Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Are the Top Ranked Beauty Brands on Social Media of Them All?

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - Aug 12, 2015) - The U.S. beauty industry is a $56.63 billion dollar market and social media has become a massive avenue for brands to market their products and engage consumers.

Today, technology and data company Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL), creator of eValue Analytics™ and the eValue™ score, released data rankings of the top women's U.S. beauty brands in the haircare, skincare and makeup categories on social media, which includes Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Top 10 Women's Haircare Brands on Social Media

Ranking		Facebook		Twitter		Instagram
1		Aveda		OGX Beauty		Neutrogena
2		OGX Beauty		Aveda		L'Oréal Paris
3		John Frieda US		Neutrogena		Pantene Pro-V
4		Kérastase		L'Oréal Paris		Dove
5		Aveeno		Dove		Aveda
6		Redken		Pantene Pro-V		Garnier USA
7		L'Oréal Paris		Head & Shoulders		OGX Beauty
8		Frederic Fekkai		Suave Beauty		Matrix
9		Pureology Serious Colour Care		Garnier USA		John Frieda US
10		Matrix Professional Haircare		Frederic Fekkai		Frederic Fekkai

Top 10 Women's Skincare Brands on Social Media

Ranking		Facebook		Twitter		Instagram
1		Arbonne		Aveda		Estée Lauder
2		Kiehl's		Neutrogena		Neutrogena
3		Burt's Bees		L'Oréal Paris		L'Oréal Paris
4		Estée Lauder		Dove		Clinique
5		Jergens		Clinique		Clean & Clear
6		Shiseido		Estée Lauder		philosophy
7		Aveda		Clean & Clear		CLARINS
8		Avon		Arbonne		Kiehl's
9		Clinique		Origins		Lancome
10		philosophy		Avon		Avon

Top 10 Women's Makeup Brands on Social Media

Ranking		Facebook		Twitter		Instagram
1		MARY KAY		Benefit Cosmetics		Anastasia Beverly Hills
2		Benefit Cosmetics		Kat Von D Beauty		Benefit Cosmetics US
3		Arbonne		Anastasia Beverly Hills		Tarte Cosmetics
4		Urban Decay Cosmetics		MACcosmetics		Kat Von D Beauty
5		Sephora		Sephora		NYX Cosmetics
6		Anastasia Beverly Hills		Maybelline New York		Too Faced Cosmetics
7		Rimmel London		Urban Decay		e.l.f. Cosmetics
8		Too Faced Cosmetics		BECCA Cosmetics		Maybelline New York
9		NYX Cosmetics		e.l.f. Cosmetics		BECCA Cosmetics
10		Bobbi Brown Cosmetics		NARS		NARS

There are a number of ways brands can leverage social media channels to attract and retain consumers. Given the size of the platform, Facebook provides a great opportunity to generate reach and impact among fans, while Twitter is a space for brands to interact in real-time conversations. Instagram, however, has become the optimal channel for beauty brands to reach current and potential consumers.

The women's makeup category saw the highest eValue scores of any of the categories ranked. Anastasia Beverly Hills took the top spot with the highest eValue score of 96.44 out of a possible 100. The brand also saw the highest Engagement and Impact scores, demonstrating that their mix of content from professional photos to user generated content is propelling their brand to the top. Overall, the makeup category saw the highest Impact subscores, which can be attributed to the extremely high active user base on this channel.

"Social media has provided the beauty industry with a great avenue to connect with their audience. What is interesting is that instead of these brands solely relying on professionally generated advertisements to market their products, user generated content, particularly by influencers, has enabled these brands to further engage their audience and expand their footprint," said Bryan Segal CEO at Engagement Labs.

"Social media has reinvented the meaning of DIY in beauty. Today, major social media influencers as well as everyday consumers are using channels like Instagram to showcase their makeup artistry, and endorse the brands that make them feel glamorous. Smart brands are initiating these activities and, at the very least, repurposing them on their own branded channels to influence purchasing decisions. Through the power of social media, brands are getting the connectivity with consumers that amplifies and expands their traditional advertising efforts," added Segal.

Ranking among the top social media brands for haircare was Aveda and OGX Beauty on Facebook and Twitter. Both OGX Beauty and Aveda ranked within the Top 10 in each social channel showing a strong social media presence.

Global brand L'Oréal Paris also ranked within the Top 10 for the women's haircare category across all channels. The brand saw high Impact subscores, however under-indexed with respect to their Engagement subscore. Continuing the Instagram beauty trend L'Oréal Paris ranked second on the channel behind Neutrogena, with Pantene Pro-V coming in at number three.

In the skincare category Arbonne came in at number one with an eValue score of 82.05, while, Kiehl's and Burt's Bees took the second and third spot on Facebook. Arbonne, saw the highest Engagement subscore, while Avon had the highest Impact subscore of the group - driving great opportunity for Avon.

"While many of the brands scored highly with respect to Engagement, many had room to improve when it came to Responsiveness. Responding to fans and followers allows these brands to truly connect with their audiences by creating a two-way dialogue. These opportunities can drive further brand affinity and greater revenue generating opportunities," noted Segal.

About Engagement Labs

Engagement Labs' eValue™ Score is the global benchmark for social media scoring. eValue Analytics Pro, an enterprise-grade social media analytics platform, scores brands between 0-100. The eValue suite measures brands' social media and digital marketing efforts. It's composed of a series of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs), including Engagement, Responsiveness and Impact, which is benchmarked against 100,000+ hand picked and verified brands.

The eValue score is composed of Engagement, Impact and Responsiveness metrics. Engagement is the level of interaction content receives on a specific social network, Impact is the unique reach content receives on a specific social network, and Responsiveness measures how much, how fast and how well a brand responds to actual conversations amongst its users.

Engagement Labs (TSX VENTURE: EL) offers intelligent social data, analytics and insights for organizations that are actively engaging on social networks. Offered as a SaaS or through an API, the eValue Analytics platform allows brands to measure and maximize the effectiveness of their social media marketing campaigns, as well as measure that of their competitors across major social networks Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Additionally, through the Keller Fay Group division of Engagement Labs, brands can also measure the marketing performance of offline word of mouth conversations. Engagement Labs maintains offices in Toronto and New Brunswick, New Jersey. www.engagementlabs.com / www.evaluesuite.com