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How ‘Dump Him’ Became a Marketing Strategy

Brands are breaking up with the romantic binary to monetise the full lifecycle of love, trading traditional narratives for a lucrative ‘autonomy economy.’
Reformation's post-Valentine's Day campaign featuring divorce attorney Laura Wasser.
Reformation's post-Valentine's Day campaign featuring divorce attorney Laura Wasser. (Zoey Grossman for Reformation)

Forget Valentine’s Day. This year, fashion’s all in on the single lady.

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How Zales Is Marketing Diamonds to Gen-Z

In a move away from marketing fine jewellery as an occasion-specific opportunity, Zales is hoping to sell Gen-Z on diamonds and precious metals as everyday staples they can buy for themselves.

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Haley Crawford
Haley Crawford

Haley Crawford is Marketing Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers the marketing and public relations industries.

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