5 Unmissable Insights: Business of Beauty. The Top 700 Industry Performers.
Marketing for beauty brands requires a highly nuanced approach. Success depends on how well you fine-tune your mix of influencers, platforms and content types to better meet the demands of the market. That’s why you don’t want to miss our S1 2022 Business of Beauty Top 700 Performers report.
We analyzed over 700 brands and 3 million placements to discover which content resonates best with beauty audiences, which influencer tiers bring in the most value, which social media platforms are growing (and which are declining), and much more.
Read on for a summary of 5 key insights from the report, and be sure to access the full report + 700 brands ranking for free here.
1. Instagram remains the juggernaut of social media, but TikTok drives growth
While Instagram generated a huge $2.8B in Media Impact Value (MIV®) for the 2021-2022 financial year, that figure was down 31% on the year before. Overall, YouTube and Facebook also declined year-on-year.
TikTok, on the other hand, was the biggest winner in growth, increasing MIV® for beauty brands by 176%. On top of that, TikTok is generating more value per placement, on average, than Instagram, highlighting the growing importance of shorter-format videos for beauty marketing.
2. Consumer preferences are changing in terms of the type of content people want to see
In-depth beauty tutorials used to be the go-to for video content, but that’s changing: in our S1 2022 report, lifestyle videos accounted for many of the top performers on YouTube.
This points to a shift in consumer interest for video content – but it’s not to say that tutorials can’t drive value. UK indie brand Blinc, for example, was the 6th biggest winner in MIV® growth, with longer-format tutorial videos driving their 407% year-on-year YouTube growth.
UK indie brand Blinc, was the 6th biggest winner in MIV® growth, with longer-format tutorial videos driving their 407% year-on-year YouTube growth.
On TikTok, viewers are seeking short, celebrity and entertainment-focused content, with the best-performing videos tending to be under 1 minute long.
3. Influencers are more crucial for beauty brands than fashion brands.
Compared to the fashion industry, beauty is more reliant on Influencers. This is especially true in China, where influencers account for the majority of MIV® for brands.
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Dior’s position as #1 beauty brand demonstrates how powerful the right influencer collaborations can be. As our report breaks down, K-Pop star Jisoo Kim has been a crucial ingredient in Dior’s success, with her posts raking in millions in MIV® and helping to catapult the brand to #1 position.
With beauty, building relationships is key, as is efficiently tracking and benchmarking campaigns: both of these things allow beauty brands to understand which influencer partnerships are working the best and then build on those partnerships to further grow their ROI.
4. Different tiers of influencers are best for different platforms
We know that influencers are crucial, but where should you focus your influencer marketing spend: on micro, mid-tier, mega, or star influencers? To answer this question, you need to take into account that there’s no one best type of influencer: different tiers resonate differently depending on the platform.
When we break down which tiers perform the best, we find that star influencers account for the majority share of MIV® across Chinese social media platforms such as Weibo, WeChat and Douyin, whereas mid-tier and mega influencers play a much more important role in driving MIV® on Instagram and Facebook.
Star influencers account for the majority share of MIV® across Chinese social media platforms such as Weibo, WeChat and Douyin.
Ultimately, the most successful beauty brands are those that establish a diversified portfolio of influencers where both the platform and the geographic location are taken into account.
5. Celebrity beauty brands are flagging – with one exception
Despite the influx of celebrity beauty brands hitting the market in the past few years, consumer skepticism has never been higher. Research by TrustPilot found that 67% of US consumers have a “low” level of trust in celebrities, particularly when it comes to health and beauty products.
This is likely why celebrity-owned and led beauty brands have not seen significant growth year-over-year, with the exception of one: Kylie Cosmetics. Thanks to two key factors, which we outline in the full report, Kylie Cosmetics ranked #18 in S1 2022, generating over $121M in MIV®.
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