One critical driver of extreme luxury value is the desire to be inspired. So if brands become predictable and stop surprising, customers move on. Image credit: Louis Vuitton Why luxury brands must be innovative
Posted Bya Luxury Daily columnistOn In Featured,Industry sectors,Marketing | No Comments
One critical driver of extreme luxury value is the desire to be inspired. So if brands become predictable and stop surprising, customers move on. Image credit: Louis Vuitton {"ct":"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","iv":"f3d1e54af4373523b08172b1fc7a1259","s":"a1680b29ea7806de"}