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Apple: Luxury Brand or Mass Marketer?

Harvard Business Review

It’s easy to make a case that Apple is now positioning itself to become more of a provider of luxury-level technology. To understand the cost of Apple products that we associate with mass market success, we mapped the U.S. Apple Customers Marketing' But is that really right? Income data is from the U.S.

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An Inside View of How LVMH Makes Luxury More Sustainable

Harvard Business Review

The companies that are most vocal about environmental and social issues tend to be big, mass-market brands — well-known retailers , consumer products giants , and tech firms that are telling a new story to consumers who increasingly care about sustainability. LVMH’s approach is somewhat unique.

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The $300 House: The Marketing Challenge

Harvard Business Review

Acumen creates these markets using patient capital. The broad, mass market approach of a Western marketer is foolish because there is no mass market in places where villages are the market. Mass market acceptance is rare. All the tools of the Western mass market are useless here.