NEW YORK – Although July 4 weekend is only a few days away, brand and retail marketers should be preparing for the 2017 holiday season.
Heathrow International Airport’s Terminal 5 is making it easier for travelers to claim their tax refund through a partnership with Travelex.
German automaker Mercedes-Benz is highlighting talented women in racing with a video look at its all-woman driving team for the Mille Miglia.
French luxury goods conglomerate Kering is managing its large stable of brands and fashion houses with a keen eye toward sustainable practices and social good. The group, however, does not view sustainability as a sacrifice to be made, but rather a chief driver of innovation.
Luxury Daily’s live news from June 26 – Roberto Cavalli’s short film is a touching bit of childhood nostalgia; Today’s new vehicles are of higher quality than ever before: J.D. Power; Breguet fetes 216th year since tourbillon’s patent; Pucci brings its colorful joie de vivre to junior girls collection; Yoox turns selfies into social commerce experience; Fabergé floral arrangement valued at $1.27M appears on Antiques Roadshow; Aston Martin touts bespoke capabilities as Henley Regatta sponsor.
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The leading Chinese digital marketing agency Social Touch recently hosted a marketing conference in Shanghai that gathered industry experts from institutions such as IBM and Forrester to discuss the future of mobile social marketing in China.
Driven by a boldly entrepreneurial spirit, today’s young super rich are challenging perceptions of affluence, looking for new values to define their status.
In a celebration of shared British heritage, automaker Aston Martin has unveiled a one-off vehicle in partnership with the Henley Royal Regatta.
An ornament designed by Russian jeweler Fabergé made its way to BBC’s Antiques Roadshow for appraisal in the United Kingdom.
Online retailer Yoox is taking shoppable selfies with the help of augmented reality.
Italian fashion house Emilio Pucci took to Pitti Immagine Bimbo to reveal its new junior line in partnership with Simonetta.
Swatch-owned watchmaker Breguet is celebrating its founder’s invention of the tourbillon, an innovation that revolutionized precision in timekeeping.
A new report from J.D. Power shows that there is still room for improvement despite automotive technology’s substantial growth in recent years.
Italian fashion label Roberto Cavalli is drawing attention to its latest fall/winter junior’s collection with a short film chronicling the nostalgic adventure of a group of children.
U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co. is harnessing the power of international fashion magazine Numéro for a special campaign in Japan that taps social influencers in artful films.
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LVMH-owned beauty retailer Sephora is putting more power in the hands of consumers by hosting Volition, a startup that allows users to vote on what cosmetics they want to see created.
Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer is reaffirming its relationship with sporting events as a branding tool by sponsoring the first Formula E race sanctioned in New York.
In a reflection of its growing global presence, real estate firm Luxury Portfolio International is putting its most prestigious properties on the map through a partnership with television channel HGTV.
Driven by a boldly entrepreneurial spirit, today’s young super rich are challenging perceptions of affluence, looking for new values to define their status.
One of the objectives behind conversational commerce is that customers need never know or care whether they are talking to a person or a machine. The need is answered regardless, and the sale is made.
Rather than buy ads that may never be seen, many marketers are reaching out to influencers — people who have built followings on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. But how can brands find such influencers?
Luxury Daily is inviting opinion pieces on luxury advertising, marketing, media and retail issues that affect marketers as they run multichannel programs for branding as well as customer acquisition, retention and reactivation.
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