
For several years, luxury brands have viewed the Middle East as a high-margin, standardised sales market. Ideas were developed from global insights rather than regional ones. Campaigns were launched elsewhere and then travelled in. People in the region were expected to receive and react to a translated version of someone else’s aspiration. That old model now feels like a borrowed suit – crafted with expensive fibres, but not quite a custom-fit for the person wearing it.
The simple truth is: success in luxury marketing can no longer be imported or appropriated. Customers in the region have become highly informed, discerning and far more critical in their choices of luxury brands and products








