Innovation is something you hear on a daily basis in beauty but it's rarely justified.
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Back in June we ran a guest article from social media consultant Richard Stacy that argued, rather than offering a powerful tool for connecting with consumers, Social Media was actually a fairly ineffectual medium for engagement.
Read MoreFiona Klonarides is one of the UK’s most influential beauty bloggers and founder of the Beauty Shortlist, an honest edit of the best beauty products on the market today.
Read MoreMark Twain once wrote, ‘Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.’ A fair warning but then Twain wrote at a time when many of those in the business of prediction relied on crystal balls and tea leaves.
Read MoreThis week we are proud to welcome Richard Stacey from Social Media Architecture. Richard is a social media specialist who has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world including Microsoft, RBS and Discovery Networks. While Richard believes that Facebook and Twitter et al are easy to use, he knows the tricky bit is understanding what to use them for.
Read MoreAt this year’s in-cosmetics trends presentations, suncare and haircare were singled out as having massive growth and innovation opportunities.
Read MoreAsia is light-years ahead of Western beauty markets in terms of sophistication, innovation and product usage. This is the conclusion I came to listening to Florence Bernardin’s* presentation on “Innovative Beauty from Japan, Korea and China” at this year’s in-cosmetics show earlier this month.
Read MoreThe results of our consumer research (in association with YouGov) are in and they confirm what we’ve all been thinking. More consumers than ever are waiting for discounts before they purchase beauty products.
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Imogen is currently in Hamburg where she’s not only attending important trends presentations but also presenting her own findings from the latest Premium Market Report 2014, which launches this Monday.Here are some of the hot trends she's discovered:
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I was chatting to someone this week who told me how difficult he’d found it to get hold of good reliable information on the premium beauty markets. His trip to the British Library in search of market data had been futile, frustrating and hadn’t yielded the answers he needed.
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Séan Harrington is a leading figure in the international spa and beauty industry, having headed up his company, Elemis, since 1990. By travelling, researching and immersing himself in all aspects of brand development and international expansion, Séan is supremely well placed to comment on the direction of the premium beauty industry.
Read MoreLast week Imogen spoke to LS:N Global at their Polarity Paradox Preview Network Evening, held at The Future Laboratory HQ about the Flat Age Society and the untapped potential of the older female beauty market.
Read MoreSelfridges has always been at the forefront of beauty innovation and is about to launch the Beauty Project, the biggest storewide initiative of the year. From May 1, Selfridges’ world famous windows will be dedicated to various aspects of the project which is designed to ask controversial questions around beauty and feminism.
Read MoreDuring the run up to publication of this year’s Premium Market Report 2014, I’ll be interviewing a number of senior beauty industry executives to find out their views on the state of the premium beauty market.
Read MorePremium beauty experienced a sparkling year in 2013*, culminating in Christmas, the high sales point of the year. So what’s in store for 2014?
Read MoreIt's Christmas! We hope you're having a good one. I don't need to tell you that this is an important time of year for premium beauty, especially fine fragrance. The industry has done a good job educating the market to buy all year around but December remains make or break month.
Read MoreOver the past decade, discounting has become more widespread within the premium beauty market. An effective tactic during tough economies certainly but at what cost? And as the economy begins to recover is it time for a new mindset?
Read MorePremium and masstige beauty are far more competitive than appearances might suggest. No more so than during the recent recession which has made consumers very aware of how much money they have available to spend.
Read MoreSo much has changed in the premium beauty industry over the past 10 years. The deluge of new product launches, the discovery of new skincare technologies and the emergence of niche brands.
Read More‘You can never have too much of a good thing’, so the saying goes. While the sentiment is a nice one, I’m sure there are plenty of fitness professionals, dieticians and doctors who’d beg to differ.
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