POV: Musings on Luxury

Luxury means different things to different people. Taste, style, affluence, geography, economic status — all of these things effect the perception, or indeed the enjoyment, of luxury.

Merriam-Webster defines luxury as: “a condition of abundance or great ease and comfort.” It is further qualified as a “sumptuous environment.”

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Dec 1 2011 • Christina GeorgeLuxuryRougeacuraaeroplanbranded contentlifestyleloyaltyNo CommentsShareShare this

TOTEM BUZZ: How the modern catalogue combines the power of print and online

Here at Totem, we love online content. We really do. But we never forget about print, not just because our roots are based in magazines, but because we’ve always subscribed to the notion that print and digital can work together to deliver a complete user experience. Of course, there are times when a digital solution [...]

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Nov 9 2011 • Andrew BrudzBuzzaeroplanbranded contentdigitallifestyleloyaltymarketingtotem newswhat we doNo CommentsShareShare this

WHAT WE DO: Summer reading from GEICO and Acura

For the lazy days of summer, we like to give our clients and their customers some nice things to read while they relax and, hopefully, ease off on the throttle just a little bit and take a well-deserved break. Here’s how we’ve approached the content for two clients whose customers enjoy articles on a very wide range of topics.

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Aug 23 2011 • Christina GeorgeGEICOacurabranded contentlifestyleloyaltymarketingNo CommentsShareShare this

CMOs more than content with custom content


A new study commissioned by the Custom Content Council shows that the appetite among marketers for custom content isn’t going anywhere—but up! Conducted in January, the phone survey of Chief Marketing Officers in major industry sectors showed a marked improvement on attitudes on the effectiveness of custom content since the last study of its kind in 2006.

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Apr 1 2011 • Andrew Brudzbranded contentdigital mediainteractive marketingloyaltymarketingNo CommentsShareShare this

Totem’s fresh take on GEICO’s customer magazine

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One of the challenges we enjoy very much at Totem is to take on a new client that already has a branded content vehicle in place. Often, when we’re pitching our potential new client on the myriad reasons why they should partner up with Totem, we’re asked to critique the existing work.

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Aug 25 2010 • Christina GeorgeGEICObranded contentdesignlifestyleloyaltymarketingNo CommentsShareShare this

Totem on cover of Direct Marketing magazine


All marketers work hard to capture the attention and imagination of the public in order to further the objectives of their clients. Getting people to look is the easy part, but the leap from flash to substance is more difficult to orchestrate.

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Aug 23 2010 • Christina Georgebranded contentloyaltymarketingnew mediatotem newsNo CommentsShareShare this

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