Commerce
October 17, 2014
Harrods' WeChat promotion
By Joe McCarthy
NEW YORK - Luxury brands managed to reap huge profits with crude strategies in China a few years ago, but now only smart marketers versed in cultural norms will survive, according to a China Luxury Advisor partner at Luxury Interactive 2014 on Oct 15.
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