In the spring of 2020, before coronavirus restrictions, Mary Kay® was planning an event to introduce the brand's skincare products to a cold audience through Mary Kay® Beauty Consultants. Due to the pandemic, offline events were canceled, and since Mary Kay® is a direct sales company, the opportunity to visually present skincare cosmetics that are not store-availabvle was lost. It was not apparent how to show the effect of cosmetic products without the opportunity to test them personally (at an event or in a store). In a limited time frame, a solution was required to introduce a new audience to skincare cosmetics and maintain interest in Mary Kay®. It was also important to build brand loyalty, because due to company's politicy, it is not possible to directly order products and test them personally.
We invited five bloggers of different ages with different skin types and skincare problems, who agreed to publish their pictures without filters or editing for 2 months. For them, being public figures, participation in this kind of experiment would be something exciting, bold and attention-grabbing. Bloggers have received unique care programs and were paired with Mary Kay® Beauty Consultants. An honest beauty experiment has begun!
During the pandemic people began to look for online alternatives for activities they were people deprived of due to coronavirus restrictions.
In order to achieve the set KPI, it was decided to find a fitting alternative for the event online. This is how the idea of a beauty experiment in the format of an online reality show was born. An idea, that would allow potential target audience to observe the effect of skincare cosmetics.
Basic goals:
Show the effect and positive changes in skin from Mary Kay® cosmetics within the span of two months. Since the event went from offline to online, we recalculated the KPI and set it to 24,300 hits on the page.
7,312 orders for Mary Kay® products in October of 2020 vs. 6,067 orders in August of 2020
30,733 hits (+26.5%) on the page vs. expected KPI of 24,300
639,240 people learned about the activation
Total native reach: 797,359 people
Total views: 11,225,142
Effie Belarus 2021 Bronze