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2019 | 27 | 187-198

Article title

Mass Prestige brands – the end of traditional luxury brand marketing?

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Content

Title variants

Masowe marki prestiżowe – koniec tradycyjnego marketingu marek luksusowych?

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EN

Abstracts

EN
The luxury goods market is undergoing dramatic changes due to the fact that vast numbers of new consumers are gaining access to goods previously regarded as unobtainable. As a result, luxury is losing its elitist and exclusive character. The aim of this paper is to explore the changes in luxury brand marketing and to introduce the emergence of a new branding philosophy – Mass Prestige brands. The concept of Mass Prestige brands emerged as a response to luxury losing its elitist character, and it was intended to combine elements of luxury brand values perception with mass-market strategies. The key question of the discussion presented in this article is whether the values included in the luxury brand perception model fit Mass Prestige brand value perceptions, and if so, to what extent. Personal (“luxury for oneself”) and social (“luxury for others”) value dimensions of luxury brands were taken into consideration and confronted with the principles of Mass Prestige strategies. As a result, a modified version of the model was proposed that includes only the elements that are relevant to the buying motives of newly rich consumers seeking Mass Prestige brands.
PL
Rynek dóbr luksusowych jest poddany dramatycznym zmianom wynikającym z rosnącej zamożności społeczeństw w skali globalnej. Dobra dawniej niedostępne stają się osiągalne dla wielu nowych segmentów konsumenckich, skutkiem czego luksus zaczyna tracić swój elitarny i ekskluzywny wizerunek. Celem tego artykułu jest zobrazowanie zmian w marketingu dóbr luksusowych i przedstawienie nowej filozofii brandingu – koncepcji masowej marki prestiżowej. Koncepcja ta powstała jako odpowiedź na zmiany w postrzeganiu dóbr luksusowych jako unikatowych, rzadkich i niedostępnych, a jej podstawowym założeniem jest połączenie elementów strategii marki luksusowej z koncepcją szerokiego dostępu, przy zachowaniu prestiżowego wizerunku marki. Pytanie badawcze brzmi: czy i w jakim stopniu model opisujący kluczowe wartości w postrzeganiu marek luksusowych jest adekwatny do strategii masowych marek prestiżowych. Pod uwagę wzięto zarówno płaszczyznę społeczną („luksus aby zaimponować innym”) jak też płaszczyznę indywidualną („luksus dla siebie”). W wyniku analizy zaproponowano zmodyfikowany model wartości i motywów, jakimi kierują się konsumenci poszukujący masowych marek prestiżowych.

Year

Issue

27

Pages

187-198

Physical description

Dates

published
2019-09-30

Contributors

  • University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Economics, Chair of International Business

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Publication order reference

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