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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

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Fyre Festival Debacle Shows How Reaching The Super Rich Isn’t Easy

Fyre Festival Debacle Shows How Reaching The Super Rich Isn’t Easy Continue reading

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How The Super Rich Buy Private Jet Cards

Private jet cards are similar to debit cards in that you prepay a set amount of money into an account and then money is withdrawn from that account each time you use it. The two big differences are the amount … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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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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

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What Luxury Marketers Can Learn From Proctor & Gamble

  Each year in Cannes, leaders from the advertising industry gather to award each other and discuss how the role of advertising continues to evolve.  Truthfully, there is not a lot of room in global advertising for luxury, except with … 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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Luxury Marketers: Where The Super Rich Give Their Money May Be A Surprise

  While common wisdom among many luxury brands is that Arts and Culture is the best way to reach Super Rich patrons who are potential customers, a small sample survey by Wealth-X shows museums, operas and so on ranked fifth … 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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Are Luxury Brands Overexposed To Arts And Culture?

As we approach Art Basel Miami in less than two months, I can make three predictions. Lots of luxury brands will spend tens of millions of dollars – yes tens of millions – throwing lavish parties. Secondly, lots of expensive … 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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Why Being A Millionaire Doesn’t Mean Much In The Business Of Luxury

New research by Shullman Research Center underscores that single digit millionaires and entry level 1 percenters are not the huge luxury spenders found in the UHNW segment. Continue reading

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The Prince And Ryanair: Another Example On Why It’s Hard To Get A Full Picture Of The Super Rich Via The Media

According to a recent email from Travel + Leisure Prince William flew Ryanair while traveling on business for his new employer, an air ambulance service. The brief goes on to note “insiders” say his wife Kate Middleton and Prince Harry … Continue reading

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