The wealthiest buyers have completed a migration that mid-market brands are still debating. The asset — the object, the title — is secondary. The experience architecture around it is the product now.
The definition of luxury is changing faster than the data can keep up.
Brands serving the wealthiest often operate with limited visibility and outdated reads. The evolution of luxury from owning things to experiencing them has rewritten what the elite segment will pay for — and most intelligence has not caught up. Experience Economy 2.0 was built to close that gap.
Verified HNWI & UHNWI respondents
Global markets across three continents
Mixed methods: qualitative depth interviews, conjoint analysis, MaxDiff scaling, and data-driven segmentation modelling
Distinct buyer archetypes isolated from trade-off behaviour
Live intelligence dashboard filterable by country, segment and category — full access available now
Three findings that should make every luxury team uncomfortable.
These are the three we put on stage. They are not the only three. Behind each sits a layer of country, segment and category detail that reframes how it should be read for your market. Underneath these sit three buyer segments the study isolated — each with a fundamentally different definition of what luxury is worth paying for.
Built on choices, not claims.
Most luxury research asks people what they value and writes down the answer. The wealthy are the worst possible respondents to that question — they know exactly what they are supposed to say. Experience Economy 2.0 was designed around a different premise entirely.
What the findings mean, industry by industry.
The same dataset reads differently depending on what you sell. A finding that reshapes a hospitality arrival sequence does something entirely different to an automotive configurator. Here is where the conversation gets category-specific.
Where would you like to take it next?
Three steps, each a little closer to the work. Most people begin with the data and let the conversation find its own depth from there. Start wherever you are.
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The complete EE 2.0 release — full 35-page report, live dashboard, and wave-on-wave tracking.
From insight to action, in four steps.
Frame the Question
We start with the strategic gap that matters most to your business — by market, category, and competitive position. Intelligence that cannot be acted on is not intelligence.
Map to the Data
A live reading of where EE 2.0 already answers your question — and where a bespoke cut of the study data would sharpen it further against your specific priorities.
Embed Your Priorities
Bespoke questions woven into the next research wave, so your intelligence compounds with every iteration. The series design means each wave deepens the longitudinal picture.
Act on the Intelligence
Findings delivered with category and segment context — ready to inform decisions, not decorate decks. Every engagement moves through the same structured path, starting with your questions, not ours.
Don't rely on assumptions about the world's wealthiest consumers.
The findings are out. Choose your way in — a free category cut, a working partnership call, or full access to the report and dashboard.
For questions about access or the research, contact the Insights team at Jasper Colin — insights@jaspercolin.com