De Beers to invest US$140 million on marketing

by emily_smibert | August 30, 2017 4:10 pm

[1]In an effort to increase sales in leading global markets, primarily the U.S., China, and India, De Beers has announced a plan to spend more than US$140 million on marketing. This is the company’s biggest spend since 2008.

“Total consumer expenditure on diamond jewellery for the last five years collectively has been the highest on record—and the outlook is positive. However, we cannot take future growth for granted,” says Stephen Lussier, De Beers Group’s executive vice-president of marketing and CEO of Forevermark. “Increasing our spend from a strong position will help support continued demand in both mature and developing markets, particularly among millennials, who are already the largest group of diamond consumers despite this generation not having yet reached its maximum earning potential.”

Most of the investment will support De Beers’ Forevermark and De Beers Diamond Jewellers brands. However, other company partnerships such as the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council will be included.

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