Luxury brands are rewriting their creative and marketing approach with a new blue print.
Introducing- ‘The See Now, Buy Bow’
Are long gone the days of purchasing items a season ahead or 4 months before the collection is released online or in-store? Well brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Tom Ford and Ralph Lauren seem to think so. As one of the first of many luxury brands to have implemented this new business sales approach, it seems we may be in the midst of a revolutionary time in the age of luxury commercial marketing, strategy and customer experience.
The see now, buy now strategy has been evident in the high street circuit for years now, but not in history for a renowned global brand just yet. As there have not been many case studies or long-term results to support this strategy shift.
But lets really think about it, from a marketer perspective this makes sense! The industry is finally playing catch-up with who their audience is. For year’s global brands with a huge corporate machine including the fundamental departments such as: production, design, marketing and sales etc. have now marched to the tune of their own drums and have failed to listen to the pattern of their evolving consumer, growing demographic and millennial savvy shoppers.
Luxury analyst Luca Solca contributed via NY Time on her thoughts on the current phase as an experimental mode, due to the lack of aggression in this strategy.
In my opinion, change is good and it is important in today’s market that fashion business’s take more risk, than standing still! We cannot hold onto what is and is not a marketing tool. It is our job and commitment to listen to what customer are asking for and as a fashion enthusiast and marketers to then provide customers with what they want and when they want it.
It doesn’t mean that all luxury brands should leave their current production and sales strategy and start from scratch. All I hope is that develop and improve on what is there. Brands such as Ralph Lauren and Tom Ford have, which highlights that change and innovation works when executed correctly leaving minimal risk of failure!
Luxury Brand Testimonies
Tommy Hilfiger transformed its whole entire business model to the see now, buy now strategy. Showcasing the in-season collection at the #TommyNow show in 2016 resulted in 60% sale increase and 900% increase in website traffic! Via Business Of Fashion.
Tom Ford’s A/W winter campaign, photographer Inez van Lamsweerde and partner Vinoodh Matadin created 14 campaign image, six videos and a catalogue of celebrity portrait fronts in under 24 hours! Via Business Of Fashion.
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