Invite: Status Consumption: A Journey Through Time & Cultures
Inaugural Professorial Lecture entitled ‘Status Consumption: A Journey Through Time & Cultures’ Thursday 3 April 2014 6pm at GCU London campus at 40 Fashion Street, London, E1 6PX Overview of Professorial Lecture The modern pursuit of personal identity and style through consumption is now widely recognised and is actively encouraged by marketers. In fact, consuming for status
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How in-store sampling influences your choice?
Can in-store sampling motivate you to act and purchase a cosmetics product? In this research, we looked at the significant motivations driving cosmetics shopping in retail setting, and examined how in-store sampling can be used to enhance choice goal attainment. We also focused on the influence of choice goal attainment on decision satisfaction when in-store sampling is used as a promotion technique.
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Wooing Indian luxury alcohol brand consumers
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Event Invitation: Beyond Bling: The role of conspicuous consumption in today’s society
Beyond Bling: The role of conspicuous consumption in today’s society 6th November 2012, 3pm – 5pm Clarence Room, Hilton Metropole, Brighton – BN1 2FU Recently, I won funding from Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) of the UK to arrange an event under the auspices of Festival of Social Science 2012. So, you are warmly
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What is your Chinese New Year luxury strategy?
“The US is luxury’s largest market. Japan still remains a large luxury market in terms of absolute size. However, China is the true star of the region” – Claudia D’Arpizio (Bain & Co. Analyst) China: the luxury market for present and future While the high-end luxury goods market is stagnant or decelerating for many
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What makes a good luxury brand great?
The article discusses why some luxury brands become larger than life and are called great while others can’t seem to break the barrier.
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Comparing the luxury brand value
Luxury brands are bought in different countries for different values. This study evaluates those values consumers consider and provides a comparison between Indian and British luxury consumers.
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Luxury marketing: exploiting the heritage code of luxury brands
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