On the 22nd November, a group of the most amazing brand names in the luxury sector came together to hear Fluxx's thoughts on the hot topics for luxury brands in 2013.

1. fluxx studios, down the lane from St Paul’s Cathedral
22nd November 2012
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2. Fluxx is…
A product and service innovation company
/ Strategy, vision, experience design, content
/ Incubation, Labs, and lean product development
[x] fluxx.uk.com @fluxxstudios

3. [x] fluxx.uk.com @fluxxstudios

4. FLUXURY FORTUNES
1 MERCEDES-BENZ 30.1bn
2 BMW 29.1bn
3 LOUIS VUITTON 23.6bn
4 GUCCI 9.4bn
5 AUDI 7.2bn
6 HERMES 6.2bn
7 CARTIER 5.5bn
8 TIFFANY 5.2bn
9 PORSCHE 5.1bn
10 BURBERRY 4.3bn

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6. [x] fluxx.uk.com @fluxxstudios

7. / Heritage
/ Service
/ Craftsmanship, design or quality
/ Exclusivity
/ High cost
The key luxury attributes
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8. Omni-­‐Channel
Commercialisa0on
Storytelling
This evening is about looking at the hot
topics for 2013
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9. Omni-­‐Channel
Commercialisa0on
Storytelling
“Omni-Shambles”
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10. Omni-­‐Channel
Commercialisa0on
Storytelling
The tension between restrictive marketing agreements, and
consumers’ increasing attitude that the ‘channel’ within
which they transact is irrelevant.
/ The history and future of luxury brands’ attitudes towards
transactional capability across all channels
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11. Omni-­‐Channel
Commercialisa0on
Storytelling
How to grow a luxury business, yet retain its core allure,
values and prestige
/ A look at the different ways in which businesses are
approaching this whilst trying to avoid some of the pitfalls
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12. It’s not all red carpet
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13. Kazakhstan: a hidden gem
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14. Oman: a small but growing market
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15. Mongolia: a thriving economy
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17. Omni-­‐Channel
Commercialisa0on
Storytelling
Sometimes it’s just about new ways of approaching
your home market
/ A look at the different ways in which businesses are
approaching this whilst trying to avoid some of the pitfalls
[x] fluxx.uk.com @fluxxstudios

18. Omni-­‐Channel
Commercialisa0on
Storytelling
Telling stories is rapidly become the defacto way to
communicate luxury and engage customers
/ We’ll sample some different approaches to telling
stories, and what to do if you don’t have any stories
to tell!
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19. Omni-­‐Channel
Commercialisa0on
Storytelling
Three pillars of debate
Three quick hits of stimulus, each followed by a lively
debate, and a quick wrap-up at the end
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21. An evolutionary journey
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22. “Online, is not luxury”
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23. The early adopter
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24. The failed venture
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25. A solution… buy a start-up?
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26. A solution… partner
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27. “O2O” Brand Experience
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28. Anticipating need
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29. Clinique iPad
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30. But Chanel still hesitant
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31. The omni-channel poster child
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32. In-store service, but online
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33. Reinventing the experience
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34. Blend of physical digital
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35. Burberry : LFW SS 2013
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38. Debate Question:
Should luxury brands still be afraid of
the buy now button?
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40. / Luxury by its very nature can
mean limiting your business
/ So what are the paths to growth?
/ Can you have a commercial
focus while avoiding the pitfalls
The Luxury Paradox and potential risk to brand?
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41. Paths to
Commercialisation DIVERSIFICATION
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42. ‘The Worst Case Scenario’
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43. What about direct sales?
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44. Direct Marketing: Toughest Test
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45. Direct Marketing: “Thank you”
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46. Industrialisation
of luxury
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47. Industrialisation of luxury
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48. Industrialisation of luxury
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49. It’s nothing new, but…
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50. New Locations: Hermes Pop-up Store
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51. Hackney is the new Bicester!
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52. Hackney: An old East London boozer and knitwear?
No real ale or folk music in site…
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53. Hackney: A prime luxury location…
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54. JW Anderson / Paul Smith / William Tempest /
TopShop Barbour River Island
Reach out through partnering
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55. Maison Martin Margiela / HM
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56. Ladies sold out at 10:00am
Physical / Digital
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57. The sale continues, just 23 hours later, on ebay!
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58. Accessible but still elusive.
Commercialisation without damaging the brand
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59. Changing with the times to attract customers
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60. In the box thinking…
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61. Changing with the times : Luxury travel
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62. Changing with the times : Augmented experience - St Regis
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63. Luxury BB?
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64. Challenging traditional luxury travel
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65. The question is…
Does the luxury paradox really mean growth
comes at the expense of your brand allure?
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67. Telling stories is not new…
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68. The stereotype: Is it getting through to consumers?
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69. Brand stories are being told in unexpected ways
“Gucci Gucci, Louis Louis, Fendi Fendi, Prada. Basic
bitches wear that shit so I don't even bother”
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70. The audience has diversified in so many ways
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71. Deep cultural heritage can come through association
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72. The fluxx attributes þ
Heritage
of luxury þ
Persons of Repute
storytelling þ
Craftsmanship
þ
Quality
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þ
Iconic
@fluxxstudios

73. Compare and contrast
The North Face Canada Goose
http://youtu.be/Pqqu_SduTCI http://youtu.be/XDRdOpdwKBc
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74. þ
Heritage
The fluxx attributes
of luxury
þ
Persons of Repute
storytelling þ
Craftsmanship
þ
Quality
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þ
Iconic
@fluxxstudios

75. þ
Persons of Repute
þ
Iconic
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76. Breitling : Remaining Iconic
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77. Chanel – A place in history
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78. Tiffany Co – heritage, craft, art ‘pop’ icons
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79. þ
Heritage
Key attributes of
luxury storytelling
þ
Persons of Repute
þ
Craftsmanship
þ
Quality
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þ
Iconic
@fluxxstudios

80. What about the new kids on the block?
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81. Customers as part of the story
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84. Rapha: Collecting stories
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85. Rapha: Collecting stories
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86. Inheriting heritage
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88. So the question is…
/ Can luxury storytelling transcend the
stereotype, and become important in
connecting and emotionally engaging with
customers old and new?
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89. [x] fluxx.uk.com @fluxxstudios

90. Fluxx is…
A product and service innovation company
/ Strategy, vision, experience design, content
/ Incubation, Labs, and lean product development
Come and chat: embrace@fluxx.uk.com
[x] fluxx.uk.com @fluxxstudios