The New World of Computer-Generated Imagery

How High-End Home Brands Are Benefiting from CGI It used to be that creating fantasy kitchen photography as part of a marketing campaign for our client Viking Range required a highly complex, six-figure photo shoot, complete with skilled set designers, food stylists, and prop masters – not to mention an A-level photographer and producer. During […]

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Is the Year Ahead a Threat or an Opportunity?

Is the Year Ahead a Threat or an Opportunity? For Marketers of High-End Brands, the Answer Is Yes Your consumer is evolving in dramatic ways, your job may be in jeopardy, and your team is cranking out irrelevant content. Nobody ever said it would be easy. As marketers of high-end brands face down the new […]

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The Myth of Working vs. Non-Working Dollars

A new way of thinking for marketers of high-end brands Recently, I was asked by a client to lower the fees on a targeted digital campaign because the ratio of “working dollars” to “non-working dollars” was out of whack. The problem wasn’t that the fees were too high; rather, the media dollars were 60% lower […]

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Launching Your Brand Upmarket

A picture is worth 1000 words. But credibility is worth much more in sales.   For the past several months my Ramey team and I have been working behind the scenes to help launch an innovative new of line cookware – Hestan NanoBond. One of the most exciting facets of this launch was collaborating with both our client […]

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How to Humanize Your High-End Brand

Connecting with consumers is key to success For a luxury brand to succeed in the market, it used to be enough to just be… luxurious. True luxe consumers would naturally trust the premium brand while aspirational consumers would save up to purchase coveted items. Yet in the age of social media, consumers at all price points […]

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Are We (Finally) on the Edge of the Smart-Home Revolution?

  High-end homeowners are adopting technologies that connect their smart devices with energy-conserving home devices. Is the tipping point near?   Affluents, especially the young and middle-aged, are showing strong favor for smart-home devices that marry their desire for maximum convenience with environmental zen. That could mean big gains for your high-end home brand. Polling […]

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High-End Brands and Extra-Sensory Affluents

How smart marketers are using sensory experiences to win in the showroom You’ve invested time and money in creating a showroom experience that sets your brand apart from your competitors. The lighting is perfect. The colors and textures are sublime. Your displays always seem to delight your shoppers. In all, your showroom looks like a […]

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Where Affluent Consumers are Spending Now

High-end brand marketers can use data to leverage their strategies A recent report from Bain & Co’s Claudia D’Arpizio provides a great perspective on where affluent consumers are spending now – which is a great barometer not only for high-end home brands, but premium and luxury brands in general. The report covers several categories across […]

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