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More businesses are turning to the Internet to find and engage with baby boomer customers. Boomers are using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and social networking sites in increasing numbers. Business leaders will gather at the What's Next Boomer Business Summit (www.boomersummit.com) on March 19 to find out how to effectively reach baby boomers online. "Boomers are a natural fit for social networks and technologies. They have the time, the life experience, and--more and more these days--the need for social tools to help them accomplish their own goals." said Matthew Lees, Vice President, Analyst, Patricia Seybold Group.

Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 -- More businesses are turning to the Internet to find and engage with baby boomer customers. Boomers are using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and social networking sites in increasing numbers. Business leaders will gather at the What's Next Boomer Business Summit (www.boomersummit.com) on March 19 to find out how to effectively reach baby boomers online.

"Boomers are a natural fit for social networks and technologies. They have the time, the life experience, and--more and more these days--the need for social tools to help them accomplish their own goals." said Matthew Lees, Vice President, Analyst, Patricia Seybold Group.

Boomers are a natural fit for social networks and technologies. They have the time, the life experience, and--more and more these days--the need for social tools to help them accomplish their own goals.
Boomers are a natural fit for social networks and technologies. They have the time, the life experience, and--more and more these days--the need for social tools to help them accomplish their own goals.
While it's true that Millenials (the 13-24 generation) share content at double the rate of baby boomers (56%), 31% of Baby Boomers share their own user generated content. This could be in the form of reviews, blog posts, comments, discussion forums, etc.
"The fact that they've been relatively slow to embrace social media underscores more of an opportunity than any innate inability or aversion. But they don't want to be marketed to.Those organizations that can use social media to engage with, learn from, and support boomers will find especially receptive partners and, consequently, greater business success than those who see social media simply as another marketing channel," Lees added. Lees will present information about boomer online activities and insight into how to effectively reach them.

Baby boomers are also actively engaged in user generated content such as ratings and reviews. "While it's true that Millenials (the 13-24 generation) share content at double the rate of baby boomers (56%), 31% of Baby Boomers share their own user generated content. This could be in the form of reviews, blog posts, comments, discussion forums, etc." noted Sam Decker, Chief Marketing Officer of Bazzaarvoice. Decker will be at the Boomer Summit speaking about boomers and user generated content.

David Weigelt, co-author of Dot Boom, Marketing to Baby Boomers Online through Meaningful Online Engagement will speak about how to connect with boomers online. The book unites a developmental marketing approach and a new definition of online engagement specific to baby boomer consumers -- a combination that provides an actionable framework for connecting with these consumers online.

In the current economy, more businesses are seeking effective ways to reach the 58 million baby boomers online. The What's Next Boomer Business Summit (www.boomersummit.com) will include: New research on the new attitudes of baby boomers in this economy; how to market successfully to baby boomers online; search engine and key word strategies that work; how to create online boomer communities that build trust and sales; and, new ways to reach the 44 million caregivers.

Other speakers include:
Entrepreneurship and social media: Guy Kawasaki, Author, founder Alltop

Networking -Ellen Levy, Vice President Corporate Development & Strategy, LinkedIn

Demographics - Jody Holtzman, Senior V.P., Research & Strategic Analysis, AARP

Money -Sandra Timmermann, Executive Director, MetLife Mature Market Institute

Caregiving - Andy Cohen, Founder & CEO, Caring.com

Online communities - Elisa Camahort Page, Founder & COO, BlogHer

Boomer women online - Carol Orsborn, PhD, Senior Strategist, Vibrantnation.com

Boomer volunteers - Sarah Christian, Director, Strategic Partnerships, VolunteerMatch

Brain fitness - Jeff Zimman, Co-founder & Chairman, Posit Science

Search engine strategies - Bill Leake, CEO, Apogee Search

Leading edge boomers - Jennifer Keating Magee, CEO, Keating Magee

New research- Steve French, Managing Partner, Natural Marketing Institute

About the Boomer Business Summit

The Sixth Annual What's Next Boomer Business Summit is produced by Mary Furlong & Associates. Program, speaker and registration information is available at www.boomersummit.com. The Summit is held in conjunction with the Aging in America Conference of the American Society on Aging and the National Council on Aging, March 15-19, 2009.

Attendees include brand managers, corporate strategists, entrepreneurs, non-profit executives, marketing agency executives and publishers responsible for growing their boomer business.

Sponsors include: AARP, Microsoft, Council on Aging Silicon Valley, Wells Fargo, Alltop, Caring.com, EquityKey, HeartMath, Immersion Active, Keating Magee, LiveWorld, MetLife Mature Market Institute, Myine Electronics, Posit Science, The Stress Institute, Verizon, Vibrantnation.com, VolunteeerMatch, Retirement Living TV, ReadHowYouWant, HipCricket, Life Stages Financial, grandparents.com and Moving Mavins. Southwest Airlines is the official airline sponsor of the What's Next Boomer Business Summit.

Mary Furlong & Associates (www.maryfurlong.com) works with companies seeking to capitalize on new business and investment opportunities in the boomer market. MFA provides business development, financing strategy and integrated marketing solutions to entrepreneurs, corporations and non-profit organizations serving the 50+ market.