“When we were launching Elite Traveler in 2001 Larry Pimentel, the chairman of Sea Dream Yacht Club, recommended I join The Luxury Marketing Council and meet with Greg Furman. It is the best advice I received. The Luxury Marketing Council on an ongoing basis has brought me in touch with top level marketers and managers and in the luxury space and its events have provided numerous examples of cases studies and best practice we have been able to put into practice at Elite Traveler. Greg is a wealth of information and inspiration for me and Elite Traveler!”
Elite Traveler
“The Council is an incredible organization. Unlike anything else. Enormously valuable and thoroughly enjoyable. You get to meet and work with the very best in luxury marketing. Members help members. Meetings center around provocative new ideas and fascinating experts. Partnerships, collaborations and networking are the mode. On an ongoing basis, the Council provides with me with introductions to people and ideas that make a difference in my business.”
Corporate Directions – Brand Consulting – Marketing, Brightmark Consulting
“I believe it was in 2001 that I first became aware of the Luxury Marketing Council and Greg Furman. At that time, I was Chief Executive, Americas, for the World Gold Council, and one of my managers was petitioning for us to join. I remember teasing him that he only wanted to do so because of his prior involvement in the luxury watch business, and that LMC membership might be considered an indulgence by the firms that funded us. Sometime thereafter he asked me if I wanted to attend one of Greg's exceptional "CEO only" events. It was then that I started to realize how wrong my initial and ill-informed perspective had been. I was immediately struck by the intelligence, professionalism, experience and, most importantly, the willingness of the LMC's membership to share innovative thinking and partnership opportunities. When I retired from the World Gold Council in late 2004, one of the first decisions I made for my new company was for it to join the Luxury Marketing Council. Doing so has proven, for multiple reasons including maintaining contact and dialogue with Greg Furman, to be one of my best decisions.”
Michael Barlerin Associates, LLC
“As a real estate advisory firm that focuses on representing luxury retail brands, The Greenberg Group has always greatly valued its long-standing membership in The Luxury Marketing Council. The Council and its founder Greg Furman succeed for our company by providing an excellent networking forum and opportunities to learn from industry experts who regularly present at meetings. My wife Louise, who heads our new business development, has met some important contacts through The Council. I also have benefited from having the opportunity to be a speaker both in New York and Atlanta this past year.
Greg truly understands the luxury marketplace and is very passionate about the industry. He is proactive about helping his members advance and focuses on creating connections for them. We look forward to 2006!”
The Greenberg Group, Inc.
“As a member of the LMC, PinnacleCare has been able to obtain leading edge information on the strategies top luxury goods companies have been utilizing or considering for the growth of their businesses. With the explosion in information, particularly new ways of taking goods and services to market, it is valuable to have networks of key executives with whom you can share goals and objectives and war stories.”
PinnacleCare
