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The Council was created in 1994 by Mr. Gregory J. Furman, President of Furman Communications and Marketing. The Luxury Marketing Council is a by invitation only, professional association of select top management and leading marketers from over 800 major purveyors of luxury goods and services who target their marketing to affluent customers worldwide. This year the council is celebrating its fourteenth year of service to the most prestigious luxury marketers and brands in the world. The Luxury Marketing Council serves as a catalyst to help members bring innovative, value-added programs to their shared best customers: individuals at the top of the demographic pyramid. It also serves as a forum for discussion of critical issues, trends and best practices in relationship marketing, advertising, public relations, loyalty programs, special events, and interactive and other integrated marketing communications.

Brandchannel is a Webby Business Award-winning online magazine committed to providing the world’s leading online exchange about branding. Featuring global, comprehensive perspectives across industries, its resources include original articles and analyses, industry expert white papers to build and protect brands.

Read by over practitioners and thought leaders from 120 countries, brandchannel is an editorially independent endeavor of Interbrand, which supports its goal of creating an objective, central portal for branding knowledge.

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