6 ways to Create the Aura of Luxury Around Your Business

Although we often like to think about the business world in terms of stats, graphs, and numbers grounded in strict reality the fact remains that people are emotional beings. Businesses that are able to reach out to their audience on an emotional level will see an increased number of customers. The choice of options the brand can leverage to meet these goals is pretty plentiful. However, it is hard to deny that, historically, the feeling of empowerment achieved through luxury has been one of the most efficient.
Let us take a look at some of the ways you can use this asset and rebrand your company as a luxury business.

Start with the visual impression

No matter which moves you make from this point on, all of them will prove to be futile if you fail at something as simple as basic visual elements of your brand. The sense of the luxury must be expressed through your company’s logo, and colors. Your website needs to be clean, functional, readable, and feature flawless typography. Finally, pay attention to the look of your premises. Even minor sloppiness will destroy the illusion of exclusivity you are trying to build.

Tell a story about your brand

Storytelling is a powerful tool for building brand identity. Obviously, you can use this tool to create the appearance of luxury as well. Some of the areas your marketing campaigns should put in the focus to accomplish this objective are a tradition (an inherently exclusive quality), the meticulous manner in which your operations are conducted, and top-notch customer experience. In either of these cases, the customer needs to feel special for using your products/services.

Impress the audience from the get-go

Whether we are talking about the business associates or potential customers visiting your premises, both these groups need to be treated like royalty upon first interaction with your brand. In the latter case, this can be achieved through efficient scheduling, attentive customer service, and free sampling. Business associates are a tougher nut to crack, but they can be warmed up by hiring the services of an exclusive whiskey distillery, organizing high profile events and showcasing a tremendous level of professionalism.

Market your brand as a way of life

If you want a good example of this practice you need to look no further than Apple. Although their products rarely fail to impress tech-wise, the main drive behind this brand's power is the narrative – the ability to present the purchase of the Apple products as an important lifestyle choice. If you want to emulate this practice, you need to market your products and services as something capable of changing people’s lives for the better. The heavy focus on the benefits rather than very items/services is highly advised.

Create the appearance of exclusivity

Ironically enough, although your goal is to maximize the number of customers, if you want to appear truly luxurious, the benefits you are offering should not be easily attained. You can either hide your premium products behind tall paywalls or offer valuable perks to exclusive members, but either way, the customers need to feel accomplished once finally climb to the top of the hill. The experience that is readily granted is not an exclusive experience.

Involve the customers in a ritual

This move may sound a bit on the nose, but ritualization has always been an efficient tool for creating engagement. It has been used anywhere from politics and religion to marketing and social relationships, so you shouldn’t hesitate to include it to your list of practices. Essentially, your customers need to be directed to use your products and services in a manner that will make them feel a part of the closed, exclusive community. This is the most easily accomplished at your very premises.
We hope these six tips gave you a general idea of how to create a sense of luxury around your brand even though you might not be selling luxurious products and services. Marketing is often a game of smoke and mirrors. Using this fact to make your customers feel empowered can help you make a huge leap ahead of your competitors.