The Important Thing for Marketers to Remember About Stereotypes of Mature

question 47

Multiple Choice

The important thing for marketers to remember about stereotypes of mature consumers is that:

• A) in reality most mature consumers are active, interested in what life has to offer, an enthusiastic customer with the means and willingness to buy many goods and services
• B) mature consumers are best lumped together as a single homogeneous market segment
• C) the view of older people as alone, infirm, and frightened is essentially accurate
• D) most mature consumers can only afford to buy the least expensive items
• E) mature consumers prefer living in communities with others near their own age

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