Harrods bridges generational gap with youth-oriented in-store festival
London-based retailer Harrods is continuing to target younger consumers by creating a series of events that culminate in a fashion and music festival this weekend.
London-based retailer Harrods is continuing to target younger consumers by creating a series of events that culminate in a fashion and music festival this weekend.
The wide variety of ads in the summer issues of luxury-focused publications spanning apparel, fragrance and high-end jewelry indicate that luxury consumers are ready and willing to spend on big-ticket items.
Quite a few advertisers are using the August issue of Condé Nast’s Vanity Fair to push new products, but Chanel and Prada made the most impact through multi-page spreads that revealed their fall collections.
Apparel and accessories designer Michael Kors is using its roots for inspiration to create the new autumn/winter 2012 collection that channels 1930s Hollywood Glamour.
Marketers including David Yurman, Leviev, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, NetJets and Hublot are reaching an exclusive audience of super-affluent consumers via the summer issue of The Private Journey, a magazine that targets consumers with an average household income of $9.2 million.
As mobile grows, brands are investing more in mobile campaigns while also looking for ways to drive efficiency via in-house capabilities and vendor partnerships.
The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ. Magazine saw a 79 percent increase in advertising pages year-over-year in its July/August publication with new luxury advertisers to the issue such as Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, Bentley, Dorchester Collection, St. Regis and Trump Hotel Collection.
The second quarter of this year sparked the flaunt of videos that portrayed brand lifestyle, image, products and new collections important to a label. Social video is becoming an increasingly popular way for luxury marketers to bolster visibility and increase the probability of sharing.