Ferragamo shows historic shoemaking roots through exhibition, film
Footwear and accessories label Salvatore Ferragamo is flaunting its brand roots through a microsite, branded film and exhibition that engage consumers in the legends of shoemaking.
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Chanel flaunts new watches via Vanity Fair mobile ad
French fashion house Chanel is flaunting its new Première watches through a banner advertisement on Condé Nast-owned Vanity Fair’s mobile site.
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Luxury Roundtable 2013 New York conference May 1: Four Seasons, Mercedes, Donna Karan, Graff Diamonds, Douglas Elliman, Michael Kors, Belstaff, Tod’s, WSJ, BCG, Ipsos
Registration is open for the Luxury Roundtable: State of Luxury 2013 conference Wednesday, May 1, 2013 with speakers from the Four Seasons, Mercedes, Donna Karan, Graff Diamonds, Douglas Elliman, Michael Kors, Belstaff,Tod’s, WSJ, BCG and Ipsos MediaCT. Must-attend for luxury brands and retailers, agencies, publishers and researchers.
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Webinar on April 23: Tapping social media without diluting the luxury brand’s mystique
Please register now for the free hour-long webinar on Tuesday, April 23 at 2 p.m. on how luxury marketers and retailers must tackle and measure social marketing efforts for effective ROI without diluting the brand’s aura.
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Google delivers strong Q1 results despite ongoing questions about monetizing mobile
While Google put in a strong first quarter, questions still remain about how mobile is driving revenue for the company as CPC rates dropped again and advertisers continue to migrate to enhanced campaigns that offer fewer mobile targeting capabilities.
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One-third of retailers see more than 20pc of traffic coming from mobile: report
Pointing to the quick growth of mobile use for shopping, 29 percent of retailers now see more than 20 percent of their traffic coming from mobile devices, up from just 3 percent who could make this claim a year ago, according to a new report from the e-tailing group.
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Town & Country up 9pc in ad pages for May issue
Hearst’s Town & Country reports a 9 percent increase in advertising pages in the May issue compared to the year ago period.
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Hermès, Thierry Mugler, CFDA and Switzerland – News briefs
Today in luxury marketing – Hermes takes majority stake in watch case maker; Thierry Mugler restructures; CFDA forms sustainability committee, wants to ‘hangout’ for Earth Day; Luxury slumps in Switzerland.
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Inviting opinion pieces on luxury marketing
Luxury Daily is inviting opinion pieces on luxury advertising, marketing, media and retail issues that affect marketers as they run multichannel programs for branding as well as customer acquisition, retention and reactivation.
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