What this is

Scarcity, clienteling and the discipline of saying less. Everything that works in mass marketing works against you here.

What it looks like in practice

  • Restraint as strategy: fewer, better communications
  • Clienteling and private client programmes
  • Craft, provenance and heritage narrative
  • Selective press and editor relationships

What you get

Deliverables, stated up front.

Included in scope

  • Communication restraint framework
  • Clienteling programme
  • Provenance narrative
  • Selective press plan

Where it sits

Part of Sector Practices.

Twenty sector desks, because category fluency is not something you improvise.

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Frequently asked

Luxury, in plain terms.

Should luxury brands use creators?

Selectively and at the right tier. Broad creator seeding damages luxury positioning quickly.

How do we handle discounting pressure?

Structurally, through inventory and channel management rather than through communication. Once discounting enters the brand it is very hard to reverse.

Does digital work for luxury in India?

For discovery and clienteling. The transaction still frequently completes in person.

In more depth

The discipline of saying less.

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Everything that works in mass marketing works against you

Reach, frequency and discounting all erode the scarcity the category depends on. Restraint is the strategy, not a lack of one.

Clienteling outperforms campaigns

A small number of relationships managed properly generates more revenue than broad awareness spend in most luxury categories.

Provenance must be specific

Vague heritage language is disbelieved. Named makers, documented processes and verifiable history are what carry.

Also in Sector Practices

Related services.

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