Web video and mobile become crucial in healthcare market, too.
While you might not think of a mature market like healthcare being on the leading edge of new marketing technologies--such as online video or mobile marketing--it appears that, in many cases, you might want to revisit those thoughts. After speaking with representatives of long-time DR marketing stalwart...

Financially distressed consumers' information search for retirement plans.
Using data from the Mature Market Survey (MMS) from an educational foundation, this study examined financially distressed consumers' information search behavior for retirement plans. Findings showed that financially distressed consumers sought financial information from media and professional services when making a retirement plan. Age, income, and gender were found...

SINGAPORE'S SLIPPING HOUSEHOLD GOODS SALES.
Sales of household goods in Singapore lost their upward momentum two years ago and it looks unlikely that healthy gains will emerge during 2004. In part, slack demand is attributable to a prolonged slump in the residential real estate market. The sales rebound expected during the first half of...

MetLife Brings Out Online Income Annuity Tool.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-8 October 2008-MetLife Brings Out Online Income Annuity Tool(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com To help individuals understand how to create a reliable, sustainable source of retirement income and make the most of their assets, MetLife said that it has launched an online Income Annuities...

Implant manufacturing: hot market, sizzling demand: the implant market has OEMs and their suppliers scrambling to meet ever-growing demand.
Healthcare spending in the United States is expected to hit $4 trillion by 2017, nearly doubling the 2007 amount. The baby boomers undoubtedly will lead the spending frenzy, as they will expect medical technology to keep them active so they don't miss a day of golf, tennis or even...

MetLife Institute revamps pages.
The MetLife Mature Market Institute recently unveiled a newly designed Web site (www.maturemarketinstitute.com) that's now available with additional resources for those interested in aging, caregiving, the changing work force, retirement and demographics. The site, which can also be accessed through www.metlife. com trader the "Retirement" section, contains information divided...

HVAC Systems - What Drives Such a Mature Market in Europe?
Frost & Sullivan to Host Quarterly Analyst Briefing on Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems on Thursday 8 February 2007 LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan will host a conference call on Thursday 8 February 2007 at 15.00 GMT to provide industry participants an...

Financial distress/financial well-being: do length of time spent in a debt management program and changes in debt burden and financial stressor events make a difference?
The study investigated whether reduction in credit card debt and financial stressor events as well as longer time in a debt management program (DMP) made a difference in the financial distress/financial well-being of 828 credit counseling agency clients. A series of multiple regression models tested the hypotheses. While reduction...

VC funding hits $1.1b in medical device market in Q1 leads to new technology.
As far as trends go, the dot-corn boom has been traded in for more lucrative investments. Or at least that's what the venture capitalist market would suggest, given its recent propensity for pouring ever-increasing money into the medical device industry. Whereas computer and pharmaceutical industries used to...

Upstart design firm turns experience into future profits.
RALEIGH, NC -- For Gregg and Tracey Kunz, necessity is indeed the mother of invention. After all, consider that the husband-and-wife team established their kitchen and bath design firm when Gregg resigned from his previous job in 2003, leaving him with an important decision to make: Get...