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Brands need to engage through multiplatform approach: Forrester analyst

Device choices By Brielle Jaekel NEW YORK – A Forrester Research analyst at the Mcommerce Summit: State of Mobile Commerce 2015 explained the importance of developing a multichannel approach to keep up with consumers’ constantly evolving behavior and continual shift toward mobile. One of the main points from the “Forrester Research: Catering to the Customer’s Mobile Moments as Expectations Evolve Rapidly” session was that as the shift towards mobile continues,

Piaget, Feadship, Glashütte Original and The Langham – Live news

Piaget boutique Luxury Daily’s live news from Apr. 29: Piaget opens largest store in Paris as others turn to Miami Richemont-owned jeweler Piaget is stemming away from the recent luxury boutique influx in Miami to focus on a more traditionally thought of luxury city with a new store opening in Paris.Click here to read the entire article Feadship seeks photos from past consumers Feadship Royal Dutch Shipyards is seeking photography

Hermès, silver, Tag Heuer and Prada – News briefs

Final shot of the Hermès Girl on a Wire video Today in luxury marketing: Hermès outperforms luxury rivals in first quarter French luxury company Hermès International posted robust growth in the first quarter, outperforming peers as the wider industry continues to see demand cool, according to The Wall Street Journal.Click here to read the entire article on The Wall Street Journal Is “silver” the new black for luxury? Older women have

Inviting opinion pieces on luxury marketing

Proving a point Luxury Daily is inviting opinion pieces on luxury advertising, marketing, media and retail issues that affect marketers as they run multichannel programs for branding as well as customer acquisition, retention and reactivation. The opinion pieces should cover the latest trends, discuss challenges or opportunities and offer solutions without self-promotion. Submissions go to Luxury Daily editor in chief Mickey Alam Khan at mickey@napean.com. Each column should offer insight unique to the

Where to Eat in Chiang Mai, Thailand

While Bangkok has established a slick, glamorous dining scene, the comparatively laid-back, earthy Chiang Mai remains rustic, traditional, and, of course, very spicy. This mecca of night market fare and hole-in-the-wall discoveries—“restaurant” may entail little more than a three-walled concrete inlet or portable tables and chairs under a makeshift tin roof or tarp—is where Andy Ricker, James Beard Award–winning chef and owner of Portland and New York’s Pok Pok restaurants,

10 Hotels That Are Perfect for Solo Travelers

Traveling alone can be one of the more rewarding ways to see some of the world’s best sights, but with so many tour companies and hotels designed for couples and groups, finding the perfect place to stay when you strike out on your own can be tricky. With solo travel becoming more and more popular, hotels and resorts have begun to modify their offerings and optimize their experiences for guests who

The Ultimate Guide to the High Line

Ask any of the 8.5 million New Yorkers living in the city for their essential list of must-see NYC spots, and you’re bound to get as many different answers, with the exception of one key highlight that just about everybody seems to agree on: the High Line. This beloved, elevated green space unveiled its first of three segments back in 2009, brilliantly reimagining an abandoned freight train trestle as a wildly

10 of the best apps you must install on your premium PC

Introduction Premium PCs are far from all about gaming and given the performance on offer it’s no surprise that a high-end rig takes on just about any task with consummate ease. Think of the 4K screens and other elements as a springboard that helps apps shine and deliver an experience that will have you asking yourself why you didn’t buy a premium PC before. The Windows Store makes it easier

Buying Guide: Best Gadgets 2015: the ultimate tech buying guide

Best Tech 2015 TechRadar is all about helping you choose the right tech products for you. That’s why we review the specific products we do, while offering a veritable smorgasbord of helpful buying guides and product round-ups to help you find the cool gadgets, perfect play things and workplace wonders. Whether it be an ideal camera phone for your mum or a kick-ass Blu-ray player to pair with your new

Hands-on review: Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246)

Unlike the sensors inside the vast majority of digital cameras, the sensor inside Leica’s Monochrom doesn’t have a ‘traditional’ RGGB Bayer pattern filter. This means that it can’t produce colour images, only black and white – hence the camera’s name. It also means that each photosite on the sensor is used to create a pixel in the image without any interpolation. The end result is black and white images that