Pam Danziger

Recent Posts by Pam Danziger:

Luxury Brands' Evolving Story: Top Trends Shaping the Luxury Consumer Market in 2015

Unity Marketing's look at the five most important trends for marketers targeting the U.S. affluent customer in 2015

In recent blogs, we’ve explored the top trends shaping the luxury consumer market in 2015.  The overriding trend that will impact all marketers at the high-end is a mood of austerity. Despite the newly revised and remarkably strong GDP growth of 5% in third quarter 2014 and the stock market topping 18,000 at year end, American affluent consumers are holding tight to their monetary gains. They are choosing to save and invest to grow even more wealth, rather than spend it on luxury indulgences. Affluent austerity doesn't mean they have given up shopping, but they are applying new more demanding standards to the purchases they make. They are getting back to basics with a taste for simplicity and view toward getting more value for less. 

Topics: Apparel Demographics Marketing

Luxury's Brand New Style: Top Trends Shaping the Luxury Consumer Market in 2015

Unity Marketing's look at the five most important trends for marketers targeting the U.S. affluent customer in 2015

The American affluent shoppers – those with the money that affords them the opportunity to buy luxury goods – are caught under a dark cloud of austerity. In my last blog post, Affluent Austerity: Top Trends Shaping the Luxury Consumer Market in 2015, the trend toward affluent austerity was explored. It is this trend that is giving rise to the second most important luxury trend for 2015:  Affluent consumers are expressing luxury in a brand new style.

Topics: Retail Demographics Marketing

Affluent Austerity: Top Trends Shaping the Luxury Consumer Market in 2015

Unity Marketing's look at the five most important trends for marketers targeting the U.S. affluent customer in 2015

The United States affluent consumer has never been more important to luxury brands worldwide. While the BRIC developing country markets for luxury (i.e. Brazil, Russia, India, China) grab all the headlines, the United States is by every measure the market that counts the most. The U.S. has eleven times more millionaires than China -- 11.53 million in 2013 according to the Federal Reserve Board vs. 1 million in China, as reported by Shanghai-based Hurun Research Institute.  

Topics: Retail Demographics Marketing