Luxury Automobile Marketing / Retro Ad of the Week: Pierce-Arrow, 1916

A really well-written example of luxury automobile marketing from 97 years ago that could just as easily be a voiceover for a car commercial today: “Luxury is something more than comfort, something more than beauty and something more than style. It is even more than a combination of all three. It lies not only in [...]

Can you really trust advertising agencies in CT?

Aren’t all advertising agencies in CT complete charlatans? Heck, why stop at Connecticut: isn’t the industry as a whole just one big, corrupt and dishonest mess? Advertising has always been one of those professions that people either genuinely admired or politely disdained — there is very little middle ground. As the famous quote from RSCG founder [...]

Luxury Watch Marketing / Retro Ad of the Week: Rolex Watches, 1960

When discussing luxury watch marketing, Rolex is one of those brands that has been at the top of the game for quite some time.  Given that Rolex watches are one of those unique luxury items that instantly make someone a member of “the club”, so to speak, the unique selling proposition to the customer is hard [...]

Intentional spelling errors in advertising? Bee carefull with taht.

Intentional spelling errors in advertising?  Snickers has done just that. The packed-with-peanuts candy brand has gained some press recently by running a paid search campaign that intentionally targeted only spelling errors and misspelled words. The campaign in question focused on common misspellings of the top 500 search terms on Google and presented searchers with ads directing them to http://yourenotyouwhenyourehungry.com/. [...]

Luxury Car Marketing / Retro Ad of the Week: Jaguar, 1966

The basics of luxury marketing should tell you that luxury at “1/2 Price”, is no longer luxury. All attempts at being aspirational or elite go right out the window when you choose price as your lead-in.  Chalk this one up as a bad luxury car marketing call from a great company. LUXURY CAR MARKETING FACT:  From [...]

Will the shops-in-shop strategy work for luxury marketing?

It was recently announced that legendary luxury goods retailer Bergdorf Goodman has partnered up with French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent for new concept shops-in-shop in its New York department store.  The shops are a first for both brands who, from a luxury marketing perspective, are in a bit of a transition period.  The likely hope [...]

A Moment of Marketing Clarity: Advertising Advice from David Ogilvy on Building and Running a Business

This bit of advertising advice – or, really, business advice – has been around for a few years, but it’s still fantastic: Remember that Abraham Lincoln spoke of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. He left out the pursuit of profit. Remember the old Scottish motto: “Be happy while you’re living, for you are [...]

Luxury Marketing Alert: Mobile Shopping Up Among U.S. Affluent Luxury Consumers

A recent study conducted by Unity Marketing has yielded some interesting results with regard to affluent individuals and their online shopping habits. Among other things, the study showed a 16% increase in affluent users “shopping or purchasing via mobile” (22% vs. 38%), from 2011 to 2012:   As a luxury marketing agency, these numbers aren’t particularly surprising to us, [...]

Luxury Advertising / Retro Ad of the Week: Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, 1959

As if you needed reassurance, this vintage luxury ad lists 13 reasons why the 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is better than basically any other vehicle on the road at that time. (How many cars do you know that have espresso machines in their list of available options?) FUN FACT:  The Silver Cloud’s 1959 sticker price [...]

Luxury Advertising / Retro Ad of the Week: Porsche Carrera, 1956

Still relatively new to the American market, Porsche was attempting to capitalize on their success in the racing world with this ad in 1956.  By juxtaposing their famed racer with that year’s Carrera model, they were able to illustrate for the wealthy American consumer the combination of luxury style and performance that only a Porsche [...]