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  • #Luxury brands are more vulnerable than ever to #crises

    From Simon Brooke, Mobile Marketer, March, 10, 2016

    It is not something that any company likes to think about, but crisis communications management should be near the top of the to-do list of every luxury brand this year.

    In the United States, fast food chain Chipotle’s continuing problems with a norovirus outbreak continue to leave a nasty taste in the mouth of consumers and with investors as shares fall. Across the pond, just one week into the New Year the head of the United Kingdom’s Environment Agency resigned following his managing of the floods crisis.

    Just two recent examples of an organization and an individual in deep trouble because of a crisis, but this has nothing to do with the luxury sector, though, surely? Unfortunately it has.

    Crises are hitting organizations and individuals more frequently and more harshly than ever before and it is only a matter of time before a luxury brand is engulfed in one.

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  • Arrivées en masse dans les années 1990, les #microbilles bientôt bannies dans les #cosmétiques

    Nous l'avons ici maintes fois annoncé : les Etats-Unis renforcent progressivement leur législation visant à restreindre l'usage de certains produits ou composants jugés nocifs pour la santé et l'environnement dans les produits de soin et de beauté. Une illustration : l'interfiction prochaine de produits à base de microbilles en raison de leur pouvoir de dissémination élevé dans l'environnement marin.

    Extrait de Que Choisir, 06 Mars 2016

    Présentes dans certains produits cosmétiques, ces minuscules billes relâchées par milliards dans l'environnement seront bientôt interdites aux États-Unis. Vous pouvez anticiper la probable future interdiction européenne en évitant dès maintenant les produits qui en contiennent.
      
    Arrivées en masse sur le marché de l’hygiène-beauté dans les années 1990, les microbilles (microbeads, en anglais) améliorent l'effet exfoliant des cosmétiques et le pouvoir nettoyant des gels douches et des dentifrices. Elles sont faites de polyéthylène ou de polypropylène, une famille de plastiques bon marché et sûrs, utilisés depuis des décennies en emballage alimentaire.

    La première alerte est venue de Nouvelle-Zélande. Des chercheurs de l'université d'Auckland ont publié en 2009 un article dans la revue Marine Pollution Bulletin. Ils se sont aperçus que les stations d'épuration ne filtraient pas ces microbilles, trop petites (entre 0,1 et 0,02 mm), et qu'elles finissaient dans le milieu marin. De nombreux travaux ont complété ce constat. Le dernier en date, publié en janvier 2016, émane de l'Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer). Conduite par Arnaud Huvet, directeur du laboratoire d’écotoxicologie de Brest, l'étude a montré que les microbilles, en très fortes concentrations, perturbaient le cycle de vie des huîtres, qui les absorbent comme du phytoplancton. Cela confirme les travaux de François Galgani, également chercheur à l'Ifremer, qui avait évoqué à plusieurs reprises la nocivité de ces microbilles.

    En volume, comme il en faut plusieurs centaines de milliers pour faire un gramme, elles représentent une fraction infime des quelque trois millions de tonnes de déchets en plastique générés chaque année par un pays comme la France. Le problème est leur capacité de dissémination et leur persistance. Chimiquement stable, le polyéthylène met des décennies à se dégrader.

    Bientôt bannies des États-Unis
    Les États-Unis ont adopté une loi d'interdiction de portée nationale fin 2015 qui entrera en vigueur début 2017. La Californie et l'Illinois (État qui borde les Grands lacs) avaient déjà légiféré dans ce sens. Il est fort probable que l'Union européenne s'oriente elle aussi vers une interdiction des microbilles à brève échéance. La question sera examinée lors d'une conférence internationale à Lanzarote (Canaries) les 25 et 27 mai 2016.

    La protection de l'environnement pose souvent des dilemmes, nombre de produits étant à la fois néfastes et très utiles. Rien de tel dans le cas des microbilles. On cherche en vain une étude sérieuse démontrant leur efficacité cosmétique.L'Oréal a d'ailleurs annoncé que ses produits n'en contiendraient plus à partir de 2017.

    [RETROUVER L'ARTICLE DANS QUECHOISIR.ORG]

  • The high-end luxury brands are catching on in China [#promise #fashion #luxury]

    Some say that when China sneezes the rest of the world catches cold, but the high end luxury brands are catching on in China, becoming the most exclusive and desirable ones in fashion according to the wealthiest Chinese women.

    Still, our ranking also reveals a stronger competition that is accentuated by the wealthy customers’ increasingly stronger maturity.

    Take 3 minutes to watch the Video Release by Pr Philippe Jourdan

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    Have a quick look at the Press release & the main insights

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    The International luxury press echoes results: take a look

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    This barometer Promise Consulting / BNP Exane classifies the 15 most exclusive and desirable brands in China in the universe of feminine Fashion. This Barometer is conducted amongst the wealthiest Chinese women, and is about the 30 luxury brands in ready-to-wear/handbags/shoes/accessories that have invested the most in communication (source: Industry Interviews, Exane Paribas).

    Promise and BNP Exane already conducted the same survey amongst French wealthiest women in May 2015 (see: http://bit.ly/1ESTZGu).

    This barometer in association with BNP Exane reflects our determination to move closer to the marketing and cross-section financial analysis. Our Monitoring Brand Assets® approach itself features very complementary analyzes with those conducted by BNP Exane’s experts. Hence, the obtained results from our joined barometer are based on two different angles of expertise, marketing and financial, which brings a unique added value to the managers and decision-makers in the Luxury sector. More concretely, our measure of the exclusivity of a brand takes into account the upper and more constant quality of products, the strong and unique valuation of the customer, the brand’s prestige, but also a matchless “savoir-faire” that justifies a very high price premium associated with top luxury.

    "Finally, our measure of desirability synthesizes the dimensions of attractiveness of an intimate, social and symbolic nature, which are the strengths of exclusive brands, and characterize the particular relation that they maintain with their customers. In this respect, our Barometer synthesizes, in two proven scales, the numerous criteria to establish a ranking between the high-end brands from their customer’s point of view", states Pr. Philippe Jourdan, Promise’s CEO.

  • #Cosmetic counters go #digital with new beauty #apps [via #NBC12]

    (NPN) - For most women it’s nearly impossible to pick out the perfect lip color or foundation just by looking at the box. But it’s also hard to find the time to sit down at a makeup counter and try it all out.

    Now there’s a solution for busy women who still want to look their best. A new array of beauty apps are being introduced that will allow you to virtually test out all sorts of cosmetics and even hair colors without ever leaving your house.

    RamshackleGlam.com blogger, author, and mother of two Jordan Reid loves her busy lifestyle. But sometimes it’s hard to find time for herself, especially when it comes to shopping for beauty products.

    [CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO FROM NBC12]

    [READ THE FULL ARTICLE]

  • #Burberry targets younger market using Brooklyn Beckham, #Snapchat

    [29 January 2016]- British fashion house Burberry is putting model Brooklyn Beckham at the helm of its Snapchat account to promote the Burberry Brit fragrance.

    Burberry reposted an Instagram image of Mr. Beckham, the son of David and Victoria Beckham, obscured by the lense of a Leica camera as his photo was taken. In the original posting, Mr. Beckham expressed his excitement to photograph the Burberry campaign on Saturday, Jan. 30, being shared via Snapchat.

    Snap snap
    While Mr. Beckham did not share the details of the campaign or what he would be photographing for Snapchat, he did use the hashtag #ThisIsBrit, used for Burberry’s Brit fragrance.

    Likewise, Burberry did not share any details regarding the campaign opting to repost Mr. Beckham’s image. The brand also followed up with a teaser video posted to its account featuring the Snapchat ghost and gritty images of a city, a skatepark and references to the Brit fragrance.

    What has been previewed in the Snapchat teaser and the brand’s selection of Mr. Beckham, who turns 17 in March, offers consumers a much younger aesthetic than Burberry traditionally expresses. By hosting the campaign on Snapchat, and likely Instagram afterwards, it is clear that Burberry is working toward establishing a connection with a young demographic of consumers.

    [READ THE FULL ARTICLE] 

  • Knight Frank’s latest #Wealth Report for #2016: 11 #luxury items #millionaires blow their money on [#uhnwi]

    Business Tech, 06 March 2016

    People who have a lot of money like to spend that money – and they like to invest in everything from classic cars to stamps and coins.

    According to property group Knight Frank’s latest Wealth Report for 2016, the world’s ultra-high net worth individuals (worth more than $30 million) have increased spending on luxury goods by over 200% in the past decade.

    Not all asset classes have grown equally, however, with super wealthy people finding favour with big buys such as classic cars, wines, coins and art over things like furniture, Chinese ceramics and diamonds.

    [READ THE FULL ARTICLE AND DISCOVER THE TOP 11 PURCHASED LUXURY GOODS BY UHNWI]