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- “I Can’t Think Of Anything To Write, So Why Not Bash Rich People I Don’t Know” April 2, 2016
- How Do The Super Rich Make Their Money? March 26, 2016
- Why Oxfam’s Latest Research Is A Must Read For Luxury Marketers January 18, 2016
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Why Steve Jobs And The Smartphone Changed Selling To The Super Rich Forever
The smartphone has created new opportunities for marketing to the Super Rich Continue reading
Posted in douggollan, Jewelry, luxury, Marketing, Media, private jet, superrich, tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged Hotels, Marketing, Media, Philanthropy, Real Estate, Research, shopping
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Part 2: What Luxury Marketers Can Learn From President Trump
Having an UHNW President provides luxury marketers some unique opportunities to learn about selling to the super rich. Continue reading
Posted in luxury, Marketing, Media, uhnw
Tagged #Donald Trump, Doug Gollan, Luxury Marketing, Marketing, marketing to the super rich, Media, Research, selling to the super rich, shopping, Super Rich, UHNW
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The Super Rich Think Their Kids Will Blow Their Fortunes; What It Could Mean For Luxury Marketers
Knight Frank is out with their 2017 Wealth Report, and it like others projects significant growth both in the Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) population and their cumulative wealth. While the past 30 years have seen record levels of … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, douggollan, luxury, Marketing, Media, superrich
Tagged Marketing, Marketing luxury, marketing to the super rich, Media, Philanthropy, Research, selling to the super rich, shopping, Super Rich, UHNW
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What Luxury Marketers Can Learn From President Donald Trump
According to Wealth-X, the Super Rich spend over $230 billion a year on luxury from fashion to jewelry, watches, cars, autos, spirits, planes and boats, so clearly they are a critical segment. However, it’s rare that an Ultra High … Continue reading
Posted in luxury, Marketing, Media, private jet, Research, superrich, uhnw
Tagged luxurymarketing, Marketing, Media, Research, superrich, tourism, UHNW
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Luxury Marketers Are Losing Their Grip On The Super Rich, Says Boston Consulting Group
Acquisition of new ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) consumers will be key to building sales for luxury brands as they adapt to the new normal of annual growth in the 3-5 percent range, down from 8-10 percent during the halcyon days of the … Continue reading
Surprising Passions Of The Super Rich: What Do They Mean For Luxury Marketers?
What do the Super Rich do when they aren’t overseeing their various business interests? Luxury marketers have long tried to figure it out, trying to craft partnerships with groups and organizations that they felt would effectively position their offerings … Continue reading
Posted in douggollan, Hotels, Jewelry, luxury, Marketing, Research, superrich, tourism, Watches, Wines/Spirits, Yachts
Tagged douggollan, Jeweler, Luxury, Luxury Marketing, Media, private jet, privatejet, Research, Super Rich, superrich, UHNW, Ultra High Net Worth, Watches
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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
Posted in Divorce, douggollan, Investment, luxury, Marketing, Media, private jet, Research, uhnw
Tagged #1percent, #onepercent, Aspirational, douggollan, Luxury Marketing, Media, Research, Super Rich, Top 0.1 Percent, UHNW, Ultra High Net Worth
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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
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
Posted in Auto, douggollan, Fashion, Home Furnishings/Shelter, Jewelry, luxury, Marketing, Media, private jet, Research, superrich, switzerland, uhnw
Tagged #1percent, #onepercent, #SIHH2016, Aspirational, Davos, douggollan, Fashion, Jeweler, Luxury, Luxury Marketing, Magazines, Marketing, Media, Oxfam, Research, SIHH, Super Rich, UHNW, Ultra High Net Worth, Watches, World Economic Forum
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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
Posted in douggollan, Marketing, Media, Research, superrich, uhnw
Tagged #1percent, #onepercent, Luxury, Mass Affluent, Research, Super Rich, superrich, Top 0.1 Percent, UHNW, Ultra High Net Worth
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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
Posted in Auto, douggollan, Hotels, Investment, Jewelry, luxury, Marketing, Media, private jet, superrich, uhnw, Watches
Tagged #baselworld2015, #sihh2015, billionaire, douggollan, Jeweler, Lamborghini, Luxury, Luxury Marketing, private jet, privatejet, Research, superrich, UHNW
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The Secrets Of Four Seasons’ Super Service
If you stay at a Four Seasons you may have wondered the secrets to providing great service in a diverse portfolio of more than 90 hotels and resorts spanning over 30 countries. Service is so important J. Allen … Continue reading
What Luxury Marketers Can Learn From Wayne Gretzky and The New Rules of Retail…
Former Women’s Wear Daily Editor Robin Lewis is co-author of the 2010 book “The New Rules of Retail.” He has also held executive positions at DuPont, VF Corporation, Goldman Sachs and is CEO and Editor of The Robin Report, a … Continue reading
The Long Tail of UHNWs
Conventional wisdom says global capitals are the hang out for the Ultra High Net Worth (Net Worth of $30 million +) and their families. And certainly, these are places many of them travel with some frequency. I’ve recently been speaking … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Media, Research
Tagged Events, Luxury, Luxury Marketing, Magazines, Media, Research, Super Rich, Superyacht, Top 0.1 Percent, UHNW, Ultra High Net Worth
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Valuing Visitors To Your Destination: Say It With Flowers
How much is a typical visitor worth to the places they visit? According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, global tourism accounts for one out of every 10 jobs, meaning the stakes are high. Yet, all visitors … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Investment, Jewelry, Marketing, Media, private jet, Research, Touristm, Watches, Wines/Spirits, Yachts
Tagged Aspirational, Camper & Nicholsons, Celebrities, Cruises, Events, Hotels, Luxury, Luxury Marketing, Magazines, Mass Affluent, Media, Megayacht, private jet, Research, Super Rich, Superyacht, Top 0.1 Percent, tourism, Ultra High Net Worth, Villas, Watches, Wines/Spirits
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Unity Marketing: “Moody” Aspirational Consumers Turn to “Discount Department Stores”
While the latest Ultra High Net Worth survey, The Times of London Rich List showed the Super Rich getting richer (their wealth increased 15% in a year), Unity Marketing, a researcher focused on aspirational/mass affluent consumers (Household Income $100,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspirational, Luxury, Luxury Marketing, Marketing, Mass Affluent, Research, Super Rich, UHNW, Ultra High Net Worth
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For Aspirational Consumers, Saving Is The New Black
Luxury marketers that have so successfully tapped U.S. aspirational consumers to grow sales over the past 20 years may have to re-think what the future holds with this segment. They may also want to re-think where they are focusing … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspirational, Luxury, Luxury Marketing, Magazines, Marketing, Mass Affluent, Research, Super Rich, Top 0.1 Percent, UHNW, Ultra High Net Worth
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A Tale Of Two Lifestyles: The $250,000 Household vs. The Superyacht Life
A few days ago Roxanne Genier contributed a column based on her tenure working aboard superyachts, and she gave several examples of spending she observed. The Washington Post similarly did a study of families living in affluent suburbs of New … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspirational, Auto, Fashion, Luxury, Luxury Auto, Luxury Marketing, Mass Affluent, Media, Research, Super Rich, Superyacht, Top 0.1 Percent, UHNW, Ultra High Net Worth
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Five Reasons It’s Hard To Find Good Research On “The 1 Percent”
One of the challenges for marketers targeting the “Top 1 Percent” has always been most research really doesn’t target the Top 1 Percent. Ron Kurtz is founder of the American Affluence Research Center whose focus is the wealthiest 10 percent … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspirational, Luxury, Luxury Marketing, Marketing, Research, Super Rich, Top 0.1 Percent, Ultra High Net Worth
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What Do Billionaires Want?
Ledbury Research on behalf of Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) recently published a Billionaires Study in which they dredged through any information they could find on 250 of these 10 digit wonders from China, Middle East and Russia in an effort … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Home Furnishings/Shelter, Hotels, Jewelry, Marketing, Media, Research, Watches, Yachts
Tagged Camper & Nicholsons, Fashion, Hotels, Jeweler, Luxury, Luxury Marketing, luxury resort, Magazines, Research, Super Rich, Superyacht, UHNW, Villas, Watches
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Doug Gollan: Selling to the Super Rich -- Ideas, Research and News for luxury marketers 