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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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 […]
Design helps any brand create a world that customers aspire to live in, but managing that world takes constant vigilance and a few clear rules. Every now and then, high-end brands go to a place where customers roll their eyes and say, “Give me a break!” How can that happen? After all, your brand […]
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Marketers who understand the 20/40/60 Rule are more likely to raise their returns. Michael Silverstein’s seminal book, Trading Up, made a significant impact on my marketing worldview by documenting how companies create high-end brands that appeal to affluent and mass-market consumers. The book was – and remains – a great business case for the […]
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