2014 Luxury Ecommerce Market Research Survey Results

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2014 Luxury Interactive Benchmarking Study

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WBR Digital: Luxury Ecommerce Market Research Survey Results from late 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ..................................................2

Research Findings .............................. 3-11

About Luxury Interactive .....................12

About WBR Digital ..................................12

IntroductionCreating digital brand awareness, and adapting to consumers’ preferences continues to be

at the forefront of marketing campaigns for luxury brands. The C-suite at luxury brands is

fi nally acknowledging it is imperative to survive by offering more product online to compete

in the global eCommerce space. Luxury brands must connect digitally with their consumer via

personal touch as the consumer continues to turn to their “online” peers for opinions.

As such, now more than ever, dollars are being poured into technology to cater to—and

target—the online consumer.

Luxury Interactive has created the 2013 Benchmarking Study to further evaluate current

online retail and digital opportunities for luxury brands and professionals. This report

contains evaluations and insights of the 150 participants from the annual Luxury Interactive

conference held in September 2013. Professionals from companies such as Saks Fifth

Avenue, David Yurman, Viceroy Hotel, and more contributed to the survey’s results.

To Your Success,

Megan Kessler

Event Director, Luxury Interactive

@LuxInteractive

2014 Luxury Interactive Benchmarking Study

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QUESTION 1:

83% said

<50 million

QUESTION 2:

What are your online revenues annually?

Looking at my online business in 2012-2013...

Conversion rates:

84% Increased

12% Decreased

4% Stayed the same

3% >150 million annual online revenue

14% 50-150 million annual online revenue

83% <50 million annual online revenue

Customer repeat visits: 73% Increased

15% Decreased

12% Stayed the same

Average order value: 88% Increased

0% Decreased

12% Stayed the same

0 20 40 60 80 100

84%

0 20 40 60 80 100

12%

4%

73%

88%

0%

15%

12%

12%

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QUESTION 3:Please pick all the areas where you plan to invest in ecommerce tech within the next 12-18 months:

QUESTION 4:What percent of the marketing budget at your company is spent on eCommerce, online and digital?

0 20 40 60 80 100

83%77%

63%63%

83%47%

60%33%

57%63%

53%

50%53%

60%

50%63%

SEM

SEO

Display Advertising

Personalization/Website

Email

Mobile (apps)

Mobile (site design)

Global Solutions

Social Engagement

Online Video

Multi-Channel Initiatives

Content Management/eCommerce Platform

Merchandising and Visualization

Web Analytics/Data Management

Usability/Testing/User Experience

CRM Systems

“With luxury brands’ interest in building seamless, correlating CRM touchpoints, it is evident brands want to take CRM data and build a targeted approach with e-mail and SEM communications.”

– Megan Kessler, Event Director, Luxury Interactive

*Percentages not meant to add up to 100%. Respondents may select more than one option.

46% said

More than 10%

0 20 40 60 80 100

27% 0- 5 %

19% 5-10%

46% More than 10%

8% We are an eCommerce only retailer

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QUESTION 5:Has your investment in digital initiatives increased or decreased in the last 12 months?

QUESTION 6:For you mobile strategy, which of the following doyou have in place (or plan to have in place this year)?

97% saidInvestment in digital initiatives increased.

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97% Investment in digital initiatives increased

3% Investment in digital initiatives decreased

82% Mobile Optimized Website

46% Mobile Application

50% Mobile Optimized Email

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82%

46% 50%

Renaud Dutreil, former chairman of LVMH, recently said he sees a desire among the wealthy to be seen as “billionaire nomads.” If luxury brands are mobile-ready, they are able to be in the hands of the consumer anywhere, at anytime.

*Percentages not meant to add up to 100%. Respondents may select more than one option

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QUESTION 7:Are you satis� ed with the results of your mobile initiatives (to date)?

QUESTION 8:How are you using social media?

54% said

YES

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54% Yes, they are satisfi ed with the results of their mobile initiatives

42% No, they are not satisfi ed with the results of their mobile initiatives

4% Not Sure, if they are satisfi ed with the results of their mobile initiatives

93% Engagement

87% PR

53% Customer Service

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100 93%87%

53% 50%60%

“[Social Media] bring benefi ts because we are speaking directly to our customers in real time. People believe they’re talking to the [Tommy Hilfi ger] persona, not the brand.”

– Tommy Hilfi ger, Principal and Founder, Tommy Hilfi ger Group (Financo, 2014)

*Percentages not meant to add up to 100%. Respondents may select more than one option

50% Sales

60% Advertising

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QUESTION 9:Has your spend on social media marketing increased or decreased?

QUESTION 10:Does your company have a CMO that oversees both online and o� ine marketing initiatives/spend/investment?

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

74%

67%

56%

59%

48%

52%

22%

19%

15%

19%

11%

15%

Overall

*Percentages equal number of times each category was selected in total, divided by the number of respondents total, eg. 74% of all of the respondents have increased their overall social media marketing spend whereas 22% of respondents have decreased their overall social media marketing spend

71% said

NO

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29% Yes, their company has a CMO that oversees both online and offl ine marketing initiatives/spend investment

71% No, their company does not have a CMO that oversees both online and offl ine marketing initiatives/spend investment

Increased Decreased

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QUESTION 11:Do you have a VP of eCommerce?

QUESTION 12:What percent of your overall sales is done through digital channels? (check only one)

53% said

NO

74% said

of overall sales is done through digital channels

0-15%

47% Yes, we have a VP of eCommerce

53% No, we do not have a VP of eCommerce

74% 0- 15% of overall sales through digital channels

7% 15- 30% of overall sales through digital channels

11% 30- 45% of overall sales through digital channels

4% 45- 60% of overall sales through digital channels

0% 60- 75% of overall sales through digital channels

0% 75- 90% of overall sales through digital channels

4% 90%+ of overall sales through digital channels

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QUESTION 13:As an organization, are you trying to adopt more strategies that mimic those of mass market retailers?

QUESTION 14:When evaluating new digital tech partners, how long does it take for your company to make a decision?

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8%

50%

42% Yes, they are trying to adopt more strategies that mimic those of mass market retailers

8% Maybe, they are trying to adopt more strategies that mimic those of mass market retailers

50% No, they are not trying to adopt more strategies that mimic those of mass market retailers

41% Weeks to a couple of months

48% 3- 6 months

11% Longer than 6 months

48% said

3- 6 months

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QUESTION 15:What most a� ects your speed of decision? (check only one)

QUESTION 16:Are you currently hiring?

44% saidMeasured

ROI

54% said

NO

44% Measured ROI

28% Ease of Implementation

28% Slow internal Management Process for Evaluation

46% Yes, they are currently hiring

54% No, they are not currently hiring

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QUESTION 17:If yes, areas are you hiring for? (check all that apply)

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Strategy/Leadership/Exec Team

Marketing Analytics

Paid Search

Social Media

CRM

Email

SEO

Mobile

40%

50%

20%

40%

50%

50%

30%

0%

*Percentages not meant to add up to 100%. Respondents may select more than one option.

The majority of participants are hiring for Marketing Analytics, CRM and Email positions.

“At Luxury Interactive, we found that there was really rich information in terms of digital trends and what is going on in that space for luxury brands.”

– Michelle Peranteau, Director, Marketing & Communications, Baume & Mercier

“[Luxury Interactive] is a well-organized unique conference that presented insightful topics and good networking opportunities with an alluring cross section of retail brands.”

- Stephen Carl, Director, eCommerce, Lafayette 148 New York

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About Luxury Interactive

About WBR Digital

Luxury Interactive allows eBusiness and marketing executives to hear speakers openly illustrate risks taken and ideas tested with their brands that has ultimately shown a signifi cant payoff in both customers engaged

and profi ts realized. Luxury Interactive invigorated those who attended 2013, leaving them wanting more, and excited for what 2014 will deliver. By being a part of the Luxury Interactive community, you are able network with your peers and identify strategies to successfully drive and achieve your brand’s objectives.

Luxury Interactive is the premier—and only—luxury branding and digital conference. Now entering its 8th year, the annual conference brings together luxury brand marketing and eCommerce executives, innovators and thought leaders, who offer insights and solutions for the most pressing issues facing the industry.

WBR is the world’s biggest large-scale conference company and part of the PLS group, one of the world’s leading providers of strategic business intelligence with 16 offi ces worldwide. Our conference divisions

consistently out-perform their industry sector competitors on the quality of the events we produce and the relationships we nurture with both attendees and sponsors.

Every year over 10,000 senior executives from Fortune 1,000 companies attend over 100 of our annual conferences – a true “Who’s Who” of today’s corporate world. From Automotive events in Bucharest to Logistics conferences in Arizona to Luxury conferences in New York and Finance summits in Hong Kong, WBR is dedicated to exceeding the needs of its customers around the world.

In addition to our industry leading conferences, our professional services marketing division, WBR Digital connects solution providers to their target audiences with year-round online branding and engagement lead generation campaigns. WBR’s marketers act as an extension of your team relieving strain on your internal resources while promoting your brand and solutions to your prospects. Solution providers can target identifi ed accounts or relevant industry/function segments of WBR’s entire global database of over 500K senior-level decision makers.

We invite you to join us at the 2014 Luxury Interactive Conference in October in Manhattan.

For more information, please visit www.LuxuryInt.com and follow us on Twitter at @LuxInteractive