There are two critical dimensions brands need to focus on to be successful with Gen Z: mindset and aesthetics. Labels must have both to stay relevant. Image credit: Shutterstock How China’s Gen Z threatens luxury as we know it
Posted Bya Luxury Daily columnistOn In Featured,Industry sectors,Marketing | No Comments
There are two critical dimensions brands need to focus on to be successful with Gen Z: mindset and aesthetics. Labels must have both to stay relevant. Image credit: Shutterstock {"ct":"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","iv":"02d56acdb509dc9d81d575a0813362a0","s":"d7e61a86ce6c1e51"}