the luxury brand dilemma

Within a month of each other, two articles appeared in BusinessWeek about  luxury brands.  The articles, about Coach Coachand Tiffany & Co. tiffany logorespectively, describe how the brands are dealing with the decrease in demand due to the recession.  Each has devised a strategy for lowering its prices without tarnishing its brand. (more…)

Posted on July 30th, 2009 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand communication, brand perceptions, business, marketing, retail | 2 Comments | Comments RSS

more power to ya, a&f

I was really pleased to read about apparel retailer abercrombie & fitch’s commitment to its brand in a recent LA Times article. (more…)

Posted on December 18th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under marketing, retail | 0 Comments | Comments RSS

‘i feel your pain’ or ‘put on a happy face’?

With the sad state of today’s economy, should companies be doling out empathy or encouragement?

Target stores has been running a campaign (more…)

Posted on October 17th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand communication, retail | 1 Comment | Comments RSS

no big deal

I recently came across 2 different items that I left me similarly unimpressed.

The first was a sticker on my Hertz rental car folder, announcing the company was now offering to re-fuel my rental at market prices (more…)

Posted on August 6th, 2008 by denise lee yohn and filed under brand value, marketing | 1 Comment | Comments RSS