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What Indie Beauty Brands Should Know Before Negotiating With Manufacturers
There is no beauty industry without beauty products. To make most beauty products, brands turn to contract manufacturers specializing in the mass production of market-ready skincare, haircare and cosmetics. Across the country, there are 190 skincare contract manufacturers...

Beauty On Amazon Part 2: Evaluating Options Available To Beauty Brands When Engaging Amazon
In Part 1 of our Beauty On Amazon series, we explored why Amazon is so invested in becoming a major player in beauty retail and what makes the industry so attractive...

Influencer Marketing: Strategies For Indie Beauty Brands
With the pathway to viral, organic growth a dream that’s disappearing, paid influencer marketing is one of the lower-cost options available to beauty brands looking to scale their businesses. Influencer marketing is maturing and increasing in value and,...

Beauty On Amazon Part 1: What Has Amazon Done In Beauty?
To Amazon or not to Amazon? In the nearly three years since Beauty Independent launched, beauty brand founders’ responses to the Amazon question have largely moved from “maybe” to “yes.” However, the yeses...

The Insider’s Guide To Engaging Retail Buyers At Trade Shows
For brands at the Indie Beauty Expo, first impressions matter. From the visual allure of their exhibition spaces and the arrangement of products on display to the confidence of their retail pitches and knowledge of...
