The Art of Design Issue 18 2016 | Page 121

121 Vertu Chief Executive Officer, to this trend. People will invest in a service that Vertu has developed a new campaign Massimiliano Pogliani, said: “We have all that is totally dedicated to providing them that specifically promotes this aspect of observed the change in luxury tastes that with an individually tailored experience. its brand. Designed largely as a digital has occurred in recent years; people have Rather than formulating a request, they campaign in order to best reach tech savvy moved away from ostentatious displays expect that service to get to know them luxury consumers, the campaign brings of wealth to more connoisseur led luxury personally and to proactively suggest to life numerous aspects of Vertu’s luxury purchasing. Now, at Vertu, we are seeing a appropriate experiences and services to experiential offering, which can include further evolution with people increasingly them.” often complex requests within challenging seeking a more experiential interaction timescales. The campaign showcases the with the luxury market. We see this trend By December 2014 Vertu LIFE had over two latest Vertu smartphones, Signature developing clearly within Vertu’s own LIFE 130 lifestyle experiences, in 30 countries, Touch and Aster. and Concierge services where, throughout live on-device and exclusive to Vertu 2014, our customers were increasingly users. In total, over 600 privileges were Vertu’s new brand campaign will be seeking out more experiences aligned presented in 2014, across nine categories launched globally on 31st March 2015, to their own individual tastes.“These of customer interest, including travel, the brand campaign video can be seen at ranged from exclusive dining options for fashion, elite world sport and fine dining. Vertu.com, home of Vertu e-commerce, Valentine’s Day all the way through to bespoke adventure holidays. The launch and steady rise in popularity of our Dedicated Concierge Service is testament from the same date. We are now well in to 2015 and the trends observed in 2014 continue. Experiential luxury so key to the consumer experience, www.vertu.com