luxury brand marketing

 

Although plenty of luxury brands have been hesitant and slow to move into digital spaces, which these days influences over 50% of all sales, with the decreasing results of other types of advertising, they’re slowly implementing an online presence.

Even luxury shoppers these days are spending a lot more time online, and specifically on their mobile devices, which means that luxury brands should also adapt to this trend in order to thrive.

Visual Platforms

One of the best ways to market luxury products is through photos, which can evoke plenty of positive emotions with consumers.

That’s why social media platforms such as Instagram or even Pinterest provide a great opportunity for numerous luxury brands to promote themselves and raise brand awareness.

When consumers see those images they can connect with wearing designer clothes, driving luxury vehicles, or even experiencing something luxurious. 

This is why, for example, Chanel is one of the most popular brands on Pinterest, and it’s even more impressive because the brand doesn’t have a presence on the platform.

All of the buzz and fan appreciation is created by brand advocates on the platform. 

Brand Website

In general, most luxury brands and their websites are quite stylish, but tend to have poor performance when it comes to functionality and user experience.

Although the need for a stylish design is understandable when it comes to luxury brand websites , they still have to invest in their websites and make them intuitive, well-designed, and user-friendly. 

A brand’s website can still be visually attractive but also easy to use. Unfortunately, these days plenty of luxury brands such as Chanel or Dom Perignon have slow-loading websites which are also confusing to navigate for the visitors.

On the other hand websites for brands like Versace and Aston Martin have high  functionality, are user-friendly, and are still visually attractive. 

Aspirational and Educational Content

One of the best ways that brands can generate engagement and more website traffic is by  creating very visual and aspirational content for social media as well as the brand’s website. When a company is able to focus on visual content and long-form written content, it is able to generate a lot more attention and traffic.

Although this type of marketing effort is quite popular in plenty of other industries, when it comes to luxury brands content marketing is very underused yet can be incredibly effective when utilized properly. 

That’s why more luxury brands should be jumping on the trend of both long form written and visual content, which gets plenty of attention and shares across social platforms, leading to even more brand visibility and awareness.

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Ronn Torossian is the Founder & Chairman of 5W Public Relations, one of the largest independently owned PR firms in the United States. Since founding 5WPR in 2003, he has led the company's growth and vision, with the agency earning accolades including being named a Top 50 Global PR Agency by PRovoke Media, a top three NYC PR agency by O'Dwyers, one of Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and being awarded multiple American Business Awards, including a Stevie Award for PR Agency of the Year. With over 25 years of experience crafting and executing powerful narratives, Torossian is one of America's most prolific and well-respected public relations executives. Throughout his career he has advised leading and high-growth businesses, organizations, leaders and boards across corporate, technology and consumer industries. Torossian is known as one of the country's foremost experts on crisis communications. He has lectured on crisis PR at Harvard Business School, appears regularly in the media and has authored two editions of his book, "For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results With Game-Changing Public Relations," which is an industry best-seller. Torossian's strategic, resourceful approach has been recognized with numerous awards including being named the Stevie American Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, the American Business Awards PR Executive of the Year, twice over, an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year semi-finalist, a Top Crisis Communications Professional by Business Insider, Metropolitan Magazine's Most Influential New Yorker, and a recipient of Crain's New York Most Notable in Marketing & PR. Outside of 5W, Torossian serves as a business advisor to and investor in multiple early stage businesses across the media, B2B and B2C landscape. Torossian is the proud father of two daughters. He is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and a board member of multiple not for profit organizations.