Baby Boomers: America's Hottest Group Of New Entrepreneurs. Press Releases. Pfizer want us to ‘Get Old’ - The Checkup. Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 06/18/2012 Jun 18, 2012 11:00 AM EDT TheWashingtonPost By Jennifer Huget I’m pretty skeptical about pharmaceutical companies’ public service campaigns; whatever the feel-good benefits, in the back of your mind you suspect it all comes down to trying to sell their products. But still I find interesting a program launched Monday morning by Pfizer (in partnership with 10 health-care advocacy groups listed below) that invites people of all ages to share their attitudes toward and stories about aging. To mark the launch, the company has released results of a Gallup & Robinson poll conducted in early May in which 1,017 people ages 18 and up were asked about everything from when they had their first kiss and what year they had the best summer of their lives to how they’re approaching the prospect of aging.
For instance, the poll found: — On average, people think they’ll live to be 84. How do you feel about getting old? Why Baby Boomers are the innovators of the future - Ideas@Innovations. Posted at 12:34 PM ET, 06/26/2012 Jun 26, 2012 04:34 PM EDT TheWashingtonPost Are Baby Boomers the face of the innovative startup of the future? Think “innovative startup” and the picture of an entrepreneur under30 generally comes to mind — someone ready to feed new products to the coveted 18-to-34 demographic.
It’s time for a new picture. Baby Boomers are starting companies at a faster pace than ever before, according to a March report by the Kauffman Foundation and younger workers lack the disposable income and job prospects they once had. The 18-to-34 demographic, of course, was largely the creation of the previous mass media era, offering an easy heuristic for understanding the consumption habits of the youngest generation. But not anymore. Meanwhile, the 55-to-64 demographic now boasts the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America, while - surprise!
Dominic Basulto is a digital thinker at Bond Strategy and Influence (formerly called Electric Artists) in New York. Get Old. 7 Facebook Contest Ideas for Small Businesses. Facebook contests are becoming good marketing strategies for businesses of any size. You’ve probably heard Facebook success stories from big brands with large budgets.
They often have elaborate landing pages, TV commercials, paid blog posts and celebrity endorsements. What about the small business that doesn’t have thousands to spend? This list is for you. 1. Tie your contest into current events Clothing company PLNDR gave a unique twist to the NCAA. TimetoPlayMag.com tied their contest into a holiday with a virtual Easter Egg hunt. 2. During the summer, pizza company Fresh Brothers runs contests using their mascot, the Slice (a giant slice of pizza). Wine website Snooth.com created a Facebook landing page on their Fan page using the Wildfire app—Facebook guidelines say brands should run contests like this through an app. 3.
PR firm Sammis & Ochoa runs promotions for two restaurants in Texas. Other game examples: 4. Hiatus Spa is running a “Be Green and Be Good; Earth Month 2011” Contest. Time Travel: The Key to Financial Security. Last Updated May 4, 2011 4:39 PM EDT I'm a time-travel nut. I loved Back to the Future, Terminator, Time Bandits, Hot Tub Time Machine and even Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Who hasn't dreamed of going back in time as an adult to steer their younger self? "Go ahead and ask her out, she likes you.
" More importantly: "Please...puleeeze...young man, buy Microsoft and keep buying for a decade. " It's easy enough to see how time travel could change your life and make you rich without breaking a sweat, if only it were possible. In Somewhere in Time, a young writer played by Christopher Reeve self-induces a trance-like state and tricks himself into believing he has traveled backward in time to be with the woman of his dreams. The Reeve character, while pure fiction, gives a realistic template for traveling through time, whether you're a pre-retiree or just starting your career. This isn't mumbo-jumbo. Clearly, yes, as Benartzi further writes: © 2011 CBS Interactive Inc.. Want To Retire Wealthier? Start by Scanning Your Photo. Another Theory on Why Bad Habits Are Hard to Break - Shortcuts. Saving for Retirement Can Be Affected by Viewing Digital Future Picture of Yourself.
In the quest for greater personal savings, we are now resorting to mirror tricks. Coming soon to an HR department near you: a magical computer screen that adds 30 years to your face. Jarring, for sure. That’s the point. Seeing yourself in the future makes plain the need for saving in the present, and this jolting image should prompt workers who are enrolling in a benefits plan to elect a higher 401(k) savings rate.
Workers rarely change their contribution rate once it’s set. So they end up saving more during their tenure at the company. (MORE: License to Sin: When Good Behavior Leads to Bad Results) Voila. The concept of paying your future self has been around a long time. The New York Times came back to the subject this week for good reason. As part of the research, students were placed in front of a computer screen that either showed them as they were or as they might look in 30 years. (MORE: Why Latino Voters Will Swing the 2012 Election)
People’s Insights Volume 1, Issue 23: Dell Social Innovation Platform | People's Lab. The Dell Social Innovation Challenge recognises and supports young social innovators who dedicate themselves to addressing the world’s biggest problems. The issues they deal with are related to economic development, education, energy, food and sustenance, health and human rights. Participants can register on dellchallenge.org The challenge is divided into 3 rounds: Entry, Semi-Final and Final. Individuals or teams must create a Project Page and complete all required fields including information about the members, the idea, why it will work and so on. Semi-finalists will need to upload a video pitch on YouTube or Vimeo and embed it on the project page. They also need to create a project roadmap. This includes a checklist of 10 basic elements every team or individual can address to improve their project’s probability of success.
The Dell social innovationwebsite says: The annual Dell Social Innovation Challenge is open to college and university students across world. Google+