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“Secrets Of Selling To The Super Rich” Is Ranked #1 on Amazon New Releases

  If you are involved in selling or marketing luxury products to Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) customers, you’ll want to read “Secrets of Selling to the Super Rich,” featuring in-depth interviews with top sellers of private jets, jewelry, watches, … Continue reading

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New Things I Learned About Marketing To The Super Rich Online

  First of all, to clarify, the generally accepted definition of Super Rich is to have assets or net worth of at least $30 million. While some researchers put it at $50 million, and others say $25 million. These vagaries … Continue reading

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“I Can’t Think Of Anything To Write, So Why Not Bash Rich People I Don’t Know”

  Her mom Jane Gordon was a gossip columnist for the Sunday Mirror.**  Gossip columnist, of course, is one of the stranger realities of journalism. It’s a symbiotic relationship where for the most part, the people one is revealing tawdry … Continue reading

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How Do The Super Rich Make Their Money?

In December I launched an e-newsletter for private jet owners focused on travel. To do so, I needed to build a database of owners, no easy task.   But first let me clarify. When I say jet owners, it also … Continue reading

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Why Oxfam’s Latest Research Is A Must Read For Luxury Marketers

Oxfam’s latest research gives some great insights for luxury marketers on media. Continue reading

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Gallup: Mass Affluent Cutting Back On Spending

The question of what’s rich came up again this week when Gallup this week published the results of a new survey. From my perspective, it once again underscores the precarious position for luxury marketers who don’t have comprehensive marketing strategies … Continue reading

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Stupidity Tops The Charts As MTV Mistakenly Reports The Super Rich “Are Responsible for Half of the World’s Carbon Emissions”

Rae Paoletta is a “dreamer, news junkie, knowledge sponge” who is some type of writer or journalist for MTV. She also Tweets as @MTVIssues where “We tell stories that are changing the world and we just have a lot of … Continue reading

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The Super Rich: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Sad

While perceptions of the super rich are often tied to what we read in the press, rarely do we get insights from the people who work directly for and with UHNW families. The Super Rich are generally diligent in making … Continue reading

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Does Hard Luxury Need To Redefine Itself? Or Is There An Easier Solution?

If I were to believe what I read, which I frequently don’t, the luxury industry, specifically the makers of hard goods, need to look in the mirror as they face unprecedented hurdles, some they can’t control, others of their own … Continue reading

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How Luxury Brands Should Look At Russia, China, Brazil and the Middle East Amidst The Turmoil

There are economic woes in Brazil, China and Russia, including political worries the latter two. With oil prices plummeting, what will happen to the big spenders from the Arabian Gulf? Needless to say, luxury brands and service providers can attest … Continue reading

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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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How Do The Super Rich Spend Their Money? Ask An Asset Manager!

The below is analysis of how the Ultra High Net Worth consumer spends his or her money. While clearly there are many variations, the document is well sourced. It was put together by an Asset Manager, Will Wister, who has … Continue reading

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Why The Rich Can’t Catch A Break (With a little help from The New York Times)

So back in January, Jeffrey Green got pillored for saying during an interview in Davos, people shouldn’t spend money they don’t have. Even though the billionaire is self-made, came from a financially challenged family, worked his way through college and saved … Continue reading

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Some Advice For The Super Rich

I’ve never created, directed or produced a television commercial but here it goes. Like tens of millions of other heads of households around-the-world our protagonist opens the front door to the morning sunshine ready for a productive and long day at … 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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How To Tell You’re Not Super Rich: Home Improvement Edition

Recently we reviewed how by comparing your boat to the boats (excuse me, superyachts) of the very wealthy, you can determine without question that you are indeed not Super Rich. Today Wealth-X released a global survey of Ultra High Net … Continue reading

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Private Jets Are Expected To Bring Over $80 Million To The Arizona Economy

Officials are projecting about 1,200 private jets will descend on the Phoenix area for the NFL’s Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale on Sunday night, bringing a variety of Super Rich from around-the-country and around-the-world.  Team … Continue reading

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Flight Cancelled? Not If You Are On A Private Jet!

#Snowmageddon2015 #Blizzardof2015 is here. Watching the news some 5,000 commercial airline flights have been cancelled today and 6,000 more will be tomorrow.  But not everyone is getting snowed in.  A quick check of flight tracking website Flightaware.com and airport websites … Continue reading

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