Geezertising: Will We Adjust Advertising Standards for an Aging Population?
I read recently about a group of ad industry veterans who started a new agency to do the style of creative work they used to doâ"15 and 25 years ago. It was hard to read the profiles and quotes of these dudes without hearing Grandpa Simpsonâs voice in my headâ"âAnd in those days, type was hand kernedâ¦â For a moment, I thought it was a silly ideaâ"but then I realized these guys might be just the ones to fill a niche thatâs becoming larger by the minute.
