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NEW YORK – An Ipsos MediaCT executive at the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference said that more than half of affluent consumers believe that luxury brands have lowered their standards of quality in recent years.

NEW YORK – A Tod’s executive at the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference said consumers expect the same brand experience, no matter the point of entry.

NEW YORK – A Mercedes-Benz USA executive at the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference said that taking a risk when it was not mandatory helped the brand avoid becoming irrelevant and stagnant.

NEW YORK – A Donna Karan executive at the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference shared 10 commandments of social media marketing for brands that are guarded in their strategy.

NEW YORK – A Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts executive said during the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference that marketers need to understand where today’s luxury consumers are engaging and deliver the brand story directly to them.

NEW YORK – A Graff Diamonds executive at the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference said that the brand maintains its market position with a business model that allows it to control all aspects of diamond manufacturing.

NEW YORK – The managing director at Boston Consulting Group said during the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference that luxury consumers' new values and desires are driving changes in the way that marketers target them.

NEW YORK – The chief marketing officer of Douglas Elliman Real Estate said at the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference that it is responding to buyers’ evolving attitude from wanting traditional service to seeking transparency and experiences during the process.

NEW YORK – An ePrize executive at the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference said that mobile changes the old paradigms that marketers have used to establish one-to-one marketing.

Today in luxury marketing - Amanda Seyfried Givenchy ads are en route, displacing Liv Tyler; Jones Group swings to Q1 profit as revenue improves; Starwood Hotels profit exceeds estimates on tax benefit; Luxury shopping firms bet on casino approach in China.

London department store Harrods is looking to boost traffic and sales on its ecommerce site today through the “Opening Night” online event that kicks off its summer campaign.

French leather goods and scarves maker Hermès is pushing its spring/summer “A Sporting Life” campaign through artistic imagery and editorial content in its new mail magalog.

The majority of U.S. affluent consumers book hotel stays online, but mobile reservations are becoming more common among younger consumers, according to new research by the American Affluence Research Center.

Luxury apparel and accessories advertisers are showcasing spring collections in the May issue of WSJ. Magazine, which is up 42 percent in ad pages since the same time last year.

Today in luxury marketing - Alexander Wang's first Balenciaga campaign revealed; Watch Keira Knightley star as Coco Chanel; Roy Lichtenstein's Barneys moment; First official 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class photo apparently published by Benz itself.

The luxury industry operates in an amazing inversion to most economic drivers. When economic times are bad, luxury does well. When economic times are worse, luxury does better.

German label Hugo Boss is generating buzz for the May 30 live stream of its Shanghai, China-based Boss label runway show with a new video campaign that runs across digital, mobile and social media.

Luxury hotels should cater to today's younger, more adventurous affluent traveler who is seeking exotic locations and packages to be immersed in new cultures.