Last week, Twitter announced it was discontinuing Vine, a development that triggered a firestorm on its own platform in no small part due to surprise from marketers, who drew lessons from its rise and fall.
Luxury Daily's live news from Oct. 31 - Boodles decks the halls of The Savoy in diamonds and ice; Berluti frames category expansion with Oliver Peoples collection; Bugatti’s multigenerational artistic talent subject of museum exhibit; Peninsula Paris invites guests to sit for studio-quality portraits.
Today in luxury marketing - Pinault: It's just the beginning of Alessandro's Gucci; Qatar's Abu Issa Holding to enter Iran retail market in 2017; Handbag sellers slashing their lineups as luxury demand wanes; James Galanos, fashion designer for the elite, dies at 92.
Luxury brand financial reports for the third quarter were a mixed-bag, but improvements in the Asia-Pacific market come as a positive surprise, according to a report by RBC Capital Markets.
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.
Swiss apparel and accessories label Bally is updating a vintage boot style for today’s globetrotting consumer in a collaborative effort with artist André Saraiva.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, luxury brands are joining the conversation, using their platform to raise funds and awareness for the cause.
In the next three years, 6 percent of high-net-worth Chinese consumers are likely to purchase investment real estate properties in the United States, especially in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
Private aviation marketplace JetSmarter is tapping a bevy of celebrities to show off its service, hoping to make private flying enticing to more mainstream consumers.
Luxury Daily's live news updates from Oct. 28 - DFS reacts to growing mobile payment demand with expanded Alipay acceptance; Baccarat puts focus on gifting in holiday pop-up; Peninsula teams with Crystal for $159K aircruise; BMW extends on-demand mobility presence to India.
Today in luxury marketing - Marco Bizzarri on Gucci’s remarkable turnaround; Neiman Marcus taps enterprise app vice president as CIO; VW's Audi warns of currency hit to sales in challenging market; British Fashion Council re-brands London Fashion Weekend, sets new venue for London Fashion Week.
While customer experience is hardly a new concept in the marketing world, recent mobile developments underscore the extent to which experience matters more than technology.