What are your thoughts on the ever-popular and overused word "luxury" in multifamily?

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Katie Love
5 years 9 months ago #26221 by Katie Love
Friends in Marketing, what are your thoughts on the ever-popular and overused word "luxury" in multifamily web content? I can't write that word one more time! I'm thinking it might be time for "beautiful" to make a comeback. Alternatives: opulent, grandeur, magnificent. Your turn!
5 years 9 months ago #26221 by Katie Love
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Janet Rosseth
5 years 9 months ago #26222 by Janet Rosseth
I agree, "luxury" is pretty diluted. I see it used on buildings that are 20 years old - nice buildings, but not sure "luxury" still fits. How about: signature, upscale, boutique, inspired, remarkable...
5 years 9 months ago #26222 by Janet Rosseth
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Harold G West
5 years 9 months ago #26223 by Harold G West
Luxury doesn’t mean what it use to, LOL!
5 years 9 months ago #26223 by Harold G West
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Kathleen Silver
5 years 9 months ago #26224 by Kathleen Silver
Yeah overused and meaning has shifted. Luxury = unnecessarily expensive
5 years 9 months ago #26224 by Kathleen Silver
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Blake Anthony Carter
5 years 9 months ago #26225 by Blake Anthony Carter
Literally everything is luxury nowadays... and it's not
5 years 9 months ago #26225 by Blake Anthony Carter
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Frank Venable
5 years 9 months ago #26226 by Frank Venable
One that I seen to quickly catch my eye was.
If today’s high end living space is on your must have list for a home our modern updates or a must see. Says ppl run this place is living in 2019 not still running off what worked in the 90s
5 years 9 months ago #26226 by Frank Venable
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Daniel Currie
5 years 9 months ago #26227 by Daniel Currie
At the C class 65 y/o property I work at in the worst area possible our website says “Modern and Timeless Luxury Living” haaaaaaa lmao.
5 years 9 months ago #26227 by Daniel Currie
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Teresa Swift
5 years 9 months ago #26228 by Teresa Swift
Sometimes you just Want to say what it really is and not try to fluff it up
5 years 9 months ago #26228 by Teresa Swift
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Stephanie Clark
5 years 9 months ago #26229 by Stephanie Clark
What about using the word “Decadent”??
5 years 9 months ago #26229 by Stephanie Clark
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Tracy Hall
5 years 9 months ago #26230 by Tracy Hall
Extravagant, richness, indulgence, spoiling, pampering
5 years 9 months ago #26230 by Tracy Hall
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Betsy Glaser Petruccelli
5 years 9 months ago #26231 by Betsy Glaser Petruccelli
fine, exquisite, grand, exceptional, splendid, superior quality
5 years 9 months ago #26231 by Betsy Glaser Petruccelli
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Jeffery McDonald
5 years 9 months ago #26232 by Jeffery McDonald
I dislike the word luxury when writing content, but at the same time it’s a word that people still search for.
5 years 9 months ago #26232 by Jeffery McDonald
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Tamra Uppstrom
5 years 9 months ago #26233 by Tamra Uppstrom
Maybe just modern and grand apt homes?
5 years 9 months ago #26233 by Tamra Uppstrom
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Samantha Emmitt
5 years 9 months ago #26234 by Samantha Emmitt
Attention to minimalist style living. We do all the small things that make a big difference!
5 years 9 months ago #26234 by Samantha Emmitt
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Bob Metzger
5 years 9 months ago #26235 by Bob Metzger
Just like Resort Style Pool. Is there someone bringing me a fruity cocktail every 10 minutes? Or State of the Art Fitness. Does the treadmill do the running for me?
5 years 9 months ago #26235 by Bob Metzger
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Danny Browning
5 years 9 months ago #26236 by Danny Browning
5 years 9 months ago #26236 by Danny Browning
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Katie Love
5 years 9 months ago #26237 by Katie Love
You guys are so funny. I think I'm at 300 or more multifam websites now and I promise I will never use "resort style pool" again. Maybe Olympian drean pool or "kidney shaped charmer." Haha.
5 years 9 months ago #26237 by Katie Love
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Barbara Marie Savona
5 years 9 months ago #26238 by Barbara Marie Savona
Sophisticated!
5 years 9 months ago #26238 by Barbara Marie Savona
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Jana Davies
5 years 9 months ago #26239 by Jana Davies
5 years 9 months ago #26239 by Jana Davies
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Dale Bullard Crenshaw
5 years 9 months ago #26240 by Dale Bullard Crenshaw
5 years 9 months ago #26240 by Dale Bullard Crenshaw
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Suzanne Hopson
5 years 9 months ago #26270 by Suzanne Hopson
Well...it's what our customer thinks that matters...If there is a huge gap between what you are representing and the words (that they have typically found online to create a visual AND expectation) you are using to describe your product, you have a problem. Look at your target market and the language that sings to their unique buying buttons.
5 years 9 months ago #26270 by Suzanne Hopson
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J.F.L.
5 years 9 months ago #26272 by J.F.L.
When "luxury" was added to vinyl flooring that should tell you everything you need to know.
5 years 9 months ago #26272 by J.F.L.
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Dennis Smillie
5 years 9 months ago #26274 by Dennis Smillie
I had a property in my portfolio in the late 80's that made the national news 7 days in a row ( for all the wrong reasons), and all I could hope for was that they WOULD use the word LUXURY!
5 years 9 months ago #26274 by Dennis Smillie
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5 years 9 months ago #26276 by Doug Miller
Reading this brought back memories from my old days as Director of Marketing for several PM companies. As an experienced marketing professional, it would drive me nuts when I'd see a B or C+ class property advertise itself as "Affordable Luxury." That's an oxymoron. Like "Check out our giant shrimp. LOL. I don't believe a property can nor should be positioned as affordable and luxurious. I'm from the "be honest" school of thought - create integrity with accurate positioning and messaging based on a real competitive advantage. Today's consumers can see through marketing-ese.
5 years 9 months ago #26276 by Doug Miller
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Anonymous
5 years 9 months ago #26281 by Anonymous
Luxury is now a price-point. I restored a back to a single family in Boston and refused to use the word luxury as it has no meaning any more. I used 'Classic townhouse'. The price for Luxury is similar to the difference between a 'condo' and a 'residence'.
5 years 9 months ago #26281 by Anonymous