This is not cool. NASCAR driver and defending Cup Series champion Joey Logano thinks someone might have stolen his dog Luigi. The driver’s dog has been missing since Tuesday and he spoke to reporters at Charlotte Motor Speedway hoping to get some help finding Luigi. “Our little Luigi I believe he’s stolen, I think,” Joey Logano said Thursday. “We can’t really put a match to anything. We put a bunch of signs up and things…
This post originally appeared on Jing Travel, the Business of Chinese Cultural Tourism, our sister site. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) isn’t known for being a marketing innovator, but when it comes to capturing the attention of Chinese consumers, the storied institution is increasingly embracing unorthodox strategies. For this year’s Met Gala, an event that has never lacked for exposure, the museum decided to harness the vast power of the Chinese video-sharing app Douyin,…
The future of luxury is a hot topic these days, and answers can seem hard to come by. Asking the right questions, such as, “How heritage brands can appeal to a new generation willing to drop a cool grand on a pair of sneakers?” or “What’s the value of traditional brick and mortar stores in an online, e-commerce, everything all the time digital world?” have become even more important. These topics and many more were…
This year’s BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands report saw Alibaba leapfrog Tencent for the title of China’s most valuable brand, and more importantly, the combined brand value of the Top 100 grew over the year by a healthy 30 percent to $889.7 billion. Commissioned by WPP, a creative transformation company, and based on research carried out by London-based consultancy Kantar, the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands ranks the estimated “brand value”…
Following the launch of the first edition of the R3 Celebrity Index — a monthly ranking of China’s most influential celebrities on the country’s most important social media platforms, from Weibo and WeChat to Toutiao and Baidu — Jing Daily and the global consultancy is co-releasing the April list: Click Here: watford fc shirt April R3 Celebrity Index. Photo: Courtesy of R3 Chinese boyband member Cai Xukun continued to be the most buzzed-about star on…
Following the launch of the first edition of the R3 Celebrity Index — a monthly ranking of China’s most influential celebrities on the country’s most important social media platforms, from Weibo and WeChat to Toutiao and Baidu — Jing Daily and the global consultancy is co-releasing the April list: April R3 Celebrity Index. Photo: Courtesy of R3 Chinese boyband member Cai Xukun continued to be the most buzzed-about star on social media due to his…
“We are seeing a new generation of consumers… that cares more than ever about the social and environmental impact of the purchase,” says Anisa Kamadoli Costa, Chief Sustainability Officer at Tiffany & Co. and Chairman of the Tiffany & Co Foundation. “It is only natural that in the case of luxury jewelry, people want to know where their most precious items have originated from.” This was the message Costa put forth at a panel during…
In 2008, at the height of the global economic crisis, markets around the world were devastated and consumer confidence was shattered. Commentators and media publications around the world forecasted the end of luxury as we know it. I remember being asked: “Why do you believe in luxury? It’s ending!” My answer was simple: Luxury markets are actually more recession-proof than non-luxury markets. First, in times of economic contraction, consumers with lower incomes are affected, but…
In “Chinese Whispers,” we share the biggest news stories about the luxury industry in China that have yet to make it into the English language. In this week’s edition, we discuss: The massive removal of influencers on the social commerce site Little Red Book,10 Corso Como’s permanent exit from China, andBeijing SKP named as the best-performing luxury shopping mall in Asia. 1. Little Red Book’s new regulation killed the business of over 13,000 influencers –…
In “Chinese Whispers,” we share the biggest news stories about the luxury industry in China that have yet to make it into the English language. In this week’s edition, we discuss: The massive removal of influencers on the social commerce site Little Red Book,10 Corso Como’s permanent exit from China, andBeijing SKP named as the best-performing luxury shopping mall in Asia. 1. Little Red Book’s new regulation killed the business of over 13,000 influencers –…