Case Study

SELECTIVE PROFESSIONAL и BAREX

Growing Professional Hair-Care Brands in Russia

PRDigitalSMMInfluencer MarketingEvent MarketingE-commerceBrand Development

Integrated development of two Italian professional hair-care brands across digital, PR, social media, content, websites, events, professional community relations, clients and distributors.

SELECTIVE PROFESSIONAL и BAREX
Challenge

Growing two brands in the Russian market

Develop two Italian professional hair-care brands in the Russian market and build an integrated communication system for professionals, partners, distributors and end consumers.

Key objectives

  • Increase brand awareness while strengthening professional positioning.
  • Develop digital presence and owned online channels.
  • Build content and communication strategy.
  • Develop brand social media.
  • Support websites and e-commerce.
  • Work with media, influencers and opinion leaders.
  • Build relationships with the professional beauty community.
  • Organize brand participation in major professional industry events.
  • Produce large-scale proprietary brand events for clients, partners and distributors.
  • Maintain a consistent brand image across all touchpoints.
Context

Multiple audiences at once

The professional hair-care market requires communication with several audiences simultaneously:

  • hairstylists and colorists;
  • salon owners and professionals;
  • distributors;
  • the professional beauty community;
  • partners;
  • end consumers.

Brand communication must maintain professional credibility, strengthen industry relationships and remain accessible and attractive to the end consumer.

Offline communication also plays an important strategic role through professional exhibitions, industry events, presentations and proprietary brand events.

Strategy

An integrated communication ecosystem

Build an integrated communication ecosystem for each brand.
Develop separate communication logic for professional and consumer audiences.
Create expert content around professional hair care, coloring and product application.
Maintain visual communication aligned with international brand positioning.
Develop social media as full-scale brand media channels.
Integrate PR, SMM, influencers, ambassadors, digital and events.
Develop websites as complete brand and information platforms.
Build relationships with the professional beauty community.
Represent brands at professional exhibitions and major industry events.
Produce proprietary large-scale events for clients, partners and distributors.
My Role

Marketing / PR / Digital / EVENTS / BRANDING

MARKETING / PR / DIGITAL / EVENTS / BRAND DEVELOPMENT
Marketing and communication strategy development.
PR and Media.
Digital marketing management.
Development of brand social media.
Content strategy and editorial planning.
Influencer and opinion leader relations.
Development of brand websites.
Partnerships and collaborations.
Coordination of agencies, contractors and creative projects.
Organization of brand participation in professional exhibitions and industry events.
Planning and production of proprietary large-scale brand events.
Organization of events for clients and distributors.
Development of event concepts, programs, communication and visual identity.
Coordination of venues, contractors, participants and partners.
Marketing performance analysis.
Maintaining consistent brand communication.
EVENTS

EVENT ORGANIZATION

Offline communication was an essential part of brand development and professional audience relations.

01

PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRY EVENTS

Organization of Selective Professional and Barex participation in professional exhibitions and major beauty industry events.

The work included brand presence concepts, communication materials, professional audience engagement and communication before, during and after each event.

02

PROPRIETARY BRAND EVENTS

Production of large-scale Selective Professional and Barex events for clients, partners and distributors.

From concept and program development to venue management, contractors, visual identity, communications and guest coordination.

Digital Ecosystem

Digital Ecosystem

01

SOCIAL MEDIA

Development of official brand accounts, content strategy, visual communication and audience engagement.

02

WEBSITES

Development of Selective Professional and Barex websites as brand and information platforms.

03

CONTENT

Product, expert, educational and image-building content for professional and consumer audiences.

04

PR & INFLUENCERS

Relations with media, beauty professionals, influencers, opinion leaders and partners.

Key Channels

Official brand channels

Process

How the work is structured

01
Brand & Audience Analysis
02
Communication Strategy
03
Content & Social Media
04
PR, Influencers & Ambassadors
05
Digital & Websites
06
Events & Professional Community
07
Analytics & Optimization
Visual Materials

Visual Materials

SELECTIVE PROFESSIONAL
Brand, Events & Communication
01
BAREX
Brand, Events & Communication
02
Results

What was achieved

01

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION

Built a consistent communication system for professional audiences, partners, distributors and consumers.

02

DIGITAL PRESENCE

Developed owned digital channels including social media and brand websites.

03

CONTENT ECOSYSTEM

Built a structured ecosystem of expert, product, educational and image-building content.

04

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

Integrated the brands into the professional beauty industry through exhibitions, events, partnerships and expert community relations.

05

EVENT MARKETING

Produced proprietary large-scale brand events for clients, partners and distributors.

Key Takeaway

Long-term development of professional brands

The work with Selective Professional and Barex is an example of integrated long-term development of professional beauty brands.

PR, digital, content, social media, websites, professional industry events and proprietary brand events worked as one connected ecosystem.

This approach supported brand awareness, professional positioning and long-term relationships with clients, distributors and the professional beauty community.

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