Advertising Opinions
Kim Walker
Jul 31, 2014

Five ways to really piss-off older people with bad advertising

Two-thirds of consumers above the age of 45 believe advertising is neither attuned to their needs nor entertaining. Brands and agencies can start to fix that by not making the following mistakes.

No. 4: Don't assume they're obsessed with looking younger

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