Debut of first women's scent from Sean John Fragrances, founded by entertainment mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, was celebrated Sept. 19 with a launch party held inside a $35 mil. mansion "in one of New York's most exclusive neighborhoods" and broadcasted live on the Internet, "allowing millions of viewers to have unlimited VIP access to the red carpet arrivals and even go inside this celebrity-packed event," according to marketer Estee Lauder. Guest celebrity hosts Terrence J and Rocsi from BET's "106 & Park" top-ten video countdown guided viewers through the party and passed along user-generated questions to Diddy and other celebrities via instant message. Unforgivable Woman is available this month in department and specialty stores nationwide; it retails for $55 for 2.5 oz. and $75 for 4.2 oz. Advertising also launching in September in national and regional magazines, as well as non-traditional media, features model Jessica Gomes as shot by photographer Eric Ogden. Lauder says the campaign is "as racy as [Sean John's] first fragrance campaign" in support of the men's Unforgivable scent - the top-selling new fragrance of 2006 (1"The Rose Sheet" May 21, 2007, p. 7)...
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The US FTC’s contention that ‘notice and choice’ has failed as the cornerstone of consumer privacy regulation and must be abandoned in favor of data minimization and other more stringent measures does not adequately account for the complexity of business practices and consumer behavior, FTC commissioner Melissa Holyoak asserted at the NAD’s 2024 Annual Conference.
FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak says the agency has acted outside the bounds afforded by Congress, citing several areas within consumer protection, including a recent update to the final rule for the Health Breach Notification Rule and the commission’s use of notices of penalty offense to serve as the basis for Section 5 settlements.
At one year, TikTok Shop conjures the early days of Amazon, representing the ‘Wild West’ of beauty ecommerce, said co-founders of private label and contract manufacturing company KO-Pack at the IBA Cosmetics Convergence Fall 2024 Virtual Symposium, “The Promise and Pitfalls of TikTok Shop.”
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Thibaut Mongon is out as Kenvue CEO, a post he’s held since J&J spun it out in July 2023, after the firm’s results came under increased investor scrutiny over the past year. The board appointed as interim CEO Kirk Perry, a board member since December who most recently headed technology, data and pre
The US House of Representatives passes legislation requiring manufacturers of non-flushable wet wipes to label products as ‘non-flushable," a move endorsed by the Personal Care Products Council.
Perrigo stands to gain up to €327m with sale of brands such as ACO and Emolium to KKR.
