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Bad Bunny and Zara dethrone Rihanna to become artist with greatest impact in Super Bowl history

There is currently no space, physical or virtual, worldwide where the historic performance of Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny during the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show is not being discussed. What might seem like a personal impression is, in fact, a confirmed reality. The initial economic analyses of the singer's performance last Sunday at Levi's...

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Launchmetrics: Premium brands come out on top in evolving Gen Z interests

Gen Z consumers continue to be the talk of the town for fashion brands, many of whom look to target this tech-savvy consumer in what has become an increasingly competitive market. In order to gauge where such brands stand, analytics platform Launchmetrics has released a detailed report on which brands are making it – and which ones are not...

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Lectra acquires majority stake in Launchmetrics

Lectra, which offers industrial intelligence solutions in the fashion, automotive, and furniture sectors, has acquired a majority stake in American company Launchmetrics, an innovative cloud-based SaaS marketing solutions platform. In a statement, Lectra said the acquisition would expand its activities into marketing for fashion, which would...

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China, influencers and collaborations: The drivers of the sportswear market

Launchmetrics, the data analyst specialising in fashion, luxury and beauty brands, has looked at the sportswear phenomenon for the first time, which has been a driving force in fashion and lifestyle for years. The report, Sportswear Insights by Launchmetrics, examines key trends, influential voices and successful brand strategies in an attempt...

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Launchmetrics acquires competitor DMR to boost analytical abilities

Brand performance cloud Launchmetrics has announced the acquisition of its largest competitor DMR, growing its portfolio and boosting its capabilities in data and analytics. As its fifth acquisition, Launchmetrics has continued to implement its strategy of becoming a leader in brand performance, now providing SaaS solutions to over 1,200...

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Launchmetrics acquires Parklu

Launchmetrics, the brand performance cloud for fashion, luxury, and beauty, has acquired China’s leading influencer analytics platform Parklu. Parklu manages a network of more 100,000 fashion and beauty influencers, known locally as key opinion leaders (KOLs) across all of China’s major social media platforms including WeChat, TikTok, Weibo,...

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Lyst x Launchmetrics: media's impact on fashion weeks in figures

At a time of worldwide social media usage and lightning fast livestreams a question arises: how do these factors impact the unchanged, traditional fashion weeks, and how is that impact made? Data research agency Launchmetrics and fashion search engine Lyst researched this issue. The conclusion: fashion weeks still remain relevant for brands. In...

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Launchmetrics acquires fashion content creator IMAXtree

Launchmetrics, the marketing platform and data analytics solution for the fashion, luxury and beauty industries, has acquired visual content creator IMAXtree. This marks the company’s first acquisition since its 50 million dollar fundraising in September 2018 as part of its strategy to build the most comprehensive, vertical data asset in the...

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Launchmetrics launches C-suite platform to measure ROI on marketing campaigns

Launchmetrics, the data analytics firm for the fashion and beauty industries, has announced the release of a new tool, Insights by Launchmetrics, to help C-level executives decide where to allocate their marketing investments. Using Launchmetrics’ Media Impact Value (MIV) algorithm, which attributes a monetary value to media exposure, marketers...

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These are the brands that got the most exposure from Met Gala

Dressing a celebrity for the Met Gala, the annual fundraiser for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, always means increased media exposure for a brand. However, some outfits generate more buzz than others, leading some brands to get more return on their Met Gala investment. Data analytics firm Launchmetrics has...

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Dior generates more buzz than Chanel on Paris Fashion Week

Everybody knew Chanel would be the center of attention on Paris Fashion Week, given the unfortunate circumstances of Karl Lagerfeld’s passing. Even so, Dior managed to score the most relevant media placements during the event, according to data analytics firm Launchmetrics. Although Chanel was by far the most-talked-about brand of the season,...

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Launchmetrics: Ralph Lauren benefitting the most from fashion week exposure

Fashion weeks are a great opportunity to generate buzz around a brand, but who’s doing it best? Launchmetrics, a data analytics firm focusing on the fashion, beauty and luxury sectors has measured the impact of 400 runway shows during last season’s Paris, Milan, New York and London fashion weeks and concluded that Ralph Lauren is the brand...