Ferrari’s Fashion Show: Diversification in Luxury Automotive Marketing
Last weekend, Ferrari held a fashion show for its renewed clothing line right at the factory, beside its assembly lines. The event announces Ferrari's shift toward an even higher market segment in the fashion industry, and the brand’s attention toward...
Beyond Ferrari 2025 First Electric Car: Sustainability in Luxury Automotive
Ferrari just held the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, and the Exor CEO and current Ferrari CEO John Elkann gave some important statements. The most-reported these days has certainly been the one about the release of a full-electric model by...
One-off Supercars: What’s the next step for luxury automotive?
The automotive industry sales have been decreasing for 3 years now. The drop in fact has begun in 2018, way before the impact of Covid-19, mainly due to stagnation in the Chinese market. The same cannot be said for the luxury automotive segment though....
5 Christmas Automotive Social Media Marketing Campaigns
As this strange 2020 draws to a close, I thought it would be fun and fitting to review the best social media marketing campaigns and different approaches used by the luxury automakers over the Christmas period to either celebrate the holidays or give...
Ferrari Marketing Mix: The Prancing Horse’s 8Ps
It is known that in the luxury automotive world Ferrari has such a unique history that very few come close. This strong identity reflects as well on its business model and its marketing mix. So, let’s dive in and see what and how many are the...
Rolls-Royce marketing: CEO Announces the New Ghost
Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös has just announced the release of the new Rolls-Royce Ghost that will come in Autumn. Rolls-Royce is the quintessential expression of luxury in the automotive industry. In terms of attention to details, opulence,...
Marketing Racing #5: Ferrari’s Art side of the Business
Here is a new article of my ‘Marketing Racing’ series, where I look closely and discuss the most interesting and innovative new and old marketing campaigns launched by luxury car manufacturers. Last month I looked at Lamborghini’s Huracán EVO RWD...
Phase 2: Q1 and Italian Luxury Car Manufacturers’ reaction
Phase 2 approaches and automakers are starting to finally look ahead. Factories are gradually reopening even under strict controls for health and safety. In Europe, since the second half of April, several countries began the process. In Italy, and...
Maserati strategy: back to the origins to look at the future
Numerous announcements popped up on Maserati’s marketing channels lately, and especially since the beginning of the year. The company is going through a major restructuring process. The developments involve a wide range of business aspects: marketing...
McLaren and Ferrari: matching product diversification strategies?
In 2019, Ferrari and McLaren both launched two new models that expanded their respective lineup and market coverage. The Roma and the GT, which especially for McLaren Automotive represents a totally new segment, aim at competing with models such as...