Beauty and Cosmetics Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

Elizabeth Arden

Through her salons and cosmetics line, Arden was a pioneer in the development of the personal care industry. By 1929, Arden owned 150 salons throughout the world, sold her 1,000 different products in 25... View Details

Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

25 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

pick something they like to do, work hard, and not worry about the rest—success will come.—Todd Krasnow Rhyne's idea for meeting the "weekly beauty needs"—manicures, facials, massages—of... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

21 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Agricultural Investing: Where Boots Meet Suits

that provides underrepresented minorities in finance with the resources and guidance needed to develop into industry leaders. As a Toigo Fellow, I was able to meet with top investment management firms before... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

11 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Business of Saving the Planet

debate barriers and opportunities for business and environmental sustainability at a Harvard Business School research gathering. Corporate Sustainability: A Strategy?Between 2012 View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Green Technology

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

panel displays were ¥140 billion in 2006 (approximately $1.2 billion), with the market expected to double in size by 2009. The company is also expanding into cosmetics and dietary supplements. As it happens,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women—a History

professor Nancy Koehn, pointing out that women played key roles in the early American economy through the development of cottage industries and in the organization and work of... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Peeling Back the Global Brand

Hans-Willi Schroiff, vice president of market research and business intelligence for the German company Henkel, described why detergent has made a valuable case study for new and edgy marketing. (They... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Retail

17 Aug 2021
Blog Post

New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

on a beautiful beach right in our neighborhood. I’m also very passionate about animals and I look forward to learning about the local animal rescue organizations in Rhode Island View Details

18 Feb 2021
Blog Post

SIPs in 2021

spoke to me; I took the message of living life with urgency to heart,” recalls Lailah Thompson (MBA 2021). “It’s really what I needed, especially for a time like this. I see my future self in Boz; she is an amazing, beautiful Black woman... View Details

November 2010
Article

Capitalizing on the Underdog Effect

By: Anat Keinan, Neeru Paharia and Jill Avery

This article presents the results of a study that investigated the use of the underdog effect in marketing. The idea of triumphing over disadvantages by impassioned determination is said to be a powerfully positive image, which can lead consumers to choose a brand over... View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Brand Management; Brands; Brand Positioning; Competitive Positioning; Competition; Brands and Branding; Advertising Campaigns; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry; Advertising Industry

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21 Sep 2016
News

Fashion’s Transparent Translator

In 2007, Imran Amed (MBA 2002) started blogging about an industry that fascinated him: fashion. A former McKinsey consultant, the Canadian noticed the suits and creatives of the business didn’t always... View Details

29 Oct 2007
HBS Case

Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement

harder to gain credibility with commercial messages. “The sports marketing industry is a global business.” As a result, many of the highest-paid athletes now make more money from endorsements and other... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

29 Apr 2015
Blog Post

2+2: Challenging Conceptions of Business

business, I knew I had to apply. The 2+2 Program reaffirmed my belief that business has the potential to impact all industries and all aspects of life. What was your undergraduate background?I attended NYU’s... View Details

20 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 20

314-087 Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science Considers the marketing and strategic challenges faced by natural beauty brands... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2017
News

Case Study: Something New

Anomalie offers brides a new way to buy a wedding dress—custom designed, online, and at a reasonable price. That makes the company, well, an anomaly in the $55 billion United States wedding industry, which is well known for its opaque... View Details

Keywords: April White

29 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Finding professional purpose: Building an impactful career that reflects your values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)

Life is Good, I led a lifestyle apparel brand dedicated to spreading optimism. Later, I joined Katie Couric Media as President of Katie Couric Media Marketplace, where we collaborated with purpose-driven brands. More recently, I served as CEO of a private equity-backed... View Details

31 Jan 2025
News

New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses

“But we had never thought about trying to serve for-profit businesses prior to the pandemic.” Priscilla Jiminian, Founder of Skinergy Beauty LLC, a skin care and cosmetics line... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

23 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 23

Working PapersCatering to Characteristics (revised) Authors:Greenwood, Robin, and Samuel Hanson Abstract When investors overvalue a particular firm characteristic, corporations endowed with that characteristic can absorb some of the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

extremely hard to do. Worse yet, it doesn't work. The bulldog doesn't suddenly become beautiful because it was forced to wear lipstick. Nothing else about the bulldog or its behavior has changed. It makes the bulldog angry. View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

29 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)

purpose-driven brands. More recently, I served as CEO of a private equity-backed beauty and wellness company. Like many career journeys, my path ebbed and flowed. When my kids... View Details

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