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Lost Decade for Income: Change for Households, by State

By Phil Izzo for The Wall Street Journal
Today’s Census data showed that household income has dropped to levels below 1999, essentially wiping out a decade of progress. Yet the move in household income wasn’t the same everywhere. Some states were hit harder than others.

To see the state-by-state analysis, click through to the Wall Stree Journal [...]

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Email Trend Benchmarking Report

The Epsilon Q1 2009 Email Trends and Benchmarks study shows an increase in open rates and deliverability from Q1 2008 and a slight decrease in click rates from Q1 2008. These fi ndings reveal that email continues to be an effective marketing vehicle and additional Epsilon research shows that performance extends well beyond the channel.

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Into the Fray: How Should Companies Approach Collaboration Marketing Given the Potential Risks?

There are at least two sides to every business issue you’re facing today — and getting to the “right” answer often involves a serious debate. That’s the thinking behind a new series from, Deloitte.
“This week, we look at the new field of collaboration marketing, which takes advantage of social media and other leading-edge communications to [...]

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Luxury Institute Wealth Report

In the most recent “Wealth Report” New York-based independent research firm The Luxury Institute discusses the luxury retail customer experience, wine and liquor preferences for wealthy U.S. consumers and wealthy Chinese consumers opinion of luxury brands. Pulling on their resources to tap into the minds of high net-worth individuals, The Luxury Institute is able to track and evaluate the trends and opinions of today’s most highly coveted consumers.

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LVMH: King of the Luxury Jungle

-from Bernstein Research
September 2009
Profit from temporary W&S woes to bag the stock at discount prices
LVMH is the strongest player in the luxury goods industry, a giant in an industry where fixed costs make scale paramount; the only “two-legged” balanced player, leading with mega-brands in both Leather Goods and Wines & Spirits; enjoying stable group EBIT [...]

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Five Ways Luxury Brands Can Overcome the Conundrum of Social Marketing

By definition, luxury items are more difficult to achieve, represent the elite, or render a higher performance. Although we expect social technologies to democratize the world, we gotta be honest about today’s world, many consumers associate true luxury products with the upper echelons. With that said –there are methods luxury brands can still participate, here’s a few:

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Luxury Business Responding to Crisis

Many luxury goods companies are in the grip of a double crisis. A declining economy has hit sales, while a financial credit crisis has made debt difficult and costly to raise and service. The result is that many luxury companies find themselves in a liquidity crisis
that requires urgent remedial action
to survive.

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The 2009 Wealth Report

Capgemini and Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management present the 2009 World Wealth Report. A collaborative analysis of the macroeconomic factors that drive wealth creation and the key trends that affect High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) around the globe. Restoring trust and confidence in the markets and the industry [...]

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When the Going Gets Tough, the Rich Get Online

Follow the money trail…Infamously, when he was asked why he kept robbing banks—and getting caught—Willie Sutton answered, “Because that’s where the money is.” [...]

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America’s Millionaires Don’t See the Economy Turning Around Any Time Soon

America’s millionaires are facing the future with uncertainty and lowered expectations, according to the 10th annual Phoenix Wealth Survey, conducted by The Phoenix Companies, Inc., a leading provider of life insurance and annuities for high-net-worth consumers. “The continuing economic turmoil has stripped America’s millionaires of their confidence and sense of security; they are feeling far worse off than they did during the last economic downturn in 2003,”

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The New High-end Consumer

“Please Put My Bottega Veneta Wallet in a Plain Bag”

For high-end shoppers on Madison and Fifth Avenues in New York, the hottest must-have accessory for 2009 is not the crocodile cuff bracelet, the snakeskin clutch or the python leather purse — it’s the plain paper bag.

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European Luxury Goods: How Long Is Your Tail?

Both LVMH and PPR rely on mega-brands – Louis Vuitton and Gucci – for the bulk of their Fashion & Leather Goods results. We estimate that LV represents 71% of LVMH F&LG sales and >100% of LVMH F&LG EBIT. Gucci accounts for 65% of PPR luxury [...]

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C-Level Execs on Marketing Success

Inside the brains in the boardrooms. According to Heidrick & Struggles, the No. 1 focus for C-level executives in 2009 is the customer—acquiring new ones, increasing retention and improving their lifetime value, in that order.

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The Consumer of the Future

In this executive report, Ban & Company provides relevant and timely information related to The Consumer View and How Brands Respond, taking into consideration three primary questions: [...]

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The Luxury Institute Releases “Wealth Report”

The recent “Wealth Report” released by New York-based independent research firm The Luxury Institute, is highly interesting considering the economic woes we are currently facing. In the report, The Luxury Institute discusses the current state of the consumer spending, brand status for luxury retailers [...]