Who We Are
China Luxury Advisors Inc (CLA) is a global consultancy that advises and works collaboratively with luxury brands, tourism boards, destinations and retailers on their China consumer strategy. Our tailored approach creates specific programming to help our clients capture and maximize their ROI potential with this influential and growing audience. Established in 2011, CLA offers a full suite of services including China-Ready training, strategy, market entry, research and insights, media planning, digital and technology platform activation, travel trade outreach, merchandising and loyalty programs.
CLA has offices in Los Angeles, New York and an affiliate partner in Beijing.
Who We Work With
What We Do
STRATEGY
We are a strategy consultancy at our core. We actively work with destinations, attractions and global luxury brands to contextualize the Chinese consumer opportunity. Our tailored strategies provide the vision to overcome obstacles and the innovation to drive sustainable results.
DETAILSRESEARCH
Our custom research is a roadmap to the Global Chinese Demographic. Our research experts have the ability to handle quick turn surveys to gauge the pulse of consumer sentiment to more in depth qualitative studies to uncover forward looking insights that will impact company performance.
DETAILSMARKET ENTRY
CLA works closely with brands to develop customized approaches to entering the China market. As part of this process, CLA assesses the opportunity, identifies appropriate partners, conducts consumer and resesearch and develops multi-year entry execution plans.
DETAILSPAID MEDIA
The diversity and mix of the China advertising landscape is staggering. Our paid media experts are well versed in the benefits and pitfalls of each channel and platform to ensure a targeted media plan is developed to reach your KPIs no matter the budget.
DETAILSSOCIAL
Generating a strong social presence that attracts the Chinese consumer matters. From crafting unique brand stories, social giveaway programs to managing creative influencer campaigns, our digital team understands how to create meaningful engagement on social.
DETAILSDIGITAL DEVELOPMENT
CLA has deep domain expertise and dedicated digital development capabilities tailored for the China market. We are experienced in building targeted solutions for global brands including social campaigns, gamification, local app development and websites.
DETAILSAward Winning Work
Utah Office of Tourism
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L’Oréal Travel Retail Americas
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Beverly Center
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Extell Development
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William Henry
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Clé de Peau Beauté
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Stuart Weitzman
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El Corte Ingles
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Asian Art Museum
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China Ready Training
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Museums in the Cloud
read moreMeet the CLA Team
RENEE HARTMANN
Co-Founder
SAGE BRENNAN
Co-Founder
LESLIE CAPSTRAW
Chief Operating Officer
RIKI XU
Digital Development
JESSICA DAI
Account Supervisor
Arts & Culture Lead
LIZ KAWAYOSHI
Senior Project Management
LU FENG
Visual Designer | UX
LISA CHIUEH
Junior Graphic Designer
WENDY WANG
Client Service
AMY TANG
Client Service
IVY CHEN
Client Service
CAROLINE YAN
Client Service
Au Courant
Our Opinion & Insights on the China Market
New COVID-19 restrictions hit Asia, luxury’s bright spot amid pandemic
Luxury brands such as Hermès have recently focused on physical retail in Tokyo. Image credit: Hermès By NORA HOWE Cases of COVID-19 are rising across Asia again, forcing governments to order new lockdown[…]
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Now part of LVMH, what’s next for Tiffany & Co.?
Tiffany & Co.’s direction is likely to shift under LVMH’s guidance. Image credit: LVMH By ELLEN KELLEHER French luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton wasted no time making leadership changes at Tiffany[…]
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How will the Farfetch-Alibaba-Richemont trifecta impact luxury ecommerce in China?
Farfetch the key to Richemont and Kering’s ecommerce growth in China? Image credit: Farfetch By ELLEN KELLEHER Online retailer Farfetch is teaming with Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba and Swiss luxury group Richemont with the hopes of expanding its global reach, particularly[…]
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CLA Reports
CLA conducts a wide range of research for its clients – tailoring the approach in order to glean actionable insights for the specific client need.
Let’s Hit The Gym: China’s Exploding Fitness Industry
China’s fitness market has grown steadily for years, boosting the value of global brands like Nike and Adidas, as well as local Chinese brands such as Li-Ning and Anta. However, while much of past growth has been driven by lifestyle sportswear and sports-influenced fashion trends, we are now seeing substantial expansion in actual sports participation across a broader segment of the Chinese population.
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Decoding Daigou: China’s New Social Commerce
CLA collaborated with YouWorld to undertake a first-of-its-kind survey of the most elusive group of power shoppers in the world: the Daigou Market.
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FLASH SURVEY REPORT
Chinese Consumer Sentiment in the Age of Coronavirus
We can all relate to this impulse, a common response in CLA’s online survey of Chinese consumer sentiment, which measures reactions to the coronavirus outbreak in China.
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CLA REPORT
How To Chinese New Year
Discover CLA’s Latest Report For Lunar New Year Engagement Tips. Which direction should you favor in the (Lunar) new year?
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Work With Us !
We’re in the midst of an incredibly exciting time CLA. Come join us in creating a team of amazing and exceptional people, helping the world’s top luxury brands and destinations connect with the global Chinese consumer.
If you are interested in joining our team, please send us your information. We are always looking for interns as well as account leaders and social gurus.
If you have any questions about us, get in touch on careers@chinaluxuryadvisors.com