Case Study Analysis and Solutions

Case ID: 614013

Abstract:
Case Solution & Analysis for Living Proof: Are we a technology company or a beauty company? by Willy Shih
Jon Flint came up with the idea of a science-based beauty company while talking with his hairdresser about the problems with typical hair and skin care products. Together with small team that included Professor Robert Langer of MIT, he committed to assemble a team of scientists from outside the beauty industry to challenge the conventional wisdom. Their company, Living Proof, wanted to offer women "proof in a bottle" rather than "hope in a bottle." As the firm came to market with its first products, it focused on explaining its science to consumers. It found it increasingly necessary to direct more of its resources towards marketing, including a major investment in Jennifer Aniston as its celebrity spokesperson. Were they becoming less of a biotech company and more like a traditional beauty company? How did they reconcile the desire for continued high spending on R&D with the need to ramp up marketing?

Keywords:
Commercialization, Innovation, Marketing, Marketing strategy, Product positioning, R&D, Strategy, Living Proof Are we a technology company or a beauty company Case Solution

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