Welcome to Luxury Daily’s inaugural Classic Guide to Luxury Marketing, designed to be an indispensable resource to marketers and brands interested in the ins and outs of luxury marketing.

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British retailer Burberry has been named Luxury Marketer of the Year for 2011, the most prestigious award in luxury marketing. The first runner’s-up is lifestyle brand Ralph Lauren Corp. and the second runner’s-up is German automaker BMW.

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Fashion’s Night Out appeared to be a major success for luxury brands in New York, which hosted a variety of guest performers, games, designer challenges and customer rewards to celebrate the event.

Today in luxury marketing: Lanvin chief declares email-free Wednesday; Central Bank asks Treasury to raise tax on luxury goods; Procter & Gamble shuffles execs.

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Department store Barneys New York will partner with style icon Daphne Guinness to present a fashion art performance in the windows of the retailer’s flagship store in New York to drive foot traffic in time for The Met Gala.

French apparel and accessories designer Chanel has been added to the list of major luxury brands who are targeting their younger affluent consumers by using online video service Hulu to advertise their goods.