III. Luxury Marketing Mix Flashcards
1
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Classical Marketing triangle
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- Fashion = Based on Seduction/ Social tribal/ Imitation/ Short-circle/ Frivolous (Unseriös)
- Premium = Based on Realism/ Comparative/ Performance/ Price/ Seriousness
- Luxury = Based on Dream/ Social elevation/ Timeless/ Distinction/ Priceless/ Hedonism/ Superlative
2
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Luxury Marketing
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- Marketing Anti-laws
- Luxury = Social elevation (Aufstieg)/ Timeless/ Self distinction/ Priceless/ Hedonism
3
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Marketing Anti Laws
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- No positioning/ Think identity only
- Don’t seduce too many people
- Make product difficult to buy
- Do not pander (Folgen) customers wishes
- Luxury sets the price/ Price does not set luxury
- Increase price to grow demand
- Communicate to dream not to sell
- Communicate well beyond the target
- Beware of celebrities
- Do not manage consensus
4
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Anti Law Nr.1
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- Luxury is superlative/ not comparative/ unique
- It is an expression of taste/ creative identity/ intrinsic passion of creator
- Opposite is premium which justifies/ compares
- Example = Lexus vs. Rolls Royce
5
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Anti Law Nr. 2, 3, 8
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- Basic luxury equation
- Manage distance & rarity
- Nurture the dream
- Manage the gap to maximize desirability
6
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Anti Law Nr. 4, 10
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- Luxury is king of the clients not vice versa
- Ignore clients demands if they don’t match brands vision
- No actions allowed that harm brands identity
7
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Luxury Marketing Mix
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- Product = Substance/ Always deliver excellence/ Indivisible (Unzerteilbar)/ E.G. Ring
- Brand = Symbol/ Differentiate from competition/ Promise that can be understood as a contract/ Uses intrinsic & symbolic values/ E.G. Tiffany
- Communication = Encoding & Decoding/ E.G. Packaging & Advertisement
8
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Managing the Luxury Marketing Mix
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- Definition and essence of luxury = How to create the gap
- Dual nature of luxury = Intrinsic and symbolic value
- Specificities of the luxury business model
- Strategy elements to keep dream alive
9
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The dual nature of luxury- Intrinsic
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- Tangible and always first step
- Product attributes = Performance/ Durability/ Craftmanship/ Quality
- Functional value
- Substance of brand identity
10
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The dual nature of luxury- Symbolic
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- Intangible and always second step
- Emotional values = Brand story/ Heritage/ Memories
- Emotional values are integrated into product or service
- Lead to social distinction/ Enable luxury as social marker
11
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Strategy elements to keep dream alive
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- Inspiration/ Elevation
- Creation
- Communication
- Pricing
- Distribution
- Digital
12
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Strategy and art
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- Luxury = Artistry Creation + Reality & Functionality
- Art is a source of inspiration
- Price (Y), Functional value (X) = 1. Religion/ 2. Art/ 3. Luxury/ 4. Mass Prestige/ 5. Mass/ 6. Commodities
13
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Strategy elements to implement from arts
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- Legends
- Heroes/ Myths
- Icons/ Symbols
- Rituals
- Mystery
- Temples
14
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Creation and Communication
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- Luxury product is a creation from the brand
- Product expresses brand’s story/ DNA/ Heritage
- Creative mission = Nurturing dream of the brand with products
- Creation itself is communication and vice versa (Advertisement is designed with utmost attention to detail)
15
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Luxury communication general
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- Communication only to create the dream
- Recharging brands value = Raising awareness > access (Basic equation)
- No promotion = No price/ No discounts/ No financial results
- Communication thinks brand first and second client
- Don’t judge effect of communication by impact on sales