Consumer Behavior Regarding Luxury Perfumes

Resumen

Due to the importance of the fragrances segment within the luxury market and the limited academic and professional literature available regarding the same, this chapter offers a detailed description of the basic characteristics of this segment. Therefore, based on the analysis of primary and secondary information (quantitative and qualitative) regarding the Spanish market, the key elements of luxury fragrance consumer behavior have been described, examining the principle explanatory factors leading to decision making processes for their purchase and use; in other words, the motivations to purchase and consume these products. This knowledge is decisive to permit luxury fragrance brands to appropriately design their global marketing strategies and formulate the appropriate marketing-mix.