VERTU presentation for “Branding for Luxury Products” course. HISTORY The VERTU originally started in 1998 in Great Britain‚ now wholly owned subsidiary of Finnish company Nokia. The same year founder and Chief Designer‚ Italian Frank Nouvo began putting his ideas for Vertu on paper and the board of Nokia gave the project a green light. Frank Nuovo was a design strategist at Nokia from 1995 to 2006‚ when he left to become Vertu’s
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Industry Overview A luxury car is any car costing greater than $30‚000. Companies such as BMW‚ Mercedes‚ Lexus‚ Cadillac‚ and Lincoln sell high-end vehicles. The luxury car industry accounts for about fifteen percent of the United States car market. Not only do luxury car dealers sell new high-end vehicles‚ but they also sell used vehicles. Most luxury car dealerships provide excellent customer relations and take pride in their service management and repair services. The luxury car industry can be
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Luxury goods in China Beyond bling Life is getting harder for purveyors of luxury in China‚ but the growth prospects are still fabulous Jun 8th 2013 | SHANGHAI |From the print edition “IT WAS an amazing golden age‚” reflects Guillaume Brochard of Qeelin‚ a Chinese jeweller. From 2007 to 2011 many luxury-goods firms enjoyed double-digit annual growth in China‚ which became their most important market. The first blows came last year‚ with an economic slowdown and jitters about the political transition
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Company Profile Gucci group is one of the world’s leading multi-brand luxury goods companies. Thanks to a clear strategy and a set of unique competitive advantages‚ the group has developed and strengthened a prestigious brand portfolio‚ broad product range and extensive geographical presence worldwide. The group well balanced brand portfolio includes prestigious and clearly identified luxury brands with a distinctive‚ specific role. Gucci‚ Bottega Veneta and Yves Saint Laurent are the engines
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1. Introduction Luxury can be defined as an indulgence rather than a necessity. It comes with a heavy price and only the up-market population can afford to enjoy it. This does not make the market any smaller or short of demand. The luxury goods market include- fashion‚ fragrances‚ watches‚ automobiles‚ drinks etc. The size of the market was US$ 175bn and grew at 7.9% in 2000 and faced its first recession in 6 yrs in 2009 where the growth went down to about 3% in 2008‚ due to the financial crisis
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goal of this study is to examine the influence of culture on people’s luxury consumption from both psychological and behavioral aspects‚ specifically in China and the United States. By examining the differences in cultures‚ I will be able to sumarize consumer characteristics in these two countries and make marketing recommendations for brands that want to target these two markets. I will then provide successful examples of brands that have successfully employed the marketing strategies that fit the
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Gucci‘s overall strategy was to vertically integrate to strengthen its overall brand image. After vertically integrating they acquired other luxury retailers to continue to grow horizontally and to increase economies of scope. The economics of the luxury goods industry changed forcing Gucci to modify its strategy. Consumers demand shifted from classic style buyers to style conscious buyers. Gucci not only had to change due to the economics of the industry but they also had several problems with
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the famous international luxury brands such as LouisVuitton‚ Hermes or BMW. Today‚ some Chinese brands are trying to conquer a piece of the enormous cake: China will represent 20% (27 billion dollars) of the worldwide luxury market by 2015‚. Watches‚ cosmetics‚ jewelry‚ spirits or clothing: here nine brands Qeelin NE Tiger Moutai Shang Xia Longio Hongqi Chow tai fook Herborist Dorian Ho which start to emerge and which hope to regild the image of the “made in China”. The brand Shang Xia was created by
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the brand popular with British Royalty. As a result‚ the brand increasingly became a symbol of both luxury and durability. 1930‚ marketing campaign declared‚ “For Safety on land‚ in the air or afloat‚ there is nothing to equal the Burberry coat. 1955‚ Great Universal Stores Plc. (GUS)-a British holding company that ran a home shopping network and other businesses-bought Burberry. 1970‚ The Japanese had discovered the brand’s iconic check‚ and GUS management had agreed to license the brand in Japan
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COMPREHENSIVE CASES Case 1 Running the Numbers: Does It Pay? (Download the data sets for this case from www.cengage. com/marketing/zikmund or request them from your instructor.) Dr. William Ray‚ a research consultant‚ has received a government grant of $75‚000 to fund research examining how aspects of a student’s college experiences relate to his or her job performance. Senator B. I. G. Shot is being lobbied by his constituents that employers are discriminating against people who do not like
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