Public relations in a mobile world

Published: July 6, 2012

In just one decade, the world shifted from a largely newspaper-driven and landline-based wired culture into one where even TV’s 24-hour news cycle pioneered by CNN already seems antiquated.

Burberry, Ralph Lauren receive genius rankings in L2 fragrance IQ

Published: July 2, 2012

Marketers Burberry and Ralph Lauren were the only two luxury brands to receive genius rankings in the inaugural L2 Think Tank Digital IQ Index: Fragrance, lauding the labels’ social media, commerce sites, mobile efforts and search marketing.

Delivering ad campaigns to every type of device

Published: July 2, 2012

As U.S. smartphone penetration reaches parity with feature phones, the debate among marketers continues: for which type of phone should mobile assets and campaigns be designed and optimized?

SMS bridges online and offline worlds

Published: June 29, 2012

Sometimes it seems as though the online world and the real world are two separate places and two separate states of mind.

Louis Vuitton, Chanel most-searched handbag brands: research

Published: June 28, 2012

Luxury marketers Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Prada and Hermès are among the top 10 most-searched-for handbag brands globally, proving that European tradition rules in the eyes of luxury consumers, according to the World Luxury Index Handbags report.

Forrester: Consumer enjoyment must be the center of a business model

Published: June 27, 2012

NEW YORK – Brands must put consumer needs, ease of transaction and joy from the purchase at the center of their business model to compete in today’s market and to raise profits, according to an executive at Forrester’s Customer Experience Forum 2012.

Book excerpt: Meta-luxury: Brands and the Culture of Excellence

Published: June 27, 2012

Meta-luxury observes the rise of a paradigm of “luxury beyond luxury,” founded on the principles of knowledge, purpose and timelessness. The authors examine what is at the heart of meta-luxury and its implications for brand and business management.