that totaled $7 billion last year alone. Design and usability considerations for 50+ users, with respect to not just attitudes and preferences, but also inevitable physiological and cognitive degradation, had yet to be explored in full. The white paper can be downloaded directly at www.immersionactive.com.
"From Presbyopia to Parkinson’s, from macular degeneration to muscle problems, there are site content architecture, contrast, imagery and layout factors that can no longer be ignored by businesses trying to capture the wealthiest demographic in history," says Immersion Active partner David Weigelt.
He adds that "building a ‘50+ friendly’ web site does not mean that you have to alienate a younger audience. When implemented correctly, you can have it both ways."
While design guidelines alone are not the magical solution for bringing home the 50+ consumer, they do provide a strong starting point for drawing in prospects and converting them to customers. Immersion Active is currently exploring other interactive channel research, including a study of the online advertising preferences of the 50+ group.
For more information about Kurt Medina, visit www.medinaassociates.com, or to learn about the upcoming DMA conference in San Francisco, log onto www.dmamature.org.
Founded in 1998, Immersion Active is the only US interactive agency to comprehensively address the needs of the mature market through web sites, CD-ROMs, and DVDs, as well as e-marketing campaigns that incorporate banner advertising, search engine optimization and marketing, and email. The recipient of more than 70 awards for their work, Immersion Active is focused on proving that solid interactive marketing can be exciting, ageless and effective. Learn more at www.ImmersionActive.com. 28.06.2006, David Weigelt, Immersion Active
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