Jan 2024
Priorities, Myths and Realities of AI in Luxury Goods and Services
AI is here to stay. That is a fact. How the luxury industry, a business segment that has always stood for delivering the best of the best products, services, and client experiences chooses to use AI requires deep consideration. Luxury Institute recently conducted a qualitative su ... Show More
17 m
Sep 2023
Extraordinary Customer Experiences - A Series: Clienteling
In Chapter 8 of Luxury Institute's latest podcast series, Extraordinary Customer Experiences (ECEs), we discuss Clienteling: an essential element of any customer journey. Clienteling, if approached as a means to earn, create and nurture trust, activate referrals, and be an ethica ... Show More
26m 44s
Sep 2023
Extraordinary Customer Experiences: A Series - The Demise of the Luxury Department Store Experience
In Chapter 7 of Luxury Institute's latest podcast series, Extraordinary Customer Experiences (ECEs), we discuss the recent headlines featuring “luxury” department stores: Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. When was the last time you heard a story of an extraordinary ... Show More
27m 9s
Sep 2021
How Is Luxury Customer Service Evolving? | Transforming Luxury
<p>In recent decades, the race to attract and retain customers saw dizzying amounts of money spent on clienteling — the industry term for building a 1 on 1 relationship with customers. Today, for major players of scale with the resources to invest in it, successfully digitising p ... Show More
36m 53s
Sep 2021
How Is Luxury Customer Service Evolving? | Transforming Luxury
In recent decades, the race to attract and retain customers saw dizzying amounts of money spent on clienteling — the industry term for building a 1 on 1 relationship with customers. Today, for major players of scale with the resources to invest in it, successfully digitising pers ... Show More
36m 54s
Dec 2021
Transforming Luxury: Key Takeaways
In 2021, in a special six-part series, BoF spoke to 22 pioneering thinkers from the worlds of business, technology and luxury, creative leaders and renowned ecologists, to investigate the forces driving transformative change in the $300 billion luxury goods market. In this episod ... Show More
42m 20s
Sep 2021
What Defines a Luxury Product Today? | Transforming Luxury
In Episode 2 of Transforming Luxury, BoF’s new podcast presented by Klarna, we investigate what will inform the luxury product mix of the future. Indeed, the definition of a luxury good has expanded dramatically in recent years to now include a host of disruptive new categories, ... Show More
37m 51s
Jun 2024
Does Luxury Maketh the Brand? #LuxuryUnedited
In this episode, Misha and Nez debate if high prices alone define a #luxury brand. They discuss recent price hikes from brands like #Chanel and #LouisVuitton, questioning if the quality and exclusivity still justify these costs. They highlight issues like declining quality, marke ... Show More
25m 21s
Aug 2023
How to Run Your Company to Thrive in 2050
<p>How do the top 5% of companies ascend to their spots—and stay there? Extensive BCG research shows that they excel in six areas, among them: focusing on a clear vision, remaining agile, and creating a solid, yet flexible tech base. A leader of that research, Romain de Laubier, ... Show More
20m 58s
Jan 2021
"Your Tool, Your Sword, Your Treasure": Corporate Leadership in the post-Trump era
<p>Today, Brian and Phillip talk about the extension of 2020 into 2021, corporate leadership, and personal data.</p>
<h3>Corporate Leadership, Shopify, and Your Personal Data</h3>
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<li>Anything related to Donald Trump is effectively not what Shopify wants to promote. Facebook ... Show More
51m 50s
There is a great deal of mythology and lack of expertise in digital transformation tech at all consumer brands, not just luxury and premium brands. But luxury and premium brands are different. They are in the unique products and deep customer relationship business; at least the best ones are. They rely partially on scale, but mostly on share of customer rela ... Show More
<p dir="ltr">In the noisy world of digital marketing, what can catapult a brand to "genius" status?</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Suzanne Schwartz, Senior Director Analyst in the Gartner for Marketing Leaders practice, delves into the findings of our annual Genius Br ... Show More
