Baby Boomers-Why the Label?

Just because you were born between 1946 and 1964, should you be grouped and labeled as a Baby Boomer or should you really be thought of as a unique individual? Good question… and both are true.

Being born and growing up during a given time period generally has some particular meaning or importance. That is very much the case with the Baby Boomer generation. Now that retirement age is here or just around the corner for Baby Boomers, our entire society is about to be subjected to major culture and marketing challenges that we have never been seen before. The impact of such a huge group of people retiring and having free time to spend will demand that goods and services be modified or adapted to fit their market. And generally speaking, Baby Boomers are affluent and willing to spend their money on those goods and services.

But let’s get back to the fact that Baby Boomers are also very much unique individuals. It is obvious that if you think back over the past 60 years or so you will be astounded at the tremendous changes that the entire world has undergone. At the end of World War II, there weren’t computers, Teflon, rockets to the Moon or even disc brakes on cars. People had to invent, produce and market all the millions of products that we now take for granted. All those millions of people who were involved in bringing us the technological and physical advancements we are currently enjoying are now reaching retirement. Sure, we call them the Baby Boomer generation… but they are also very much unique individuals in their own right.

There should not be a problem with the label. It absolutely makes no difference whether we try to distinguish between being a Baby Boomer, an individual or any other label. The important thing is that we appreciate all the wonderful things that the people who are now considered part of the Boomer Generation have brought to the table. It’s their turn to enjoy their retirement years, their families and their autonomy as individuals.

Welcome to the Baby Boomer generation!

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