Internet
November 4, 2010
By Peter Finocchiaro
The emergence of social media has created an opportunity that luxury brands should exploit to magnify the effects of their marketing by generating word-of-mouth and fostering consumer loyalty.
{"ct":"G9izf5kkpKXSy5wHjViOqkh9D7zcDTb6luJVLQ5ENWhx5UeR7YglUo1mHRw4R8gqtFOIe6bPHqlHQEjGKi4xgL\/PMAHXXorQsQ5p99H8\/RbK7T9geh+CXLObWlvjMTYq7HFCErgr16AXazXyC1cC5jCj1nez0NZSMwoGC5kkPqv2UIc1JFQs2NT7vNfNDWVpHp\/pyCv4\/zlXNoZ1FNTjlq5rrbebsdHCwa2\/1uBwAJ0DPYynntBxyqEKg8rnRbxpvY65pX070pub6iM9xgyrrnWD3Eq\/ECvFv9Peb0vly4J8nZTYj8gHvF6l495KAdwoxYfmkjOkJzWqOaT3GvZrNCxU2hCMv\/xRE5XOytJF11FA3swnpQsZiMbbBF5Uhp7cuhcC8m9S\/z+VkxL6D71SsG1Bq372hKGhA9pNHzJTou56l7uKICcPGh3pPbjNJ34FXKvyrHnlVpY970a4teAk4SQvgYvRk\/9WXHMTgosFEwpZ4dO81NQ4e1tzZG8dJpqHMFr+i85K2ncZiUurEqAiDopOr26zQvBPTlQ\/susTanW1FrfEgp8gzNA4bFsJCLYjWQx7JF784+lu7tl8trfGqHMg0A1ZBz6NxDT0qR+LGWIHl5Bujf2NKo+8Oyif3Z\/R9B1wWHZkdVBsDRFg\/3YsS9eVTn5\/WsCPPV2jNJ09pgZ+l04sPjjvseFPdoH\/n6ECig11Zt3eqS93bEHvIq9bsNe26VulPLVMpIq1UuuQDrC77LcvV87x9ZfxsThnWr9jzH5ZO8b8S9v4uysWFVv4ImDE+0Ys5hodUgrHFoFkHuK\/C8ssVG5K2yZkTFPdZhAvp6lRIzQWjFj11gIlMmVPW0Ug4OQwAA4PU1fN+8tgw+oeoV3\/y0b+tJ6hFNsHlv9xVuIL4OyiF0a2gTb+Il9phB+W1eEE7fJ8\/mirr0sIQ2cL7HX0LeERUHxVpngtDejZ6Q5Urd8DvZAVhhfsTBgVaEh1MT2SZneQ85tYC4ALfctP5WoxG\/18c1kHmJ0yA7nNGmUY0\/Giy5vIK58KWuYy7gw0DLa7zfz5A\/Yxk2d4yT8tNLbvDBhrK27YG9xr8Ybx0YHm6oT0t0jZflrwIGVgPWdgDLfFyaT3FztoG6YpBhEAU\/kfnRdCMnBD0u3umC0AFgzSa0DjZZMAKwSgMsVZprJFVZc\/O3uPiRHoO0KgXLkEe6o8FudAkCPHqvhzv6eZuzsbetbNsfH+Y8lhnvopHvvFkdZx7\/91f03h5ahTw\/GAiuzZkgUMS3o9k1mYFm4ybXyn5K\/B\/wplAEgvH92Cv0pd5k36onHC+LsWO8sVyXL9J+0AXpd91m0Ol3lWeNU\/Y8EdI1Hp07EKH5nTKlTiOFqkX+9z7+zUFa7soEdPhgX1jlIfvdIcIUbu0wJZ9cBjrVc8W5FgE8Kg0vfditvBG9CWdAtOzAh27ybfqmo2H3jkrEJhONytaFUWsEkpmOX3Ezl7NYYU5dG3sPhxXG0xXyF+Ee+2+aPWMGVY1vfEHXGTIK738svrI3162uPTNp6cAJ\/HK\/sefg9EcKnEq8dGofqS\/PriaZdF5kFQbnMxoeo1Nxwjd8UCUXNLel+N4jGn8jKUuC1vRhLhX3tGBdw3ztOH+trMlPIj0\/XczqyEFVgXTuQmL7crGYDXI7jV9n7lIl3oa11HJBaqUjKQSxAO8qLJZiypF60d2Dn6GZPNpuhJFnsBi2APxSMRttouZTiyjhxNXiHvtaM4fUu135gIUHb+tjG0pT3ABzd2Vem4YGHq2MAQmOKb2Q+E51QHaPn0ZWvH4iePeCM5NYl2k8ifXj99nNB3xRISQ1NfRjJ8V2fzxAXj2JzdhxS8ftZrInqkIdT\/opUvs5MdahRZSo2DKPzTYFnhkQPtQd7Kiz4ceNPj3CFLY1ozDQC6KCh+y\/2Mtm81avh1otbHO8dRtb+zPjSbrf\/zjFkBEPcs1H2Q2f1xJ94PFtPWHWCu1T78PyZq9r+mPKuIHwtg3z1ylRsW\/ge2Pq6apQ3WNkYKl43aSiGB+53+xaVnjvcGTCWyn1WSRVsu\/aJWDJO6hGwCHFeYkwKfpV1Zvbqoo4+ewLrVC5LZC\/6jSs6hho0fohsooQE5wcktdKl86YjKS5POytAk5lUGK+PTSUI0w3ZEMzgfRxY2ylPJFw3T3BgPp3R9Gr2iruEva+dkfFDNzcWJL9eoWvAJfdLUMZi6YA6eyiyGeeHVEPgOHJSj2dL+vzyWXg8xN+GehcXCAysvBMFuhB93a41xP6SxIm\/sEg1WNwrDgzV7KQ1u+w4TOO8r2FBeZM0EMp1qW6D8UKxJYSaITfv5JYbDEyrQF+yib\/e+tQPXG2l0vxgLtvzzZO3SuBkXpnXC6HcjJJ0xaYts+RhXDW7x1l6L32A4hoWnwT+whrxSOwwWz9WW7J74gKQmrzV\/Hbs\/Ks086+DfYo3dPxGm6OmKRigtmIC7AeRL6fDvK76y1fNA3xtFFMx0yzzFuVVfxqhi9PMdbfH5k\/Lurk3cdhu5QrAEdVK7JoluproD3nOt1d4P3sUYaHOAii0dQg4e\/WlgPyqDbGujiOOVQoicMu\/+nMlB5\/KQMdskJY0nYCeovQCY3X7OWpkSx8io0Hw8HxGvFbW7KB54a453IzXxcg6C3yeI1WgMq4gKJ4a6kf3tCWEssQSslyX9qq5b5FWnGMezTiGvqRANbkA7XCSPf2Zv\/hc5fofe2Z72uBh7XobOTahfntr5t7h9\/ArG70TqUohd2hJcfhReYs1+Ly2SWzcCKn+pZ4Jp9S3w6TLLj+Tm70A0nUTyzLjFfAia3688X9I1dp7wQovhhqyQBCG05Ys5omW0yhjdkvJTIulxol+2MORfJ88teQ3zKX4xCrAF3gjOMOgCa9iMbATP3Rm6ecwgcI6yeue7WQQidbYZuKUkVA0E49BGZJbWNDGMmlus3J0tUBLXTSAT1r0jzsYb2e8gVvm5JmB5Ui\/bYGojFVOHhTph7VJeoYFlP\/H2fvUQ8VOfWnE15LVIIpENzGWWgVifHY2WwcWJkk+M+KUV3uWTzrKe7Rx3lksGtyQDNWlV7OnHjV+UL3+UQVdNDCrQoSoSdgIC4mee6+uFYxPKug6Y9IhrzoB+SOa4qYJMGQH25yRmeYIbMBrGKirPi\/ZMK18rRO7M3wTGZuAYcda+Q+uDcgNHlxzt+TViwMQEjvXQ8qYkKbOFO7+\/nfixfp87xmimTCH+DZBIAe6EeK8pWlE9YkUk5Nwnce\/Eb0E34gG2o1\/decrrcckqFgnRTXeLEtCu\/iIkdNFU7sswViXKrPSPb37DEjOrf5OPZmFC7iOXnoDyrEA8mxjIEUFgZn70cP3\/lHxzb15FCSPbX4Fj\/OH7J4vADhuBNVNLy3XUyBvGRRtP38NRrFWDJjQ0tuwFfnw\/e+aR2REkEOsygNSAevj4EnQ32UDjk4Phii2kzjK5O1Mwr2Ai7JbQzGREjQM+4fUP7086rWOEoAdWKSUZwMhFEbMrBioc0Ye3Ot5yJwQInW4oxjwAvusN5TX0US1hqtYOKfRDPoRQ3IMJqiMNMbeAoobY1jGFLrBwiabytGcL6ChHcbkCqi5DwjJtTRh42HO5uFr8hh9RstG+UG+MgBMVKXDch04LiT8g0zglbC+6F6U49tMKMngQ2lkZFQLaI6HjMcfqrZURDQx2tOHLwW1MnfQ3cg99nzVe0uSSOYdELuvWK4m4A7qpwY1QMn9rmCdkai9W\/7cKK+iT+LtrKnDhWwhytSjizSwfw4007I135jRZqYpgp5tQfEg0HpB+LHS7KbQ5rTYtj9Vm1p\/Qmm7Qt0j0myvGldvDzyleu4Jh+L6pTIsm+8\/ccSuPvZYZmrenYUvyNQxs91UWdbNazF4KUVdgDMko0xmCG0a8c4RPVeVTBI05oyaxABXJnlLQ6TEUiM55ZOLk\/SbZ3O+u6G3dbrPm6wfKfs5AzCPJ2JnhXw9AFDoiOc4la7ZCddwQxkImxZVpaZQUxDWPfD5iaaltH+ihOYX\/0j\/2cO1C+bIh9CI\/I8hK\/YMMfYS9RmaGGOKt\/b2uPboUqpcdHFnWYvYR\/DynKI851LXbnwx1xzxBTk4VyBQj5EqYV9uBbG1HcqgGp0yBLO\/WgDX\/1dcD7qSrEYiRNjknwq0TBYMnwHfi1HTHxQjqITevt\/nBYLb8B3W36ma1S0i6TJIfXPzV2d47AXX6fOdyAbQgpDselDz8BSgiFPcbH6v1g3q5EVxVvt58oiGU\/aBQEEgpxemOxkPVHzvtYqwC8dy+cYJZIvdd0ir84EPvIcq0Yx7\/SfOAYBWDdnsXrdc8dhpNF0Susle82+RM9hBvL5O3FjEUf9hOsCGj\/CxGH0FnvWVQzZ8Mhri1h+Mi+tHQkX+t2geJiv63tfXrjuM71UDkjYwpsbSGa6VUv0DzJUR8lEwmP\/NPwSz\/WPqjG77Dn+MoTDtm0gTWF4Yr9Y5kb8o8KCprglIUKyyABd+9gR2NV1hHAR817Bt5eJrMakqJavwBP+dTTirM+NzinmPixH+gfQbwppDgvX\/bnr7ctu3vHSAii3Lezf0I9+xRP3bLKpfO3FKRYmWBhbjQGo656X4wYhzPjb8EEcj8PISEasyUcMAym9JMgAUbOHme8WL0seznBG+2DX0yJiuO8C0BcWIMp8fhE1ODgnGNBy428tdemB9Zk60mjr0zBV3YjUOmF2Pl4WwkDpswJqWsBndjdwK2i8P9Qaa1NHPKV1piIyU5SNwfJrBJfSl+UjbLj+67pNyyJynlKIRn2ZDLEunQstHfSYN1eLXpfGEFp9hW56FgUTNw\/fhjkJQZLACPbxUfgqyuE0sCKTOTEoE1Id4S\/04gx7k+MM8cAgjZmgOmFm++nDyQaL10XT\/FHcVDZP5CdO6KKRbVJFO4w\/xi8l5tBC1FF9aJkO8tXIKTl6y4pZIVkT7Bo8+1TdM7Xo3laRgghE71cnRxLMY6LsnQFyRmdfw7DkviysF68hUS6olRY35OjkZV2Tj0qkW3ElnFV24QQ2FIniWz3e6BKnUmxK+472ky\/o4TGINRS77CiHgH17b5JIi06W9o9pVyddQJWepmfui9VMPi50PNGUlJ3aJesbEy8Mdoo2VWv+BIoPCueT829f4lqa78RTq1MlQewZ2FMNyQgW7wdacFI41snNYkbYvNL20vO\/APEUphUF3CgY7TO9yBMbf7aA0srYqNhbBpNROfmKnHRiVVtcKIwuL+rs0WRFlpK4mzFuBW\/KA9dhv5ZrZKeXwhBAnCJb41WzfQDB2bJseaV\/iMinrfxDGTbB8nutPlWc\/ibGWsqUuKUiOPPYbF89+CJb7t1qVvjgovAI25wtoXL5Q2Dajn+dEpjx1LDhaaoLGAWsLYmZ4Ds+b1XxpMRo5iClCA1bUivsolSk8aqoW1AC6M7VKm8JejnSBoHHK1ONnRbiib8M7zaL4g6ub2gCX2aIDN1NX33KOQVDdfanuV4VfkjmL45q7znl2XN0wEh+yEwSpiWz655AjlPtFizde0eduHyerQqi8SUF1HD8W6CF5p9eOQvFDuHd5yDXuLSmIyWBEM5uazWlXmB1Qbynisq\/Ep\/Bptvu6\/wDpFbqSfyGnbuAf6aL8HXqJ17qn1ymudgB9mGLFVtVgX55i6J2ifEfajVXCt0TLfsCcmT2Nhr+TdesEWtMKl2A\/GYjbNVkYWQIikbpmNdI9FMEhXzY6oYqIGJqcSNL68nJ1c\/dYiImLGarGIcaTS\/l10cWp1tQOfg1t6x9j4xa4o1fauRLLA\/sFwA1oYVHPlYHVKauYi\/LqpGjgfCNcpk6Ta3vHVtSgaoDqcOUECMlGkEIPsEUHCMd9rKeMuIAVYA9jeX0+6SZrM2F8Ox8Wd4SJuvE97UBiyaGmTYf+Sy0H8BTB8Zu06i0bPlZrGIJuUcnwvMXH5LSQrZcABATQ3owj6trrjPupQy5q78bwbhed8LN04DM1dFi06qvFS3oFGc8B8dI5YOy7lMksq3iRBdT6\/DLQ5\/74+Xg5ZqBwHp2iSssoV5omfFYiMMFXhvAKf3yBXNu2YRWZzmObXm2oQynkPBgSLnegntNDKp2sAjpT7wFOXRK48P644pk\/e\/NfDl0aO4AueI4S2aq6J6ERhuuPZdTCOpWkJlOB\/J5SfxLFFFWGUUKlPK3JxuqVcVszfhxvnymtFuQkEC1\/RQ2VDjKUnxjXmjag\/Uah2AspWeb3YsboDc2sNYyjTIhPNH49JBj7Mt363sRGZrjbc2fj99EmwIjBf7CC58\/iibKgtjPNZzeGRQ2p9hI\/riE++HWaU5VW0oZsg20i0z9xQWFRJqDVFZRwHEXmEocatQGSV3RP4NO4rMeJz3pt1P1W10CYV4Zn6x0SB4CQc4gvtz4tzdzmMpbASASd3eCDr38J3xeF+7RFOoJWtNfw39L6TIcz7YefMatQj\/wq44i+GhXw2VCz+HRKrxMYYdmQxowpnj5i0EcNq276fwZ92QkBMiEHyYHA5BpbNqSmAEmxFFYFhynQYCkaIDwYbZ9U12vzKc7ZYM4uIKfs4W8EVrXknD6RHq1FiM1q8AH5UN5ZmaUF\/KYw0fylZv3C9W5KUgkW\/NPAJ8vAUz54pBQUr+65RsQCOJz0qUbM6y3h\/qv8J364UNDzdXByeYIE3ykBE\/1n0rxgqAMnFz7ATzzFQCbANaF4fUbWwYUhQVGjZdCiyvmun3YZDMirXhvGlXriN063BJUy6G2lyFoFMKF70NVh1MaLquYBA87ySLFZmvz1tQYuJ7Xvv2Ze+sMyZYO2xcsFeo4AbRDs4HsdcdlhDHYry3EpnOkdSBntddkewiESU1\/v7q4HPI4f2amrqcYQHqIr2CVE\/g37AQD37Iy8xr7kTWMEbyNEZti9D\/9J19QVlpk+lVP1jQ1NFHIWQe+xTKShrXJhRw6HFeaiAI4qYrTCwslkLnYnzTLjL358ITbP57TfGKmTGQCIx6NlEazCaaEbBnxJC5guHPegDIpu+EVZeKHoKiL3UPOh1V9H3cLsIkZS9NvPL1cv5BuWUQirStIK1yGKvYHB34RvbW34NzrDdXSeJdy6O94x60YxvFaSjOsaqa2bCDIxIJDNCjMUivu\/74Xng\/VytCIGWgkC6ImnIsOr4e7pEsZmrABNaTiXB7x1SL77dR2FvwWJvaOCJt0IzbflvxYhE5I5NfAnKxlHH0DABTvDpw99nzMYz6kbsKktNDxnTUMFbDKxguSsFB1i6R\/Jr9HaU0Dim+xMBDn2RuL1pQ6O9kYDMIYQmPzebw31YjbvXp9KN033l0I2Y0ypCLO\/Oua8q7RhG8TvQeCbzTQYWcEYwRQEBoOk3F0wQzVfxYjGq+JK5hgE40pcAy4kOCDhTRxB0gPDBTPEdOsM3xPeYQXqcj+Him4tzau8Bdg54qKScQNlCBkKOOudCSIeN1J1zcG4xlys0910jVHgtkEJH1aG0hFVNfKpH41SKBOJvAhR5GYsmdszD7VMByW8uH5dEmyPGchQXzYxY3uQ0ycMuT492mKTEVRZUUU+71UwFLV7VCcrVLktZkDlFWorKV5ZwatNqLsWcSpfTdgnj1IdeQ\/T+F8EKtSId0dDEomQk0g1PvOOoV75Xl3LqhBC50IMClJYYtitUZXxrgSYkJhP+ScetwvwNS9CaEF5x11DA+fcuvIiP+4pBN9svN0rWd+c9xBpHr9E3Ua+mDeWI6QbdWW0yjNHXipUfhmBWvYLr9sCO\/83ii1\/QfXkiyJReOm9VPKWHiOyU7adLZM2VXdU4zlc3c7n0xfltkNhy+Eag7XqJpqnwynXUiifCa8cFYjHl1R18e6599N8YIxydynFlMtKd8PMmnHgFDaCn77MrFpOdA3alwwT8DP3xrGYrUqkJEpxuDHCqdeWbd8sv0WLYC3JxPWK0YxFjjarje3BtRC6NL8KygT8VsgX+737amfqrTMz5n3TX\/1kQtSC11vd1utsh5GffupaKbKC9EKXvSO9usoidvbSRslWwei5hKyH6+AeXSdbzeGZmO37BY9x3gonpJL+eNRKtPhO9m6Z\/COnfm0awCfApv3+3h\/lXY68hQpyBLV9IuA2HW+K4wTo+j7jFxhLdd+T6RxnEpaNJmYoqsgwKXQXlwDhUwZ4blhyyheTz0Oenox1FU3rpPfra6+MY4k4XJh2QBKqG+qophB4R+KNqV8ikTvD7CDEihu69VXFscxDw9uhijQaK+HZ4gSsGs2rDMyzLwVoePWAqCapz9uRWj7TM71N5ApjIvYaZyqBeO5skKMBOmcg6tNThW\/heXfb7sFkJeGHtEOdmjS6YMRILNkTNT62LsRpHbXVQYJyArSkCNFnqpn8Y2+DjS4AWYhQK270++kEv9b\/xPVR6UEDIq3qiF380tW2GfuO81cAMd\/NiRv7tWSSekohHZWG5kxzJb6kHhHOhzRvrVkYew7hslspaAj0GgqtuEvPWVyO3PlBeLRMiXINpsOh8ww8Jdw7W0BONf5BnJJ5eAI9V6VxR8HXwpGdlZzliKjkr3c2ej+8LRu\/3BlYGG5jQGhOZGv8T9c+XSmSg869eBFjRecp+JrtbTLKnzmCXc0TMJ1v+M\/JrfboaCLCsf\/kzSOi+NBHcs5fQ7I83PPBrgGr0AxJxpApp1CvxOS\/eFirITIwMmwCi35g+qHVjW2er6NnPmhjaYVqU6H4V0U5G1vZ7Q16qGzhbEr6GYpZHZzeQYYG8UDH1Si0kKOWW1FbusBrSq\/Qbgsm9YisvsVNOZHR99U82CKXJ2VGs5ha1+Xy9xSTf0jIkVRS8Fc4ITP4rhmYKnuqkzHqUYZHcXdMkjX2Qkx411DcwYC3SfL0gaeyBMjXd1FZF4a+K0nSewspp0ki96SSNmA9NI\/\/c1EDLtqDYzRcFmZQDV59MZI2ij+7Kz+zc\/uNwJuQP\/OxEupbo9A16OpM0L8fr0vxDFqi+M+joc9yBEid10u8KxmKB7uQIf0t\/6B0JyoEhYdgLWna\/0w91RvFy3odgaCU70AWHBRXJ\/G+nXGbnEN1jZDoFmIKs\/XfKaoP3wc9LfMCUQvvvjMXF2RvSyAUrRuNu9wts40CxdbLwBYOTv3Btuv0pNwHYWaBpPV9SCf7xKU6wthGbWtHLfGSMZxsgZCKfEAlE2RnLFRTpSlYKD3wtVY3xSU9fuoo9yut3WK1Skt4rHsm4HFbS19oydjeIhvu82M+8tdQFMvex6y2CUGP6E0nIR8Kym7m2AuTi4KvnSPulb1rm9m+aStUy2Y+brg26EJJw8MMD542a3j+FpzpjWcLWMPbjPcvGOuVmt17J7EoGUlBAhm29xASWd+ymnz+G0FCJyupSmlLmRY7selyEy9dTH2slR6oBBOJC\/lB5tzNDOhGNH\/8bZGtJFHRvyrooBctVbS9b9OTmefP5IVdfvFeGBNmb4nPDwoM+U2C3p79eHAIeWwAO2kZPle6viR0HB6pDZpyUkCyMLi21bV4pqgWCHcSUzHvhoYv1joioD4wjJeMyqC+ayws2Qg0euNCL1Byw2dHj70UpMP5SMxxdluQbzsjVZTxjPMDgO\/OoE+yWoZ0OwnYCdT9Ly\/aMxnWZSKLlC5OhdYdoY0LaxrExF6X6\/1OQ0v62IY7bINBJdJFBJxgo7gXjY8djjp2uuT7c8PgVIOuAE6z8KwDQivT2Y3oX8cinI+CX538AHMcxcPsdnrL0MkuRBbP3P9zo0w6HNXU+xvWPNE24UQ6PNs0hmtdsAVU\/97YkC8s2yX14DbQajfZChnJDWk0IbUFHrcOFqywQzkaMIBH\/7iYr6itiOZmXX76MjSGAZK\/Now1SS5yAp\/iwwe\/oKgOCVlCH5DBWxM9fdx7pBY\/lyGSGP\/GqPS9AzbfROhwU9wdn6tv+ia3BkeUPt51HGhViEIWOQ6zaXryjadadNhszMhOf3zL8xUjJ79kDEX9P3igUx56KZ+I0bXJABsTvSmg4gOFOHW6F2iN91L6zfcA87yDLuSgnkAWqlUw2gZHIBE51InLiEJMFwMEenEo9FFYAxscUNalfmDv\/uA5ppySzgVAbyaxRi9E\/tnJh9VYMP6EqEZax1xXdpV0u9I\/qsO+TDU1yCAIGzAfo\/J6P5PSZcy86IJvkzpwLw4xeucJbttrclavo1TN2\/UQooAfsOGYwRsPaCc3Cw+tu6f+WmadSibxr3Z4H1q3VLXMkNNQQaV9b7e4hZt7p3sXDXaq9mgYwn2Wzf+V4\/ST\/\/SnRbmTBZd9syxswCq\/9hcYVy\/pxKo0F95J8o0KqapR7\/eNO3mwLVccThclYNbKIIyGAOCvIQqzvWA09MjzaemWJcP1YIjMPh2pNX2QYu1vUQAb5OJc16Qv++\/s64hXFAU+vFgE3G\/PXFN7H\/kh+kZPGh\/PqhazN6+UMOJYmJ55QErlkprYPfI5NsBJWxasqhyK1x2sxS8ZTtXBr","iv":"9caa2a097448e9ae426c7a84fa3c2375","s":"d7f31330ae9c4fe7"}
Share your thoughts. Click here