Digital Makeover
How L'Oréal Put People First to Build a Beauty Tech Powerhouse
1st Edition
Published on 17. February 2021
224 pages
978-1-119-70608-3 (ISBN)
Description
Get an insider's perspective into how this 110-year old world leader in beauty built on its legacy to transform itself into a digital and tech powerhouse
Digital Makeover: How L'Oréal Put People First to Build a Beauty Tech Powerhouse examines L'Oréal's successful people-driven digital transformation. Professors and authors Beatrice Collin and Marie Taillard set out exactly how L'Oréal turned itself into a digital and tech powerhouse by building on its legacy to reimagine relationships inside the company, and with its customers and partners.
Digital Makeover comprehensively describes L'Oréal's strategy, including:
* Maintaining market leadership in the face of disruption
* Believing in the transformative power of the organization, its legacy and its people
* A social-centric approach to beauty tech, ecommerce and digital services
* The company's successful play for market dominance in China
* Case studies that showcase best practices for digital transformation across sectors
Digital Makeover is perfect for anyone interested in business strategy, marketing, or digital transformation, as well as businesspeople and leaders from inside and outside the beauty industry and belongs on the shelves of anyone with an interest in organizational transformation, management, leadership, and digital strategies.
Digital Makeover: How L'Oréal Put People First to Build a Beauty Tech Powerhouse examines L'Oréal's successful people-driven digital transformation. Professors and authors Beatrice Collin and Marie Taillard set out exactly how L'Oréal turned itself into a digital and tech powerhouse by building on its legacy to reimagine relationships inside the company, and with its customers and partners.
Digital Makeover comprehensively describes L'Oréal's strategy, including:
* Maintaining market leadership in the face of disruption
* Believing in the transformative power of the organization, its legacy and its people
* A social-centric approach to beauty tech, ecommerce and digital services
* The company's successful play for market dominance in China
* Case studies that showcase best practices for digital transformation across sectors
Digital Makeover is perfect for anyone interested in business strategy, marketing, or digital transformation, as well as businesspeople and leaders from inside and outside the beauty industry and belongs on the shelves of anyone with an interest in organizational transformation, management, leadership, and digital strategies.
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Béatrice Collin | COLLIN | Marie Taillard
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BÉATRICE COLLIN is Professor of Strategy and International Management at ESCP Business School. Her research focuses on digital innovation and transformation, and she is recognized as a leading global expert on L'Oréal.
MARIE TAILLARD is Professor of Marketing at ESCP Business School. She has over thirty years of experience supporting small and large companies worldwide and teaches across continents in graduate and executive learning programs. Her research focuses on digital transformation and customer centricity.
MARIE TAILLARD is Professor of Marketing at ESCP Business School. She has over thirty years of experience supporting small and large companies worldwide and teaches across continents in graduate and executive learning programs. Her research focuses on digital transformation and customer centricity.
Content
Foreword: Permanent Reinvention in the Genes ix
Introduction: Building a Beauty Powerhouse xiii
Part I Four Foundational Pillars 1
1 Orchestrate Creativity 3
The Importance of an Evangelist 4
Time to Improvise 6
From Creative Chaos to Orchestrated Rigor 13
Enabling Resonance 16
2 Cultivate Healthy Doubt 21
Productive Anxiety 22
Challenging the Status Quo 23
Permanent Questioning 24
The Dual Innovation Channel 25
Balancing Passion with Science 26
Tensions and Achievements 27
Market Leader and Challenger 28
3 Learn and Innovate with Rigor 37
Innovators Are Most Valuable Players 39
Do, Undo, and Redo 42
Incubators as Promoters of Change 47
4 Listen with Curiosity 51
Politeness of the Heart 54
Seizing What's Emerging 59
L'Oréalization 60
Full Color Palette 61
Ban the Boring 64
An Open Innovation Ecosystem 65
Part II A Human-Centered Transformation 71
5 Centering Customers 73
A Focus Shift 75
Precision Marketing 80
Seamless Customer Journeys 81
The Strategic Use of Data 84
6 Becoming Social 89
Social Centricity 92
Friends Find Solutions 94
Friends Give Advice 95
Friends Take You Places 96
Friends Share Their Looks 97
Friends Shop with You 98
Friends Stick Together 100
7 Transforming Relationships with Partners 105
From a Chain to an Ecosystem 106
Ecosystems' Key Attributes 108
Ecosystems Perform in Times of Crisis 114
8 Putting People First 119
Teams Are the New Heroes 122
Customer Satisfaction Is the New Product Performance 124
Eat What You Cook Is the New Leave Before It Burns 125
Frame and Trust Is the New Control 128
Problem-Solving Together Is the New Meeting Behavior 130
Empowerment Is the New Management 132
Test and Learn Is the New Perfection 133
Cooperation Is the New Confrontation 135
Conclusion 139
Acknowledgments 143
About the Authors 147
Appendix 1: L'Oréal's History: A Timeline of Significant Dates 151
Appendix 2: Timeline of L'Oréal's Acquisitions and Strategies 153
Appendix 3: A Selection of L'Oréal Brands by Category 2020 159
Appendix 4: Global Beauty Industry Data 161
Notes 167
References 175
Index 183
Introduction: Building a Beauty Powerhouse xiii
Part I Four Foundational Pillars 1
1 Orchestrate Creativity 3
The Importance of an Evangelist 4
Time to Improvise 6
From Creative Chaos to Orchestrated Rigor 13
Enabling Resonance 16
2 Cultivate Healthy Doubt 21
Productive Anxiety 22
Challenging the Status Quo 23
Permanent Questioning 24
The Dual Innovation Channel 25
Balancing Passion with Science 26
Tensions and Achievements 27
Market Leader and Challenger 28
3 Learn and Innovate with Rigor 37
Innovators Are Most Valuable Players 39
Do, Undo, and Redo 42
Incubators as Promoters of Change 47
4 Listen with Curiosity 51
Politeness of the Heart 54
Seizing What's Emerging 59
L'Oréalization 60
Full Color Palette 61
Ban the Boring 64
An Open Innovation Ecosystem 65
Part II A Human-Centered Transformation 71
5 Centering Customers 73
A Focus Shift 75
Precision Marketing 80
Seamless Customer Journeys 81
The Strategic Use of Data 84
6 Becoming Social 89
Social Centricity 92
Friends Find Solutions 94
Friends Give Advice 95
Friends Take You Places 96
Friends Share Their Looks 97
Friends Shop with You 98
Friends Stick Together 100
7 Transforming Relationships with Partners 105
From a Chain to an Ecosystem 106
Ecosystems' Key Attributes 108
Ecosystems Perform in Times of Crisis 114
8 Putting People First 119
Teams Are the New Heroes 122
Customer Satisfaction Is the New Product Performance 124
Eat What You Cook Is the New Leave Before It Burns 125
Frame and Trust Is the New Control 128
Problem-Solving Together Is the New Meeting Behavior 130
Empowerment Is the New Management 132
Test and Learn Is the New Perfection 133
Cooperation Is the New Confrontation 135
Conclusion 139
Acknowledgments 143
About the Authors 147
Appendix 1: L'Oréal's History: A Timeline of Significant Dates 151
Appendix 2: Timeline of L'Oréal's Acquisitions and Strategies 153
Appendix 3: A Selection of L'Oréal Brands by Category 2020 159
Appendix 4: Global Beauty Industry Data 161
Notes 167
References 175
Index 183
