Marketing: Cosmetics and L'or Al
L’Oreal:
Introduction:
The L 'Oréal Group is the world 's largest cosmetics and beauty company.[2] With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of clichy, France,[3] it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics. Concentrating on hair colour,skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfumes and hair care, the company is active in the dermatological, tissue engineering andpharmaceutical fields and is the top nanotechnology patent-holder in the United States.[4]
History: L’Oréal got its start in the hair-color business, but the company soon branched out into other cleansing and beauty products. L’Oréal currently markets over 500 brands and many thousands of individual products in all sectors of the beauty business: hair color, permanents, hair styling, body and skin care, cleansers, makeup and fragrances. The company 's products are found in a wide variety of distribution channels, from hair salons and perfumeries to hyper - and supermarkets, health/beauty outlets, pharmacies and direct mail
On 17 March 2006, L 'Oréal purchased cosmetics company The Body Shop for £562 million.
The company has recently faced discrimination lawsuits in France related to the hiring of spokesmodels and institutional racism. In the UK, L 'Oréal has faced widespread condemnation from OFCOM regarding truth in their advertising and marketing campaigns concerning the product performance of one of their mascara brands.
L 'Oréal 's famous advertising slogan is "Because I 'm worth it". In the mid 2000s, this was replaced by "Because you 're worth it". In late 2009, the slogan was changed again to "Because we 're worth it" following motivation analysis and work into consumer psychology of Dr. Maxim Titorenko. The shift to "we" was made to create stronger consumer involvement in L 'Oréal philosophy and lifestyle and provide more consumer satisfaction with L 'Oréal products. L 'Oréal also owns a Hair and Body products line for kids called L 'Oréal Kids, the
Introduction:
The L 'Oréal Group is the world 's largest cosmetics and beauty company.[2] With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of clichy, France,[3] it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics. Concentrating on hair colour,skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfumes and hair care, the company is active in the dermatological, tissue engineering andpharmaceutical fields and is the top nanotechnology patent-holder in the United States.[4]
History: L’Oréal got its start in the hair-color business, but the company soon branched out into other cleansing and beauty products. L’Oréal currently markets over 500 brands and many thousands of individual products in all sectors of the beauty business: hair color, permanents, hair styling, body and skin care, cleansers, makeup and fragrances. The company 's products are found in a wide variety of distribution channels, from hair salons and perfumeries to hyper - and supermarkets, health/beauty outlets, pharmacies and direct mail
On 17 March 2006, L 'Oréal purchased cosmetics company The Body Shop for £562 million.
The company has recently faced discrimination lawsuits in France related to the hiring of spokesmodels and institutional racism. In the UK, L 'Oréal has faced widespread condemnation from OFCOM regarding truth in their advertising and marketing campaigns concerning the product performance of one of their mascara brands.
L 'Oréal 's famous advertising slogan is "Because I 'm worth it". In the mid 2000s, this was replaced by "Because you 're worth it". In late 2009, the slogan was changed again to "Because we 're worth it" following motivation analysis and work into consumer psychology of Dr. Maxim Titorenko. The shift to "we" was made to create stronger consumer involvement in L 'Oréal philosophy and lifestyle and provide more consumer satisfaction with L 'Oréal products. L 'Oréal also owns a Hair and Body products line for kids called L 'Oréal Kids, the
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