Category Archives: Marketing

The Wisdom Of Johann Rupert: Everything Not Reported From The Richemont Chairman’s Keynote Address

Besides the big news, Richemont’s Johann Rupert made a number of important points worth reading about if you are involved in the luxury industry. Continue reading

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For Luxury Marketers, A Canary In The Coal Mine. But Which Way To Clear Air?

If you don’t follow the sales numbers of new private jets and the companies that make them, you probably missed that both Embraer and Bombardier, two conglomerates that as part of their portfolios manufacture private jets, both cited the segment … Continue reading

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Pity the People Who Pity The Rich Kids of Instagram: Is Poverty the Pathway to Happiness?

Even for “C” grade students like myself, it is easy to extrapolate that the hyper growth of the Super Rich naturally leads to an increase in the population Super Rich spouses and kids who are growing up in Ultra High … Continue reading

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The Super Rich, Luxury Watches and the Internet. What’s the future?

There are 630,000 online searches every day for 62 luxury watch brands, according to a new report issued by Digital Luxury Group on the eve of the BaselWorld 2015.  The activity translates to about 230 million searches annually. If one considers that … Continue reading

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After Russia, What’s The Next Hot Market For Luxury?

An article by The Moscow Times Friday reported “spending by Russian tourists abroad has plunged, diving 51 percent in January after falling 44 percent in December because of the ruble’s freefall.” The report cited figures released by tax-refund company Global Blue. On its website, the … Continue reading

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Note To Editors: There Is A Difference Between “The 1%” and “Super Rich”…It’s Money

My morning began as usual scanning news headlines and coming across the typical “for” and “against” stories about the very wealthy, their spending, the businesses they started or now own and how they accumulated their fortunes. This one from The Daily … Continue reading

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The Top 10 Things Rich People Buy

What do the Super Rich spend their money on? When we interviewed over 600 Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) private jet and fraction jet share owners for “The Sky’s the Limit: Marketing to the New Jet Set” Home Improvements was … Continue reading

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Is $300,000 A Reasonable Monthly Allowance For Private Jet Travel?

The median price of a home in the United States is $189,000, according to the National Association of Realtors. Then again the median net worth of the American household is $56,335. Of course, when your soon to be ex-husband gave … Continue reading

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Will The Real Jeff Greene Please Stand Up. Why Getting A True View of the Super Rich is So Difficult

American billionaire Jeff Greene was in the news this past week. He flew to Davos on his private jet bringing along his family and two nannies. From Wikipedia, he came from a struggling middle class household: “His father ran a … Continue reading

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Understanding Super Rich Buying Personalities Is The Key To Selling More Luxury To The UHNWs

One thing that makes marketing luxury products and services to the Super Rich difficult is they are not a homogenous market. Depending on the research you look at as much as 90 percent are self-made.  You are as likely to … Continue reading

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What Does Oxfam Data Mean For Luxury Marketers?

According to Oxfam wealthiest 1 percent of adults will soon control over 50 percent of world wealth. While there are many social implications, there are also implications for luxury brands. In other words, which segments of the world’s consumers have … Continue reading

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UHNW Marketing 101: What are the levels of Super Rich?

First of all, the below is a reprint from Reddit user A1988eli.  However, I think it provides a very good overview on why when it comes to looking for heavy users of luxury goods and services, Income and Net Worth … Continue reading

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For The Titans Of Finance, Christmas Comes In The Spring

Black Friday.  Cyber Monday.  When most people think of the prime gift giving season, the Thanksgiving to Christmas dash with shopping carts stuffed full of video games, big screen televisions and coffee makers may come to mind.  And of course, … Continue reading

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The Surprising Passion Points of the Super Rich

Last Friday I was interviewing legendary travel agent Bill Fischer for a book I am working on called “Secrets of Selling to the Super Rich.” Earlier in the week another rendition of Art Basel Miami had just concluded where luxury brands … Continue reading

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7 Insights About Marketing to the Super Rich

Having spent the first couple days of the week in Cannes, France at The International Luxury Travel Mart (#ILTM) I wish I had a Euro for each time the word experience or experiential was heard. Yes, I too would be … Continue reading

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Super Rich Luxury Spending Creates Over 5,000,000 Jobs….

Ronald Reagan may have been wrong when his Budget Director espoused the ‘trickle down’ theory of economics. The theory was money kept by the rich through lower taxes “trickled down” to the less rich stimulating the economy. When it comes … Continue reading

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In Search of Super Rich Customers? We Think You’ll Be Surprised…

Luxury marketers who want to capture their share of the $234 billion that 211,275 Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) families spend annually on fashion, accessories, automobiles, jewelry, watches, home furnishings, wine and spirits need to look far and wide based … Continue reading

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The Super Rich Spent $234 Billion On Luxury; UHNWs Account For 19 Percent Of All Luxury Spending  

Some 211,275 Super Rich households spent $234 billion on luxury purchases last year, accounting for 19 percent of all global luxury spending, according to data just released by research firm Wealth-X. In a press interview Wealth-X President David Friedman said luxury brands … Continue reading

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Super Rich Folks Like To Mix With…

Turns out the Super Rich want to mix with, well, at least the next level of rich. Or at least some of the Super Rich do. When Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts launched around-the-world private jet tours with Seattle-based TCS … Continue reading

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Do You Sell Products or Services to the Super Rich? So Do We…

Are you involved in selling, servicing or marketing products or services for the Super Rich? Then please join my new group on Linkedin “Selling to the Super Rich” https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=8180972&trk=anet_ug_hm   Who are the Super Rich? The go by different terms: … Continue reading

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