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Luxury Daily's live news from Dec. 30 - Town Residential’s high-end dealings result in fruitful 2016; Saks, Manolo Blahnik dance in the street for retailer-exclusive style; De Grisogono to serialize 813-carat diamond’s path from rough stone to high-jewelry; Dior preps for 2016’s end with party-ready beauty tutorial.

Today in luxury marketing - Harvey Nichols sees profit halve in 2015-16 due to store refurbishment; French luxury hotels woo daytime lovers; Tesla makes Reno a critical stop on way to Las Vegas and CES; Watch repairers pushed out of the market by high-end watch brands.

The intelligent luxury economy is changing the way that luxury consumers work, live, learn, create and play. It is a mash-up of intelligent cyber-physical systems that create new capabilities for people and machines.

As the New Year begins, marketers are carefully planning their strategies for their campaigns in 2017. Sure, there are plenty of tools, tips and tricks to choose from, but selecting the right ones for your brand’s objectives is crucial.

French atelier Christian Dior tapped its beauty ambassador Bella Hadid to share her go-to party look as consumers ready for New Year’s Eve celebrations.

German automaker Mercedes-Benz has extended the naming rights partnership for Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai through 2025.

Swiss jeweler de Grisogono is journeying from the mines to the red carpet in a new video series documenting how rough diamonds come to market.

Footwear brand Manolo Blahnik is putting its ballet flats to the test with help from a professional ballerina.

New York real estate brokerage Town Residential wrapped 2016 with more than $3.6 billion in total residential and commercial sales and leasing volume.

When today’s consumer has questions about your product, it is no longer acceptable to wait for the answers — they must be addressed in real time or the customer will turn to the next readily available and better option.

Register now for the nation's premier conference focused on how the luxury business will rapidly evolve in 2017, calling for a reset to Luxury 2.0. Speaker list, agenda and registration link in article.

The behavior of millennial men is driving the market, leading 7 out of 10 top performing fashion and luxury companies to hail from the United States and has put increased focus on apparel and footwear, according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group.

Social media has become extremely pervasive in consumer behavior and the marketing industry.

Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani is sharing what it will say “Sì” to in 2017 through a social activation tied to its Sì women’s fragrance.

Online retailer Net-A-Porter’s Porter magazine is encouraging downloads of its digital edition to kick off 2017.

Snapchat has acquired Israeli augmented reality startup Cimagine for a purported $35 million, but both companies are keeping mum on their plans for the future.

Luxury Daily has announced Gucci as Luxury Marketer of the Year, Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter as Luxury Retailer of the Year, Vogue as Luxury Publisher of the Year and Euromonitor as Luxury Researcher of the Year 2016.

Luxury Daily's live news from Dec. 29 - Oscar de la Renta memorialized in US stamp series; Lalique shares labor-intensive process vital to colored-crystal creation; Brioni relocates New York flagship further up Madison Avenue; Colette, Mad Paris team for quirky, limited-edition Rolex.

Today in luxury marketing - Appellate court tosses out LVMH’s claim against spoof brand My Other Bag; Is the world becoming over-monogrammed?; Owner of "Rich Girls Collection" Instagram account caught after buying $400K of designer handbags, returning fakes instead; Why Eastern Europe will be 2017’s hot travel destination.

For consumers, a smartphone can represent familiarity and comfort. For marketers, though, a smartphone can represent chaos and uncertainty. Conversations I have with agencies, brands and publishers about mobile marketing increasingly seem marked by anxiety.

Environmental issues are a recurring topic among luxury brands in China as the country struggles with pollution and the wide-ranging effects of being a manufacturing superpower.