80pc affluent spenders now on lower-income end: report

Published: May 31, 2012

To reach the now-powerful group of affluent consumers on the lower-income end of the spectrum, marketers may want to become more accessible via brand extensions or refocused campaigns, according to Unity Marketing’s Annual State of the Luxury Market Report 2012.

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Will Christian Louboutin Beauté dilute the brand name?

Published: May 14, 2012

French footwear designer Christian Louboutin will begin selling beauty products in late 2013, which could leverage the brand across a mainstream category as long as it does not dilute the name.

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Beauty, hotel brands top BRI digital IQs: L2 Think Tank

Published: May 14, 2012

Beauty and hotel brands including L’Occitane, Four Seasons, InterContinental, Estee Lauder and Lancome excelled in their digital marketing strategies in emerging markets, according to L2 Think Tank’s inaugural Digital IQ for Brazil, Russia and India.

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Ralph Lauren, Chanel push fragrance in May Vogue

Published: May 14, 2012

Luxury advertisers such as Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Gucci, Christian Dior and Oscar de la Renta are pushing branded fragrances in the May issue of Condé Nast’s Vogue, most likely to appeal to aspirational consumers.

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