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Author 2: Ashok Ranchhod, BSc., MSc., MBA, PhD, FCIMAshok Ranchhod is now Reader at <strong>the</strong> Winchester School <strong>of</strong> Art, University <strong>of</strong> Southampton. He waspreviously serving as <strong>the</strong> Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mudra Institute <strong>of</strong> Communications Ahmedabad (MICA), <strong>the</strong> topCommunications School in India.He was also a Research pr<strong>of</strong>essor at Southampton Business School <strong>for</strong> several years. Ashok has publishedextensively on e marketing in Journals such as <strong>the</strong> International Journal <strong>of</strong> Advertising and <strong>the</strong> Journal <strong>of</strong>In<strong>for</strong>mation Technology. He sits on <strong>the</strong> Editorial Boards <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Journal <strong>of</strong> Small Business and EnterpriseDevelopment, <strong>the</strong> Journal <strong>of</strong> e-Commerce Research and <strong>the</strong> Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> International Mobile MarketingAssociation.. He has undertaken consultancy work <strong>for</strong> major organisations and has written case studies oncompanies in several different sectors <strong>of</strong> industry <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chartered Institute <strong>of</strong> Marketing. Prior to hiswork in academia, he was <strong>the</strong> Managing Director <strong>of</strong> Microplants, a biotechnology company based inDerbyshire.In addition to <strong>the</strong> published papers he has received prizes <strong>for</strong> his papers at <strong>the</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> Marketing andThe British <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> Management. Currently his research is into e-commerce and corporate socialresponsibility. He leads a team <strong>of</strong> research students in <strong>the</strong>se areas. He has published over fifty papers s<strong>of</strong>ar. Ashok is a Senior Examiner <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chartered Institute <strong>of</strong> Marketing (CIM) and a Tutor at HenleyManagement College. Currently he is an External Examiner at Ashridge. He holds VisitingPr<strong>of</strong>essorships at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Angers (France), Winchester School <strong>of</strong> Art (University <strong>of</strong>Southampton) and Napier University (Scotland). In recognition <strong>of</strong> his services to business and marketinghe was made a Fellow <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chartered Institute <strong>of</strong> Marketing in 2000. He is also a Trustee <strong>of</strong> CAM(Communication Advertising and Communications). Over <strong>the</strong> last ten years he has won several bids <strong>for</strong>research. Ashok (with Calin Gurau) has also published <strong>the</strong> second edition <strong>of</strong> Marketing Strategies: AContemporary Approach published by Pearson Education.Developing a conceptual Framework <strong>for</strong> understanding Luxury Brand Consumption in India andChinaAbstractThe luxury market has shown great potential in emerging countries such as India and China. The Indianluxury market is valued at US $ 3 billion and <strong>the</strong> luxury market in China is currently worth US $ 10.7billion. It is expected that <strong>the</strong> luxury market in India will grow to US $ 30 billion and Chinese luxurymarket will settle at US $ 27 billion by 2015. This paper focuses on <strong>the</strong> perceptions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> consumers in<strong>the</strong>se nations toge<strong>the</strong>r with models <strong>of</strong> interaction with <strong>the</strong> segments targeted by luxury brands. Thedifferences between India and China are compared and contrasted. The secondary research that has beencarried out indicates that <strong>the</strong> consumers in India and China have different perceptions <strong>of</strong> luxury based on<strong>the</strong>ir historical, social and economic backgrounds. The resultant opinions emphasize display <strong>of</strong>extravagance in India and ‗face‘ representation in China. The industry implication <strong>of</strong> this paper is thatthrough an understanding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> different perceptions <strong>of</strong> luxury, marketers can <strong>for</strong>mulate <strong>the</strong>ir brandingstrategies in India and China. In order to undertake fur<strong>the</strong>r research in this important area, a set <strong>of</strong>hypo<strong>the</strong>ses have been proposed <strong>for</strong> testing.Keywords: Meaning <strong>of</strong> Luxury, Perception <strong>of</strong> Luxury, India and China

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