Finding balance between creative and analytics isn’t always easy. “My job today looks nothing like it did just a few years ago,” said a friend who has served as CMO of a high-end home brand for the past ten or so years. He came up through the ranks as a strategy and creative guy, […]
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Brendan Howard / Shutterstock.com Yes, they are different, but don’t assume that they don’t consume media like everyone else. The high-end marketplace often thinks of Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) consumers as exotic and mysterious creatures, like Sundarbans tigers. Granted, these consumers are rare – there are only 60,000 or so of them […]
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High-End Brands Face the Best of Times, the Worst of Times It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it […]
Affluent Consumers want a connection. Not a sales pitch. Affluent consumers buy differently. They research large purchases and seek not only a wise choice, but also genuine benefits and an authentic experience. In fact, 70% of affluent consumers say they prefer to learn about a product or service through content rather than traditional advertising. […]
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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Affluent consumers drive sales among high-end brands, so you’d better understand their humble, middle-class values. A few years ago, I spoke to a group of marketers of high-end brands. After the session, one of the CMOs in the audience told me that the vast majority of his company’s affluent consumers loved his brand so much […]
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While today’s production budgets are tighter than ever, high-end brands need to use proven strategies to project an upmarket image. For most brands, the days of $100,000 print shoots or cost-is-no-object film productions are long gone. New media demands a constant stream of content—so even if your budgets are roughly where they were pre-recession, […]
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With affluent consumers choosing exotic materials and contemporary designs, the rest of the home may just follow suit. I’ve always believed that high-end kitchen cabinets were not only a good forecast tool for design trends, but also a sort of “leading financial indicator” for the entire high-end home category. After all, it was never […]
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Driving progress towards clear goals can take your brand to a higher level. I remember the first time a client admitted, “I’m not sure that we know what success looks like.” Sales and profits at his high-end home brand were solid. But as he geared up for the next marketing campaign, he was justifiably […]
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Sophisticated home brands need not compromise their core principles to find an audience on YouTube. The opportunity to create video content that consumers seek out and share with friends is there for any advertiser. And with more than 1 billion unique users visiting YouTube each month, the potential rewards are clear. But with 100 hours […]
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