Apr
30
2016
GCI enewsletter
The at-home beauty device market grew 14% in 2014, according to a Kline & Co. LED-enabled products with price points between $30 and $500 have helped the category build mass appeal, including with wearable mask devices.
Now, Colette Courtion, founder and CEO of Joylux, is ...
Apr
27
2016
Modern Salon
When you know what your clients' beauty goals are, you can ensure that they are getting a satisfactory experience and that you are not missing out on the chance to offer them solutions (ie: services). The Benchmarking Company, a consumer research firm with a focus on beauty, ...
Jan
01
2016
Happi Uses TBC BBTN
We're "happy" that happi chose to put TBC's New Year's Resolution BBTN front and center in their January issue!
Nov
30
2016
Packaging Digest
The marriage of great package design and compelling messaging is a must in an ever-growing beauty and personal care market, but which messages resonate most with buyers?
When we think of packaging we think of form and function, aesthetics and practicality. We design the p ...
Nov
19
2015
8 Mistakes to Avoid When Pitching Sephora
Selling at Sephora can mean prestige, worldwide awareness and the possibility of an amazing future for a beauty company. But, of course, getting in the door is the first mission the brand must accomplish. The Benchmarking Company asked industry consultants and brands that su ...
Nov
30
2015
Sell More by Knowing What Beauty Shoppers Really Want
Shoppers are more demanding when it comes to beauty than ever before. They research ingredient stories online. Beauty and review websites, as well as social media, are loaded with product reviews and consumer claims touting what works and what doesn’t.
In short, today’s b ...
Oct
06
2015
GCI Magazine: What are the Sephora Shopper’s Main Influencers? (Part 2)
The brands that are the most successful at selling at Sephora are those that know the customer best. In Part 1 of this series, which offers highlights from The Benchmarking Company's newly published annual "2015 PinkReport: The Sephora Shopper," the consumer's buyi
Sep
18
2015
What is the Sephora Shopper Seeking?
- Sephora is the first place she goes to browse beauty products, according to 87% of women surveyed.
- She finds Sephora appealing, stylish, trendy and fun, and trusts that it carries only brands and products that work.
- She doesn’t think of Sephora as “grab and go
May
31
2015
issue of GCI Magazine
Savvy beauty brands conduct research prior to launching SKUs or making major changes in many ways, with clinical research, online consumer studies and beauty product testing to name just a few. Increasingly, smart beauty brands are also including a tried-and-true qualitative ...
May
16
2015
GCI Magazine with: Beyond the Launch
Conducting consumer perception testing or beauty product testing to garner hard-hitting consumer claims is a smart marketing move for any beauty brand with a new product about to go to market. Different clinical studies, beauty product testing with consumers puts the emotion ...
Feb
16
2015
GCI Magazine and Skin, Inc.’s
BC is in both GCI Magazine and Skin, Inc.’s February 2015 issue: Her 2015 Beauty Wish List and the Brands that Rocked Her World in 2014.
May
16
2015
The Glamorous Side of Mud
You know a beauty brand has reached an unprecedented level of cool when they've successfully trademarked the phrase "Stay Sexy." Glamglow absolutely oozes confidence; with all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. And it should. The three-year-old volcanic mud mask maker is on ...