Luxury Brand Management

Subtitle:: A World of Privilege
Author:: Michel Chevalier; Gerald Mazzalovo
Format:: Hardcover

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An examination of the different dimensions of luxury management in various sectors. It helps marketers, advertisers and brand managers understand the intricacies of the luxury market - how it is designed, defined, and divined.

Long description

A fascinating and comprehensive examination of the different dimensions of luxury management in various sectors. This is a powerful book for marketers, advertisers and brand managers in understanding the intricacies of the luxury market- how it is designed, defined and divined. Written by the authors of Pro-Logo, this book sets the benchmark for luxury brand management.

Product details

Publisher:: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:: 9780470823262
Publication date:: February 2008
Length:: 231mm
Width:: 162mm
Thickness:: 39mm
Weight:: 953g
Edition:: illustrated edition
Pages:: 423
Illustrations:: Illustrated
Illustrated:: Illustrated

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 - SPECIFICITIES OF THE LUXURY INDUSTRY WHAT IS SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE LUXURY INDUSTRY? The meaning of size Sales figures are difficult to compare How many employees? The specific financial characteristics A very high break even A limited cash need A different time frame a) The specific case of the fashion cycle b) The time necessary for a turn around or a major change KEY TO SUCCESS IN LUXURY GOODS 1. The need for a strong name Why are you better off with the name of a person? Brand extension and legitimacy To make products that can be identified a) The primacy of design b) The "
reason for being"
behind each product Products must be part of the social and cultural environment a) How to keep in line with social trends? b) Should one react when out of phase with the trends? THE MAJOR OPERATORS 1. What is the size of the luxury market? How the French and the Italian perform? It this an oligopoly or an open market? The three large corporations a) LVMH b) Richemont c)PPR Gucci Can the mono brand company survive? CHAPTER 2 - MAJOR LUXURY SECTORS A THE READY TO WEAR ACTIVITIES 1. The specific fashion business and the way to operate The different nationalities How to develop a brand? How to make money? 2. Key management issues a) The creative process b) The worldwide presence c) Why is it difficult to make money? 3. The most frequent organization structure B. THE PERFUMES AND COSMETICS BUSINESS 1. The perfumes and cosmetic market a) Consumer expectations b) Product types c) The financial aspect 2. The major operators a) The major brands b) The major corporations c) Is there room for outsiders? 3. Key management issues a) Sophisticated marketing b) Worldwide advertising and promotion c) Managing distribution networks Organization structures C. WINES AND SPIRITS 1. The wines and spirits market a) The "
brown"
products b) The "
white"
products c) Champagnes d) Other categories 2. The major operators a) The major brands b) The major corporations 3. Key management issues a) Dealing with mass merchandisers b) The need for a worldwide structure c) Financing inventories d) The need for "
pull"
marketing 4. Organization structures D. THE WATCH AND JEWELRY MARKET 1. The market a) The jewelry market b) The watch market 2. The major operators a) The jewelry brands b) The watch brands 3. KEY MANAGEMENT ISSUES a) Retail versus wholesale b) Pricing and product lines for jewelry and watches c) The risk of the major customer 4. Organization structures CHAPTER 3 - THE POWER OF THE LUXURY BRAND A. THE VALUE OF A BRAND 1. The methodology of Interbrands 2. The luxury brand in the total universe of brands 3. The luxury brands in the top 100 B. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A BRAND 1. The brand as contract 2. Brands and time 3. Brands and society C. THE BRAND AND ITS SIGNS 1. Brand names 2. Logos a) The functions of the logo b) A few forms of logo c) Managing logos d) Logomania 3. Other signs of recognition D.THE LEGAL ASPECTS AND THE DEFENCE OF A BRAND 1. Brand protection a) brand registration b) Registration renewal c) the original regustration 2.Fighting counterfeit activities a) The case of knock offs and tables of correspondence b) The case of Chinese or Korean counterfeits c) The "
lenient"
countries CHAPTER 4 - PRODUCT LYFE CYCLE 1. Measuring a brand's strength 2. The birth of a brand Growth of a brand a) Sectorial growth b) Geographical expansion c) New categories of products d) Optimization of internal processes e) Brand repositioning f) Conclusion A brand's maturity Decline, relaunching and death of a brand a) Continuing decline b) The death of a brand c) Relaunching Global brands, local brands a) Conditions and advantages of a global strategy b) Possibilities for local strategy c) The vulnerability of global brands CHAPTER 5 - THE LUXURY CLIENT A. WHO ARE THE LUXURY CLIENTS? 1. The rich, the very rich or everybody? 2. The excursionists B. THE NEW CONSUMER 1. New customer expectations 2. New customer behaviors C. ARE THE CLIENTS FROM DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES SIMILAR? 1. Differences in consumption patterns between nationalities a) The ready to wear and accessories b) Perfumes and cosmetics c) Wines and spirits 2. Differences in attitude between nationalities 3. The RISC study CHAPTER 6 - BRAND IDENTITY A. A STILL TOO UNFAMILIAR CONCEPT B. TOOLS FOR ANALYZING BRAND IDENTITY 1. The identity prism 2. Brand ethic and aesthetic The semiotic square Semiotic mapping The narrative scheme 3. Others analytical models C. FROM THE SEMIOLOGIST TO THE MANAGER 1. Brand identity and consumer identity 2. Single identity/multiple perceptions 3. The need to evolve D. THE LIMITS OF BRAND IDENTITY 1. Operational implications 2. The place of the brand identity in company strategies 3. Limitations of the concept of identity 4. The responsibilities of the company CHAPTER 7 - MANAGING CREATION A. NATURE OF THE CREATIVE ACTIVITIES B. ORGANIZATION OF THE CREATIVE FUNCTION 1. Example of some leather goods brands design organizations 2. Mass market versus luxury brands C. MANAGING THE PRODUCT 1. The Collection Plan 2. The Collection Calendar 3. The Product Empowerment Teams D. BRAND AESTHETICS Relevance of the notion of Brand aesthetics Issues better treated with the notion of brand aesthetics E.COMMUNICATION ISSUES Possible brand aesthetics management tools Conclusion on brand aesthetics F.BRANDS AND ARTS 1. From brands to arts 2. From arts to brands Campbell art versus Warhol brand Museum business CHAPTER 8 - COMMUNICATION A. OBSOLESCENCE OF THE 4 PS Table 5 Brand meaning and consumer's behaviour B. ADVERTISING 1) The media 2) The advertising process 3) The advertising agencies C. PR, EVENTS, WEBSITES AND PROMOTION 2) Promotion. D. THE PLACE OF THE PRODUCT 1) The product tangible attributes 2) The key to the brand's relationship with the consumer 3) The principal dimension of creation and innovation 4) Always in context E. COMPANY BEHAVIOUR 1. Uncontrolled behaviours 2. Controlled decisions F. ACTUAL CONSUMERS G. WHAT IS GOOD COMMUNICATION? CHAPTER 9 - INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONA. INTERNATIONAL "
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS"
B. THE DIFFERENT "
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS"
1) Exclusive sales from Paris or Milan 2 )Subsidiaries 3) Local distributors 4) The joint venture system C. PRICE STRUCTURES D. THE ADVERTISING BUDGET AND ADVERTISING POLICIES E. THE SPECIAL CASE OF THE DUTY FREE OPERATIONS 1) The duty free system 2) The major duty free operators 3) The negotiation F. THE PARALLEL MARKET : REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES 1) The reason why of the parallel market 2) How to collect products for the parallel markets? 3) How to fight the parallel distribution? CHAPTER 10 - RETAILINGA. BACKGROUND ANALYSIS 1) Store location and site selections 2) In-store behaviour 3) Retailing indices 4) Internal Display rules of thumb in supermarkets B. RETAILING IN THE LUXURY FIELD 1) Store location and leasing systems a) store location b) The different leasing systems and their costs 2) Budget, planning and control a) The sales target b) Inventory forecast c) Purchasing plan d) Margin control 3) The store information system 4) Staffing, training and evaluation a) Staffing b) Training 5) Retail consumer response management C. THE STORE AS A COMMUNICATION TOOL 1) Landmark projects 2) The store communicating power THE SAME EXERCISE COULD BE CONDUCTED FOR EACH TYPE OF MANIFESTATIONS TO DEFINE WHAT PART OF THE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM IT COULD BEST CONVEY. 3) Store personnel communication 4) Internal and external display 5) Selling on line D. THE RETAIL VERSUS THE WHOLESALE MODEL 1. The so-called "
ideal"