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Luxury's ‘New Normal' Post-Recession- Pam Danziger Print E-mail
pam_danziger.jpgEverybody is asking it:  What is the 'new normal' in the luxury market after the recession?   The answer is simple:  The new normal won't be anything like the old normal, according to the findings of a new research study conducted by Unity Marketing and presented by consumer-insights expert Pam Danziger at the recent Luxury Interactive conference held in New York City. June 30 Luxury Business Report Danziger says, "Thanks to the recession, affluent consumers are taking time out from their profligate, overspending ways to reassess, reevaluate and reprioritize their lives.  This will be bad news for luxury marketers, some of whom maintain the illusion that the current recession is only a temporary downturn in an otherwise rising luxury market.  Unity Marketing's research shows that affluent shoppers are starting to ask questions about the luxury brands they once patronized, and those brands often come up short with compelling and meaningful answers as to why they should buy."   
 
"The new normal in the luxury market is going to be all about delivering new values to the luxury shoppers who control the purse strings -- and the fortunes -- of every luxury brand today," Danziger explains.
 
To assist marketers deal in the new normal luxury market AFTER the recession, Pam Danziger has just published a white paper providing highlights of her presentation at the recent Luxury Interactive conference.  Download a copy of the white paper.
 
 
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