Examine luxury branding on a global scale, with more than fifty cutting edge contributions from the foremost thought leaders in luxury management and marketing. The Management of Luxury, second edition, presents a unique snapshot of best practice insights into the increasing challenges faced in luxury business, with contributions shared by more than fifty global leaders on luxury management. The highly renowned editors draw these together into one essential handbook, ranging from luxury brand strategy, luxury consumer behaviour and market positioning, through to management succession, heritage, counterfeiting and competing effectively as a luxury SME. Fully updated in its second edition, The Management of Luxury explores the newly evolving direction of Asian market trends and how to integrate digitalization into sales and product strategies. Both are crucial for competitive advantage in the luxury market, featured alongside iconic case studies such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton and Leica. The book's value is not only in streamlining management processes and return on investment; but equally for those who marvel at an industry unlike any other, striving to trust both in the conventional and innovate new paths towards the extraordinary. Highly influential, applicable and enlightening, it is a vital addition to every luxury business manager's collection.

About the Author
Benjamin Berghaus is Head of the Competence Center for Luxury Management at the Institute of Marketing of University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. Gunter Muller-Stewens is Professor of Management and Organization at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, and Director of its Institute of Management. Sven Reinecke is Associate Professor of Business Administration, specialized in Marketing, and Director of the Institute of Marketing at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.

Reviews
"The Management of Luxury is probably the only book the specialist working in luxury brand management needs to feel more prepared to tackle the challenges the luxury market poses - and be able to make more informed decisions." * Branduniq.com (Review of 1st edition) *
"Focusing on the key strategic areas of market, brand strategy, business strategy and luxury responsibility, this book delivers a veritable mass of information, much of which even as an industry professional, you might not have realized that you needed." * Darren Ingram, business and communications consultant (Review of 1st edition) *



Book Information
ISBN 9780749481827
Author Benjamin Berghaus
Format Paperback
Page Count 496
Imprint Kogan Page Ltd
Publisher Kogan Page Ltd
Weight(grams) 850g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 157mm * 29mm