In January 2008, executives at Louis Vuitton announced a new corporate branding campaign using a 90-second ad that would appear on cable and satellite television and in cinemas. This was something mew in the luxury goods sector; generally, advertising budgets are limited and television is viewed as too expensive. In addition, some in the industry believe that TV’s status as a mass-marketing medium can undercut a luxury brand’s aura of exclusivity. However, Louis Vuitton executives hoped audiences would connect with the brand’s travel heritage. To achieve that connection, the company’s ad agency proposed buying time on news channels that business travelers watch such as CNN. As Louis Vuitton marketing chief Pietro Beccari noted, “It is supposed to touch our clientele and viewers in ways that perhaps other media will not touch. This is a way to say Louis Vuitton is different. It is something ephemere, but also something that stays.”