Brand reputation and brand loyalty are two related but distinct aspects of a luxury brand’s performance, and they are inextricably linked. Brand reputation is how consumers perceive a brand and its products, services, or experiences. It is based on various factors such as product quality, brand heritage, pricing, advertising, corporate social responsibility, and customer service. […]
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When sales should be booming, many luxury brands saw their sales slow or even decline in the last quarter of 2022. For example, LVMH, the industry’s pacesetter and market-share leader generating $86 billion last year, experienced a slowdown during the fourth quarter, with organic revenues up only 9%, after double-digit increases in the ~20% range […]
Just Adding Home Won’t Make Banana Republic A Lifestyle Brand
Banana Republic is a brand with a mission: to build a brand with character and a personality that truly resonates with customers. It had that in spades on its founding in 1978 by Mel and Patricia Ziegler when it was named Banana Republic Travel & Safari Clothing Company, selling the virtual safari experience through clothes. […]
Luxury Brands’ Marketing And Sales Must Collaborate To Propel Customers On Their Purchase Journey
Affluent and high-net-worth individuals, the most discerning and empowered consumers on the planet, use luxury retailers’ digital footprint as the roadmap on their customer journey. Typically marketing is responsible for dropping the “bread crumbs” and sales complete their journey. But the digital economy has altered those dynamics, disrupting the traditional marketing and sales funnel stages. […]
What’s Balenciaga To Do About The Harry Potter Meme?
Balenciaga, the luxury brand owned by Kering, is making news again after being caught up in a cultural firestorm late last year when it featured children in what many considered an over-sexualized way. Now it is facing another threat: dilution through satire. YouTuber demonflyingfox reimagined the Harry Potter cast of characters as Balenciaga models, poking fun […]