Consumer confidence reaching recession-level lows: study

Published: February 16, 2012

Affluent consumer confidence has dipped as low as seen in the depths of the recession in 2008 and 2009, indicating that luxury shoppers lack commitment, according to findings from a study by Unity Marketing.

Most apps fail to communicate after download

Published: February 16, 2012

It is strange that app builders spend all of this time creating great experiences once I open the app, but ignore the opportunity to communicate.

American Express: Luxury ecommerce up 25pc in 2011

Published: February 14, 2012

Even in the face of an unstable economy, consumers are increasingly shopping for full-priced luxury online rather than flash sale items, according to new research from American Express Business Insights.

Luxury Daily’s Luxury Marketing Outlook 2012

Published: February 14, 2012

One consistent bright spot in the sea of rough news is the outstanding performance of luxury marketers worldwide. Expect that trend to continue, bar some act of God or awful international incident.

Top 5 reasons for mobile ad security

Published: February 13, 2012

Marketers have often referred to the mobile device as both highly personal and highly social. This is true, depending on context.

What is luxury?

Published: February 10, 2012

A dear mentor of mine, Neiman Marcus cofounder Stanley Marcus (“Mr. Stanley,” he was called in Dallas), defined luxury as “the best that the mind of man can imagine and the hand of man create.”