MBA in luxury brand management...HELPPP

Nidhi_Sing...

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Posted Nov 22, 2009 12:43

Hi all,
My name is Nidhi and I'm from India. I'm a Software Engineer by profession and an entrepreneur right now. I have 2.5 yrs of experience right now. I have a speciality design studio for candles in Delhi, India. I'm planning to design more eco friendly products, expand my product line. I think it would be great for me to go for an MBA in Luxury Brand Mgmt as it would help me set up my brand later. I also checked out the course at ESSEC. The program looks very promising, but its a very expensive course. Please advice if the course is good for people with profile like mine. Could someone also tell me about some other good colleges in the same field?

Thanks,
Nidhi

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bobydavid7...

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Posted Jan 12, 2010 08:36

Hi every body

We can find this info by using search box in the top of website

or use term: keywords site:abc.com at Google.com. Google is everything.

We also find more at: http://www.humanresources.hrvinet.com/brand-manager-job-description/
Best regards

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debs12

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Posted Feb 01, 2010 06:29

Hi I am a software engineer with 2.6 years work ex till now. I want to switch my career towards luxury and brand management as the course really interest me.But i dont have much knowledge abt the career prospects.Also i checked ESSEC and the course looks good but an quite expensive one.Can someone please provide me the info about the career opportunities after such a specialized mba and the chance of getting a scholarship from schools like ESSEC in this market scenario?

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arijitroy

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Posted Mar 09, 2010 12:38

Hi, I am Aastha, 23 yr old girl from India (have about 2.5 yrs of work ex in Finance sector). I wish to study MBA in Luxury brand Management. Since, this is a kind of unheard of subject in India, Im disillusioned. Desperately need advice on kind of schools and countries to apply to, expected job types and prospects, expected salary packages, competant gmat scores, financial aid, etc. (also kindly brief about what this course is all about) ..also if i could get in touch with some1 already pursuing it/or pursued this course..Some ppl are also suggesting not to go in for such a specialised course and limit my options, but I see myself working in luxury apparel/accessories sector.....HELPP!!!!!! pleaseeeeeee..as Im looking towards applying for 2009 Intake...

hi aastha,

apparently even i am interested in this course , so i did some search regarding the same. however i did not find any college in the top 100 in FT ranking to be offering this except Essec Business school in france. they have a specialized 1 yr programm for luxury managemnt and branding. u shd check out the web site for further info.

regards
roy

<blockquote>Hi, I am Aastha, 23 yr old girl from India (have about 2.5 yrs of work ex in Finance sector). I wish to study MBA in Luxury brand Management. Since, this is a kind of unheard of subject in India, Im disillusioned. Desperately need advice on kind of schools and countries to apply to, expected job types and prospects, expected salary packages, competant gmat scores, financial aid, etc. (also kindly brief about what this course is all about) ..also if i could get in touch with some1 already pursuing it/or pursued this course..Some ppl are also suggesting not to go in for such a specialised course and limit my options, but I see myself working in luxury apparel/accessories sector.....HELPP!!!!!! pleaseeeeeee..as Im looking towards applying for 2009 Intake...</blockquote>

hi aastha,

apparently even i am interested in this course , so i did some search regarding the same. however i did not find any college in the top 100 in FT ranking to be offering this except Essec Business school in france. they have a specialized 1 yr programm for luxury managemnt and branding. u shd check out the web site for further info.

regards
roy

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neha_dayan...

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Posted Mar 16, 2010 08:50

hello everybody! im neha, 23 yrs old and i have 1.5yrs of work experience in the hotel industry.
im interested in masters in luxury mgmt. I can see that this thread has been going on for quite a while now! So by now if there are any of you who have decided on a university and find that it is satisfying, could you please give me any sort of info?!! Which universities are good? what are the job opportunities that come by on completion of the course etc..
This would be of great help.
Thanks and regards,
neha

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avantika

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Posted Mar 19, 2010 06:56

Hi everyone,

I am currently working with Salvatore Ferragamo in India and its been 1 year. I am looking to study in the coming year but its becoming really tough for me to chose as to which college and which course to take up. I would be primarily looking to do a Masters and not a Diploma neither a certificate course in Luxury or Brand Managment. My choice of colleges would be Polimoda in Florence or Istituto Marangoni in London. Both have the course im looking for but im finding it hard to choose. Please Helpp..!!

Hi!
I just happened to see your post and was wondering if i could get some help from you. For a little personal brief, im currently working in India with a design solutions firm, and have a work experience of 1.5 yrs (will be 2 in july). Also I've done fashion merchandising for my graduation.
Im very keen on working with a luxury brand (brand mgt.), and wanted to do an MBA for the same from ESSEC or INSEAD or basically any good European or American university with the right industry contacts. But i feel i still have at least 2 more yrs of work-ex to work on, before an MBA, so i was just curious(as you'd mentioned Salvatore Ferragamo) about your profile. Im sorry if im prying, but I just wanted to know how you got to Ferragamo, and what you do there... as work experience from a luxury brand would be a real positive.
I'd be very obliged if i could get your help.

<blockquote>Hi everyone,

I am currently working with Salvatore Ferragamo in India and its been 1 year. I am looking to study in the coming year but its becoming really tough for me to chose as to which college and which course to take up. I would be primarily looking to do a Masters and not a Diploma neither a certificate course in Luxury or Brand Managment. My choice of colleges would be Polimoda in Florence or Istituto Marangoni in London. Both have the course im looking for but im finding it hard to choose. Please Helpp..!! </blockquote>

Hi!
I just happened to see your post and was wondering if i could get some help from you. For a little personal brief, im currently working in India with a design solutions firm, and have a work experience of 1.5 yrs (will be 2 in july). Also I've done fashion merchandising for my graduation.
Im very keen on working with a luxury brand (brand mgt.), and wanted to do an MBA for the same from ESSEC or INSEAD or basically any good European or American university with the right industry contacts. But i feel i still have at least 2 more yrs of work-ex to work on, before an MBA, so i was just curious(as you'd mentioned Salvatore Ferragamo) about your profile. Im sorry if im prying, but I just wanted to know how you got to Ferragamo, and what you do there... as work experience from a luxury brand would be a real positive.
I'd be very obliged if i could get your help.

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ayesha

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Posted Mar 21, 2010 13:36

hi everyone
i m ayesha from mumbai, m working with a designer for past 2 yrs and want to do luxury managemant course, but in mumbai only. can u plese provide me with the name of colleges offering this course in mumbai only.

thanks
ayesha

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sanu

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Posted Apr 25, 2010 20:10

Hi......I hav just completed my grads and want to apply for a masters in fashion and luxury management in europe....i was taking a look at my options and its pretty much between skema business school and international university of monaco......but im quite doubtful regarding how gud skema is....does anyone here knw wthr its a gud school???n between dat and monaco wch one is beter???plssssssssss help as i need 2 apply soon!!!

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rhea3003

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Posted May 13, 2010 17:49

Hey Everyone!!
All the replies that are being posted were of great help! Seems like Essec B School is on the top of everyone's list, many seem to be eyeing on it (including me!) :-) Firstly, can anyone please let me know whether they want any work exp in the luxury sector or anything else will do. Everyone seems to be switching from one field to the other. Will that make sense during the admn procedure & interviews? Secondly, i just finshed my final year in uni and wil graduate in july. Was thinking of working with a luxury brand before applying for next year, will that much of experience ensure that i get through? Coz apparently, it's not been mentioned in the school website that 3 yrs min exp is mandatory.. they've just mentioned "any past exp or internships(if any)" in the admn requirements section....anyway i would really appreciate if anyone could help me with this ...i reallly need to sort this out before i graduate!!!! :-)

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arijitroy

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Posted May 14, 2010 07:44

Hey Everyone!!
All the replies that are being posted were of great help! Seems like Essec B School is on the top of everyone's list, many seem to be eyeing on it (including me!) :-) Firstly, can anyone please let me know whether they want any work exp in the luxury sector or anything else will do. Everyone seems to be switching from one field to the other. Will that make sense during the admn procedure & interviews? Secondly, i just finshed my final year in uni and wil graduate in july. Was thinking of working with a luxury brand before applying for next year, will that much of experience ensure that i get through? Coz apparently, it's not been mentioned in the school website that 3 yrs min exp is mandatory.. they've just mentioned "any past exp or internships(if any)" in the admn requirements section....anyway i would really appreciate if anyone could help me with this ...i reallly need to sort this out before i graduate!!!! :-)

Hey Rhea,
Although work exp is not mentioned in the website, belive me u wont find ne body without any . It is always better to have exp to applky for Mba program abroad. However i suggest u give ur GMAT first and apply . see wr u stand &then take a call. U never jnow , u might just get admin w/o ne exp.

<blockquote>Hey Everyone!!
All the replies that are being posted were of great help! Seems like Essec B School is on the top of everyone's list, many seem to be eyeing on it (including me!) :-) Firstly, can anyone please let me know whether they want any work exp in the luxury sector or anything else will do. Everyone seems to be switching from one field to the other. Will that make sense during the admn procedure & interviews? Secondly, i just finshed my final year in uni and wil graduate in july. Was thinking of working with a luxury brand before applying for next year, will that much of experience ensure that i get through? Coz apparently, it's not been mentioned in the school website that 3 yrs min exp is mandatory.. they've just mentioned "any past exp or internships(if any)" in the admn requirements section....anyway i would really appreciate if anyone could help me with this ...i reallly need to sort this out before i graduate!!!! :-) </blockquote>

Hey Rhea,
Although work exp is not mentioned in the website, belive me u wont find ne body without any . It is always better to have exp to applky for Mba program abroad. However i suggest u give ur GMAT first and apply . see wr u stand &then take a call. U never jnow , u might just get admin w/o ne exp.

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ebtea

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Posted May 14, 2010 17:38

I would consider HEC Paris. They have partnered with a business school in South Korea and are offering Executive Education programs in luxury management.

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rhea3003

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Posted May 14, 2010 21:13

Thanx a ton Arijit and Ebtea!!!! :-) :-)

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rhea3003

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Posted Jul 13, 2010 09:58

Hey everyone!!

I recently got to know about 2 more institutes for luxe management, these are the post grad/master's prog.i.e. IUM,International University of Monaco and Polimoda in Italy, IUM sounds pretty good. But, Im wondering whether it is as good as the one in France like Em Lyon. If anyone's got any idea about this, feel free to post your comments. Thanks.

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bianca

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Posted Jul 13, 2010 23:25

I would consider HEC Paris.

Hi,

I'm currently a student at HEC and I second that.
To me, anyone seriously looking at a good degree in Luxury Brand Management should consider mainly ESSEC and HEC. (I'll obviously write more about HEC as I'm better informed about it.)

Why?

1) Because these two institutions are so prestigious in France that it can open many doors.
In France everybody has heard of HEC, and many have heard of ESSEC. Skema and IUM are never heard of. It is important to think about it because it means that when the Luxury Club tries to organise a visit of LV's flagship store, the LV staff is responsive ;)

2) Because location matters.
Being located in Paris (or close to Paris), these two institutions allow their students to discover a lot of what Luxury is. Hey, all you need is to walk around the city during the week end.

3) Because these two programmes are just the most qualified.
ESSEC has had their Luxury programme for over a decade now and they are recognised in the industry.
HEC has started a Luxury certificate this year (http://www.hec.edu/Certificates/Luxury-Strategies/About-the-certificate) and it has been able to attract amazing teachers (as an example, one teacher use to be the CEO of LV, and another one was VP at Hermès reporting to the CEO). Please note that these are teachers, not just one-off seminars. These people can teach luxury as they lived it for years and are open to discuss the student's projects.

<blockquote>I would consider HEC Paris.</blockquote>
Hi,

I'm currently a student at HEC and I second that.
To me, anyone seriously looking at a good degree in Luxury Brand Management should consider mainly ESSEC and HEC. (I'll obviously write more about HEC as I'm better informed about it.)

Why?

1) Because these two institutions are so prestigious in France that it can open many doors.
In France everybody has heard of HEC, and many have heard of ESSEC. Skema and IUM are never heard of. It is important to think about it because it means that when the Luxury Club tries to organise a visit of LV's flagship store, the LV staff is responsive ;)

2) Because location matters.
Being located in Paris (or close to Paris), these two institutions allow their students to discover a lot of what Luxury is. Hey, all you need is to walk around the city during the week end.

3) Because these two programmes are just the most qualified.
ESSEC has had their Luxury programme for over a decade now and they are recognised in the industry.
HEC has started a Luxury certificate this year (http://www.hec.edu/Certificates/Luxury-Strategies/About-the-certificate) and it has been able to attract amazing teachers (as an example, one teacher use to be the CEO of LV, and another one was VP at Hermès reporting to the CEO). Please note that these are teachers, not just one-off seminars. These people can teach luxury as they lived it for years and are open to discuss the student's projects.

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rhea3003

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Posted Jul 14, 2010 07:37

Hi Bianca,
Thanks for letting us know about the HEC certificate courses, I only knew about the MSc and MBA programs till now. I've pretty much read everything about the program(luxury strategies) by now. Just one problem, I couldn't find the fees and financial aid section. Also, they haven't mentioned the time period of the prog, I was even thinking of downloading the brochure online, but there is no such facility provided. If you do have any idea about this, please feel free to post your comments.

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bianca

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Posted Jul 14, 2010 11:33

The Luxury certificate is a 3 months specialisation offered to their MBA and MSc.
So you'll have to apply to either MSc or MBA and pay their respective fees. The fee for the HEC MBA is 45keur.
http://www.mba.hec.edu/Admissions/Financing

In the MBA curriculum, it is available only to the September intake and comes during the 1st personalisation phase of the MBA (http://www.mba.hec.edu/Academics/Curriculum-Design) where people can basically choose to take a certificate programme instead of electives.

In my class, once we had started our classes in the MBA, we could apply to various certificates (http://www.hec.edu/Certificates) which allow students to specialise in areas that are of interest.
As an MBA students, I didn't follow the Luxury certificate but could take some classes with the three faculty experts mentionned in the website and I thought they were awesome.

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rhea3003

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Posted Jul 16, 2010 07:13

Hey Bianca!!
Thanks a ton for for your help. Since i just finished my graduation this year,so I feel the msc program will be perfect for me! I've already contacted the certificate coordinator about this. Let's see how it goes :-)

Cheers
Rhea

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aarzoo

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Posted Nov 05, 2010 12:12

heyy Rhea and Bianca! i was going through your posts and am really interested in taking up the certificate course at HEC.
i also have been doing a lot of research lately and have gathered that Emlyon Bussiness school is also a great option for the same. its not a certificate course and is very specific to the subjects we would like to learn.
Also about the certificate course, will it be enough to land up a job at a good luxury brand since its just a 3 month course! No doubt the faculty is really impressive but is it worth it ?

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bianca

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Posted Nov 05, 2010 12:54

Also about the certificate course, will it be enough to land up a job at a good luxury brand since its just a 3 month course! No doubt the faculty is really impressive but is it worth it ?

The luxury certificate is delivered as part of either an MSc or MBA program at HEC. The studies last at least a year (for MSc) to 16 months (for MBA).
Consider that you do an MSc with a specialisation in Luxury.
This is of course a very good value proposition for luxury companies.

Being a student of the HEC MBA, I can assure you that the school has all the right contacts in the luxury industry. It's not only the teachers, but a whole with a great dynamic for this sector. At the MBA, the Luxury Club is very active and organises corporate visits to luxury companies. Many students (of MBA and MSc) nailed internships/jobs at luxury big names (Hermès, Gucci, LVMH, L'Oréal).

<blockquote>Also about the certificate course, will it be enough to land up a job at a good luxury brand since its just a 3 month course! No doubt the faculty is really impressive but is it worth it ?</blockquote>The luxury certificate is delivered as part of either an MSc or MBA program at HEC. The studies last at least a year (for MSc) to 16 months (for MBA).
Consider that you do an MSc with a specialisation in Luxury.
This is of course a very good value proposition for luxury companies.

Being a student of the HEC MBA, I can assure you that the school has all the right contacts in the luxury industry. It's not only the teachers, but a whole with a great dynamic for this sector. At the MBA, the Luxury Club is very active and organises corporate visits to luxury companies. Many students (of MBA and MSc) nailed internships/jobs at luxury big names (Hermès, Gucci, LVMH, L'Oréal).

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awikalee

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Posted Nov 15, 2010 02:11

Hi all.
Thank you very much for such an informative session. I am also currently in a decision phase.

Now I learn a little bit more about HEC and ESSEC...

Since Bianca's provided us with the information about luxury management program at HEC.... I was wondering if there's anyone who knows details about luxury management program at ESSEC.

I've checked out polimoda in Florence as well... and it looks like a great program! But they do not require a GMAT or any crazy requirement like the normal MBA programs so it's giving me a second thought. But they seem to have very good connections with all the european luxury companies.

Please help us if you know anymore detailed information about these schools.

Thank you!