Hello Hello Hello,
Are we over the Jamnagar hangover?
From Bill Gates in an Indian attire to witnessing Rihana screw up Radhika’s names, it had all the masala.
Do you know theories are going on that Rihanna performed at Ambani's pre-wedding to enter the Indian market with Fenty Beauty? She's targeting Sephora India, recently acquired by Reliance Retail. Indeed a Smart business move if the theories are true!
Speaking of Sephora, they've totally revolutionized the beauty game by becoming leading global beauty retailer worldwide. There’s a lot that we can learn from the brand.
In this newsletter, we'll break down their winning strategies to see how you can make a similar splash in YOUR business
💄Marketing lessons from Sephora
Sephora has been redefining the way beauty products are marketed and sold. With its innovative marketing strategies, Sephora has generated a loyal customer base and transformed the beauty industry. Here’s how they dominate the game:
🫂 Building Community based Loyalty
Sephora's Beauty Insider Program is a successful loyalty program that uses tiers, exclusive rewards, and personalized product recommendations to motivate customers to spend more. The program is free to join, but the higher tiers offer more benefits, such as exclusive discounts and early access to sales. Sephora's rewards program is seen as high-end or luxurious, and they have created a redemption process that reflects that.
👩🏻💻 Seamless Integration of Offline & Online
They developed a mobile app that acts as a personal shopping assistant, offering recommendations, reviews, and a virtual makeup try-on. By merging digital and physical retail efforts, they track the whole customer journey, enhancing the shopping experience across channels. The app empowers customers to make confident purchases without relying on sales reps or external research.
👧🏻 Comprehensive 360-Degree Customer Profiles
Sephora brings together data from online and in-store interactions to understand customers better by tracking the whole customer journey from online browsing and purchasing to in-store interactions with sales representatives and over-the-counter sales. . This helps them tailor products and offers to individual preferences, influencing future purchases. Additionally, the mobile app enhances data collection, providing valuable insights into audience habits and preferences.
🤝 Hyper-Personalization
One of Sephora's key goals is to focus on creating a quality experience for each individual shopper whether on the web, on mobile or in-store. In order to accomplish this, Sephora uses data gathered from their customers' shopping habits to design informative marketing content that is both helpful to a wide segment of their audience and personalized to an individual shopper's needs.
📚Resources of the Week
March Marketing Ideas for Retailers
Steal top strategies that our clients at Xeno have been using to CRUSH MARCH SALES year-on-year
Here’s a sneak peek of what’s inside the guide for you:
- Strategies to Maximize Holi Sales For QSR brands
- Strategies to Maximize Holi Sales for beauty & skincare brands
- Mid-season Sale Blueprint for Fashion Brands
Download the March Marketing Guide for Free here
Marketing Calendar for the FY 24-25
With the arrival of the new financial year, comes the added stress of planning campaigns and devising strategies. But fret not, we've got you covered.
Unlock a treasure trove of campaign ideas and strategies for every month with Xeno’s 6th edition of the Ultimate Marketing Calendar 2024.
Grab your FREE Marketing Calendar Excel featuring:
Industry-specific campaign ideas & strategies Key dates and events for each month of the year
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That's all for today! See you next week.
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