Luxury World is a captivating investigation of genuine luxury brands - the marketing strategies they use to position themselves as truly elite products or services, who their customers are and how they retain them, and the future for the industry now excess is out of fashion.
The word “luxury” has almost lost its meaning. Once used to describe genuinely prestigious products or places, the concept of luxury has been hijacked by a multitude of aspiring or overpriced commodities, from foot spas to chocolates.
So what is real luxury? Which are the genuine luxury brands, and how have they reacted to the rise of the “mass luxury” sector? What strategies do they use to lift themselves into the realm of the truly elite? Who are their customers – and what kind of lives do these remarkable people lead? How do luxury brands attract and retain them? And above all, where can the industry turn now excess is out of fashion?
With wit, accuracy and insatiable curiosity, Luxury World takes us on a voyage around the luxury universe, slipping behind the fa�ades of the world’s most sophisticated businesses to show the reader how they function. Among other destinations, best-selling author Mark Tungate visits Swiss watchmakers, the Champagne houses of France, the diamond district of Antwerp, the luxury enclave of Monte Carlo, the discreet ateliers of the last craftsmen and a host of brands in Paris – the self-proclaimed capital of elegance. Along the way, he uncovers the true face of today’s luxury industry.
Mark Tungate is the author of the bestselling Fashion Brands, as well as Adland – A Global History of Advertising, Branded Male, and Media Monoliths. His latest book is Luxury World – The Past, Present and Future of Luxury Brands.
Tungate is a journalist specializing in branding and communication. Based in Paris, he has a weekly column in the French media magazine Strat�gies, and writes regularly about advertising, style and popular culture for the trends intelligence service WGSN. His work has appeared in The Times, The Independent and The Telegraph newspapers. He is also the co-author of The Epica Book, an annual review of the best European advertising.
In addition, Mark teaches courses about branding and advertising at Parsons Paris School of Design. He has addressed conferences around the world and has been on the juries of several advertising competitions. For more information,
see www.tungateinparis.com
blog: www.brandedmale.com
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