Sonja Prokopec is LVMH chaired professor in the marketing department at the ESSEC Business School
How luxury brands use subtle signals to speak with an increasingly savvy clientele
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Sonja Prokopec is LVMH chaired professor in the marketing department at the ESSEC Business School
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