Mercedes Readies Second Exclusive Online Community

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‘Generation Benz’ will get a lot older next year.

Emboldened by the success of its private, online Generation Y-centric community, Mercedes-Benz USA is planning a second site. Launching next year, the yet to-be-named site will target boomers.

Steve Cannon, vp of marketing, has found the site—generationbenz.com—so efficient and useful that he can envision it replacing some types of focus groups, particularly those that delve into broader issues, such as “green-washing.”

Mercedes launched the password-protected Web site six months ago.

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