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Fashion marketing has entered the creator-commerce era

The industry that once relied on seasonal campaigns and wholesale reach now faces tariff-led cost pressure — 76% of executives call tariffs the defining issue of 2026 — while demand migrates to creators, social commerce and resale, and AI reshapes how collections are discovered. Winning brands are not simply cutting spend; they are rebuilding the marketing operating model, governing investment across brand, social and commerce channels as one, and holding every partner to measurable value. VA helps fashion and luxury leaders orchestrate that ecosystem, optimise the media budget and prove ROI.
76%
Executives: tariffs the defining 2026 issue
46%
Executives expect 2026 conditions to worsen
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TikTok Shop US sales growth, 2026
+16.2%
US creator revenue growth, 2026
Case study

Reinvention in action

Selected client work and measurable outcomes.
Value added

How VA supports fashion marketing

Marketing operating model

  • Central, regional and local governance
  • Brand and wholesale/retail-partner investment coordination
  • Decision rights and ways of working
  • Budget allocation and guardrails

Media investment governance

  • Ecosystem audit and spend mapping (social commerce, retail media, resale)
  • Media-inflation and CPM benchmarking
  • Rationalisation of duplicated buys and channels
  • One governed view of investment

Agency and partner ecosystem

  • Roster design and rationalisation
  • In-house versus external capability
  • Remuneration aligned to outcomes
  • Pitch and tender (RFQ, bid governance)

Content, production and launch

  • Global-to-local content and adaptation
  • Production model and cost baseline
  • Launch orchestration (timing and embargo)
  • Modular, reusable assets

Performance and value measurement

  • Holistic measurement across digital and traditional
  • Cost saving vs cost avoidance
  • ROI and value reporting
  • E3 method: Efficiency, Excellence, Ecosystem