“As a founding member of the Luxury Marketing Council, we are very pleased with our affiliation. The networking opportunities among its members allows for us to align our partnership marketing efforts with other like-minded luxury product and service providers. The relationships that have been built through the LMC have been very effective and long lasting.”
Neiman Marcus
“I've known Greg Furman since 1991 when I hired him first to consult with Bergdorf Goodman to help us for the first time in the company's history to define our mission, vision and values and then in 1992 to run marketing for Bergdorf Goodman when I was chairman. From the very beginning, I have been a big supporter of Greg's efforts and The Luxury Marketing Council as was Stanley Marcus. I have watched the growth of his creation, The Luxury Marketing Council Worldwide with admiration and respect. I applaud Greg's vision and efforts. The Council is a global thought leader and relationship broker that brings the smartest luxury marketers together to win greater share of wallet from their very best customers through innovative marketing partnerships and collaborations. As founding members, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman continue to find significant value in The Council and our membership since its founding 1994.”
Neiman Marcus
“Departures completed its largest revenue year in its history - what makes it extra special is that it represented a record breaking 20% year over year growth. As you know, there are many ingredients that contribute to such success, and I honestly believe that our affiliation with The Luxury Marketing Council is one of our important ones. From our first year, and the reason we became a charter member of The Council, we felt such an organization was perfectly aligned with Departures' strategic mission to be aligned with the leading luxury brands across many of our lifestyle industries. More importantly, to have the opportunity to interact and share best practices with the leaders and marketing professionals behind those brands.
The relationships we have established, and the intellectual sharing we have enjoyed have been extremely helpful to me and my entire sales and marketing team at Departures. For that reason, there was no hesitation on our part to expand our affiliation with the Council on the West Coast. No doubt that Marion Lowry, our West Coast Ad Director, and her sales team will find the Council meetings and events as rewarding as we have in New York. Greg, thank you for a great partnership. I wish you continued success in 2006.”
DEPARTURES
“The Luxury Marketing Council is one of the most intelligent luxury marketing concepts of the past decade. It is high time luxury producers banded together, out of self-interest, to better expose the variety of their products and services to the market... I applaud the founders' vision and entrepreneurial spirit.”
Neiman Marcus
“When CEO's at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos cited "community building" as the most sought after talent when hiring executives, they were preaching to a choir - and Greg Furman is in the front row! The Luxury Marketing Council is in a class by itself; active community and savvy collaboration are its trademarks. The Institute for Private Investors treasures our charter membership. The relationships we have formed and strengthened through our affiliation have contributed to our success. Thank you, Greg, for creating such a powerful community!”
The Institute for Private Investors
