This morning L’Oréal USA and Demand Media put out a press release that Wall Street seems to have loved since shares of Demand bounced up over 5% as of time of publication in a otherwise down day in the market.
Here is the press release:
“Today L’Oréal USA and Demand Media announced an innovative, multi-dimensional partnership combining custom content and exclusive media designed to connect L’Oréal brands with women seeking personalized beauty solutions.”
“The partnership will launch on two of Demand Media’s properties – typeF.com, and the eHow Style channel.”
“In addition, the original content will be available on a YouTube channel created especially for L’Oréal USA by Demand Media. Using its innovative publishing platform, Demand Media will create and deliver contextually-relevant L’Oréal messages to women who are at the point of intent, the moment before site visitors are ready to take action”
“This collaboration goes beyond any online initiative we’ve undertaken to date because Demand Media offers something no other partner could; the ability to deliver highly-focused beauty content that is personalized for each consumer and presented in the context of their individual needs,” said Marc Speichert, chief marketing officer of L’Oréal USA. “This exclusive partnership is an opportunity for all of our brands, small and large, to be present whenever consumers with specific needs are seeking beauty information. It’s a unique experience that delivers true value to our key consumers.”
“Through its proprietary publishing platform, Demand Media is able to listen to consumer signals expressed via their actions online through search queries and in social and mobile applications.”
“After reviewing the millions of signals women are sending about their beauty needs and interests, Demand Media uncovered five key areas for which women are consistently seeking beauty related content: Hair, Eyes, Skin Care, Face, and Lips. ”
“Based on these learnings, Demand Media will create an original, high-quality video series for L’Oréal featuring brands such as Maybelline New York, Garnier, Redken, Lancôme and others that will provide relevant, helpful advice and practical how-to information. The exclusive video series will be featured on typeF.com, L’Oréal’s YouTube channel and on L’Oréal sites. This model enables advertisers to reach consumers when they are actually finding what they are looking for online – at a point where intention is likely to be higher.”
“Beauty is an exceptional category for us because it is so specific and so personal to each individual. ”
“Listening to people who are actively looking for information to help them – and then delivering on that need, is what Demand Media does,” said Joanne Bradford, chief revenue officer at Demand Media. “L’Oréal has the same approach as they bring products to market – they deliver tailored, personalized products for every woman’s unique skin tone, eye color, etc. Together, we are bringing that same strategy to L’Oréal’s consumers online.”
“The exclusive campaign will match the newly created content with the unique voice of each Demand Media destination. typeF.com is Demand Media’s recently-launched beauty and fashion destination created in conjunction with Tyra’s Bankable Enterprises, and the eHow Style channel is a leading online destination for practical, trusted style and beauty advice on eHow.com. eHow Style is uniquely able to provide consumers with practical, action-oriented information, and typeF.com engages with women at a personal and social level.”
BullS says
TypeF what does F stand for? F*&^%K
lmao
should be like generationHot
MHB says
Do I have to teach you everything:
she wanted Type F to make women “Feel safe, feel beautiful and feel like they are special.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2011/03/tyra-banks-and-demand-media-launch-type-f-a-new-fashion-and-beauty-website.html
BullS says
Feel Sexy , feel skinny , feel whatever…
It is all in your “Head”
Thanks for the free lessons about “WOMEN”- kinda of K-omplicated
anecdote says
didn’t someone post that he thought the ehow site was down? sounds like he had a dns problem.
so much for akamai dns service.
obviously stock prices respond to press releases. people respond to hype and buzz.
but long term, will this produce any income?
seems this is just a euphemistic way of announcing l’oreal has been reduced to using seo, and demand media’s pitch worked on them.
the backlink-weighted search engine model of advertising is dragging all businesses down to using lame seo tactics.
demand’s business outside of enom is entirely dependent on seo. if the backlink-weighting trend in search engines shifts, or google stops releasing detailed search statistics, the whole business model disappears.
back in 2002-3, google was an alternative to the paid links model in search. seo and companies like demand media just keep piling straw and the camel’s back. they may drive coders and users to search for alternatives to google.
castles made of sand.
Brad says
Sounds like a minor bit of positive news in a sea of bad news recently. I doubt this is enough to stop the bleeding.
Brad