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What's New in the World of Experience
A collection of posts from our founder on all things experiential.
Modern Luxury


If you think personalization is your innovation strategy, you’ve already lost the UHNW client.
I still hear brands talk about personalization like it’s progress - but in this space, it’s proof that you are already way behind. In...

The AHA Group
Sep 141 min read


Emotional Capital is Everything in Luxury.
A luxury client built everything around innovation. But their true competitive moat came from somewhere entirely unexpected. The...

The AHA Group
Sep 141 min read


Formula 1. Art Basel. Monaco.
Once mythic. Now manufactured. Ultra-luxury’s fatigue is showing. They’ve become the “holy trinity” of luxury activations: the default...

The AHA Group
Sep 142 min read


This luxury auto brand lost a million-dollar order. You’ll never believe why.
When brands believe their product alone can carry the experience, they’re already eroding the bond with the customer. It’s very dangerous...

The AHA Group
Sep 142 min read


What The Ultra-High Net Worth (UHNW) Really Want
I just spent a month speaking with 40 millionaires and billionaires and most luxury brands should be terrified. These are the clients...

The AHA Group
Aug 182 min read


The Two Silent Killers of Luxury
Luxury is facing its reckoning — and it’s not just about the economy. Two forces are quietly killing some of the world’s most iconic...

The AHA Group
Aug 182 min read


It's Always Nice to be Recognized!
Earlier this week, someone DM’d me a screenshot of a ChatGPT search result. It listed the Top 20 Luxury Travel Marketing & Guest...

The AHA Group
Aug 71 min read


Humility > Hierarchy
I recently mystery shopped a well-known luxury brand wearing drugstore flip-flops. They treated me like I didn’t belong. And wow did I...

The AHA Group
Aug 61 min read


No Second Chances.
What do trail running in bear country, and leading a luxury customer transformation, have in common? You don’t get a second chance to get...

The AHA Group
Aug 61 min read


It's Not What You Say. It's How You Make Your Customer Feel.
Most brands obsess over what they say. The best ones obsess over what people feel when nothing is being said. Let me show you what I...

The AHA Group
Jul 132 min read


Which brands to do think will disappear? Who is thriving?
This morning, I was a featured speaker for a CEO round table on the future of global luxury, and the conversation soon turned to what...

The AHA Group
May 272 min read


Creating Exceptional Customer Experiences for Rolex
Our firm was honored to design and implement the Customer Experience program for the largest ROLEX boutique in Europe and, last week,...

The AHA Group
Mar 261 min read


When Ultra-Luxury Falls Flat & What All Brands Can Learn From The Experience
This article contains my commentary from a recent Ultra-Luxury mystery shop retail experience in the US. This boutique was one of the...

The AHA Group
Mar 73 min read


The Luxury Market in Asia
The luxury market has been volatile over the past twelve months. While some brands are scratching their heads or swapping out leadership...

The AHA Group
Mar 72 min read


Disapointing Experiences with Luxury Hospitality
Of late, I’ve been massively disappointed with the experiences I have in “luxury” hospitality. Rant in-coming. (read to the end for the...

The AHA Group
Mar 72 min read


Many "Experts" Do Not Understand Modern Luxury
It’s rare that I read an article this contrary to modern luxury. I kept waiting to read commentary that wasn’t old-fashioned, outdated,...

The AHA Group
Jan 282 min read


The Essence of New Jaguar
Over the past two weeks, I’ve been asked by many of our luxury clients and luxury analysts what I think of the Jaguar relaunch. After the...

The AHA Group
Jan 282 min read


Our New One-Day Workshop "The Modern Luxury Transformation"
Impressing the Modern Luxury consumer has become harder and harder in the last 24 months. We see this manifest in consumer buying...

The AHA Group
Jan 282 min read


The Luxury Women Leaders Summit is This Week!
This week one of my favorite events is happening in NYC: The Luxury Women Leaders' Summit! Luxury Roundtable always pulls together bright...

The AHA Group
Jan 281 min read


“We Thought We Were Delivering Luxury Experiences..."
“We thought we were delivering luxury experiences, and 45 minutes later, we are tearing up our playbook and starting over.” I just...

The AHA Group
Jan 281 min read
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