For The Benchmarking Company’s 2016/2017 PinkReport: Ten-Year Beauty Benchmark—A Consumer Love Affair with All Things Beauty, we take a look at how far beauty has evolved over the past decade, and what that evolution means to brands in terms of guiding marketing plans, devis ...

In June 2017, The Benchmarking Company conducted original research to uncover the secrets of independent beauty company CEOs' successes.  From their early days just starting their companies, to their aspirations for growth or exit strategies, TBC and WWD Beauty has the skinn ...

When it comes to philanthropic giving or throwing your support behind a cause you believe in, most of us likely have a favorite mission or way to give back to our communities, and beauty consumers are no different. In fact, you could say that when it comes to cause-related g ...

The ultimate beauty lover—she goes by many names: beauty junkie, beauty enthusiast, beauty diva, beauty queen. But whatever you call her (or him!), there are several facts about this uber-beauty consumer that are undeniable:  she loves the role beauty plays in her life, she’ ...

In today’s rapidly and constantly evolving beauty biz, it seems that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Or do they? In a retrospective look at beauty trends, behaviors, and influencers from 10 years ago, as well as those informing the industry today, The Be ...

The last time we caught up with The Benchmarking Company’s co-founders, Denise and Jenn, they were prepping for a speaking panel alongside QVC’s Ellen Lennon, Director of US Beauty; Eve Pearl of EVE PEARL Beauty and Doris Dalton of Doll 10 Beauty at Cosmoprof NorthAmerica. T ...

With hundreds of beauty products singing their siren’s call to beauty consumers each time they stroll their favorite beauty aisle or log-onto to their preferred online shop, how can a brand expect to stand-out? Let’s take a closer look at the beauty consumer of 2016.

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The importance of packaging to any brand is well-known, but unfortunately, that doesn’t always prevent million dollar mistakes with primary and secondary units. To avoid these costly packaging missteps, it’s critical for brands to know what packaging elements consumers value ...

In last month’s article, TBC took a close look at the evolution of focus groups, and how brands can use this powerful tool to gather critical qualitative data about their products.  This month, we turn our attention to other half of this equation: in-home usage studies or be

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Cocaine used to be God’s way of telling you that you have too much money. Now it’s SoulCycle and skin serums. Over the last decade “wellness” has become a luxury item and serums, which tend to mix health claims with beauty promises, have ridden the wellness wave with spectac ...

To move towards product launch with confidence, marketing teams need reliable consumer intelligence. Here at The Benchmarking Company, we are seeing brands turning back to the basics more and more to get this data—basics such as the time-tested focus group. A chance for bran

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Anyone passing through the lobby of Hotel Vitale on a recent Saturday afternoon would have heard delighted shrieks coming from a conference room.What sounded like a taping of Oprah’s FavoriteThings onWinfrey’s former television show was actually a room full of young women wh ...