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March 8, 2023
Jodi Katz of Base Beauty Creative Agency: Five Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Launched My Business or Startup
Taking the risk to start a company is a feat few are fully equipped for. Any business owner knows that the first few years in business are anything but glamorous. As part of this interview series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jodi Katz.
September 22, 2022
Beauty Independent: Indie Beauty Snapshot, 9 Trends Emerging In the Third Quarter of 2022
Sometimes covering beauty, particularly the indie side of the industry, can be disheartening.
August 19, 2022
Luxury Daily: Christian Louboutin Leads with Inclusive Imagery for Latest Beauty Launch
French footwear and accessories label Christian Louboutin is inviting everyone in with its latest beauty release.
August 5, 2022
USA Wire: Inspiring Stories on Leading in Business While Living Your Life
Even if you love what you do — especially if you love what you do — it is easy to get sucked into feeding work’s endless hunger.
June 20, 2022
CSQ: Why Empathy in the Workplace Is Good for Business
A leader’s empathy is rewarded tenfold with employees who return loyalty, dedication, and a desire to succeed.
June 14, 2022
One Life Radio: Facing the Seduction of Success
Jodi Katz joins the One Life Radio podcast to talk about her new book, Facing the Seduction of Success: Inspiring Stories on Leading in Business While Living Your Life.
June 14, 2022
citybiz: Interview with Jodi Katz, CEO of Base Beauty Creative Agency
Jodi Katz is the host of the long-running WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™ Podcast and founder of Base Beauty Creative Agency — her boutique outfit whose holistic, integrated approach to marketing high-growth brands has taken companies to unprecedented levels of sales and cultural impact.
June 2, 2022
PIX11: Lead in Business While Living Your Life
Jodi Katz along with Real Housewife of Orange County, Gina Kirschenheiter, talk about the seduction of success and how to manage your personal life along with your pursuit of success.
June 2, 2022
Getty Images: Jodi Katz Debuts Her New Book
Jodi Katz attends the launch event for her new book Facing the Seduction of Success at the Allure Store in New York City.
May 31, 2022
Forbes: How To Succeed In Podcasting
Five years ago, Jodi Katz started her top-rated podcast, WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™ as a way to network within her industry in a way that felt rightsized for her personality.
May 31, 2022
CEW: 5 Minutes with Jodi Katz, Founder of Base Beauty Creative Agency
Beauty News caught up with Jodi about her beginnings in beauty, how the podcast informed her book, and how business has shifted since 2020.
May 26, 2022
BeautyMatter: Beauty Reads Vol. 3
A guide for the professional journey catering to entry-level workers and industry veterans alike, Facing the Seduction of Success is penned by Jodi Katz, founder of Base Beauty Creative Agency and the WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™ Podcast.
May 19, 2022
Cheddar News: New Book Helps Readers Navigate Business While Living Your Life
Jodi Katz, host of the WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™ Podcast and CEO of Base Beauty Creative Agency, joins Cheddar News to discuss her upcoming book titled Facing the Seduction of Success: Inspiring Stories on Leading in Business While Living Your Life.
January 6, 2022
Luxury Daily: Chanel Makes Youthful Push with Sophisticated, Sustainable Skincare Line
French fashion house Chanel is channeling a youthful approach with the launch of No. 1, its new sustainable skincare and makeup line.
September 1, 2021
Luxury Daily: Chanel Shares Narrative of Bold New Lipstick Collection
French fashion and beauty house Chanel is revealing the story and secrets of the new shades of its Rouge Allure Ink Fusion and Laque lipsticks through six short tales narrated by Italian model Vittoria Ceretti.
June 28, 2021
NBC News: Angels No More, Can Victoria's Secret Rebrand from Unattainable Sexy to Empowering?
Victoria’s Secret is just the latest company undergoing an image overhaul, choosing a more inclusive message around race and body types. But will the move truly win over consumers?
April 3, 2021
creativ verpacken: Base Beauty Creative Agency, Alles aus einer Hand
Im Herzen von New York City befindet sich ein Kreativatelier mit beeindruckendem Allround-Service und dennoch der charmanten Ausstrahlung einer kleinen Agentur.
February 23, 2021
Luxury Daily: Chanel Becomes Latest Luxury Player In Beauty AI
High-end beauty brands and retailers have been exploring the possibilities of augmented reality technology in recent years.
February 18, 2021
Luxury Daily: Chanel Spotlights Sense, Emotion In Latest Beyond the Jar Episode
French fashion house Chanel is sharing the meticulous and sensory world of its beauty products in a new installment of its Beyond the Jar series.
February 8, 2021
Luxury Daily: Dolce & Gabbana Embraces Flirty, Floral Lifestyle with Fragrance
Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana is highlighting its flirty attitude with its latest fragrance in a new short film.
December 21, 2020
Luxury Daily: Beauty Gets a Virtual, Value-Driven Lift
This year forced a number of challenges upon the luxury beauty industry, promptly reshaping how consumers will approach cosmetics.
December 8, 2020
Brand Innovators: 2021 Outlook on Beauty
As beauty brands and retailers look ahead to 2021, they will continue to offer consumers new ways to discover, try on and shop for makeup through digital innovations and influencer partnerships.
October 8, 2020
Luxury Daily: Valentino Gives Lady Gaga a Voice for Self-Expression In New Fragrance Campaign
Italian luxury fashion house Valentino is celebrating self-expression with a new fragrance campaign starring Lady Gaga.
August 31, 2020
The Washington Post
To sample is human, but our beloved lipstick testers and cheese cubes aren’t coming back anytime soon.
July 15, 2020
Glossy: What Will the Future of Beauty Sampling Look Like?
This is part of a special package from Glossy about what comes next, looking to the other side of the current crisis to explore the lasting changes that are coming about.
January 26, 2023
The List: Why Makeup Testers Will Be a Thing of the Past
It seems as though those fun trips with your friends to test out different types of makeup has come to an end.
July 7, 2020
CosmeticsDesign Europe: Clean & Ethical Beauty Video Series Episode 4, Getting the Message Right
Communicating the concept and credentials of clean and ethical beauty in a market without any unanimous industry or consumer definition remains a big challenge.
June 23, 2020
Glossy: Why Beauty Sampling Online Is Worth the Cost for Brands
Though New York City enters its widest reopening plans this week, beauty retailers have been taking their time to resume business as usual.
June 17, 2020
Cosmetics Business: 5 Key Insights in New COVID-19 Strategy Report
The pandemic has sent shockwaves rippling through the beauty industry. But as stores reopen and brands prepare for the next phase, there is opportunity to shape a positive future.
June 11, 2020
Beauty Independent: What the New Retail Reality Means for Indie Beauty Brands
In the new normal, the profit horizon is being recalibrated as the costs of doing business with retailers amid the pandemic are likely climbing, making a hard path to store success harder yet for beauty startups.
July 10, 2020
PopSugar: Is This the End of In-Store Makeup Testers at Beauty Stores?
Germaphobes have long side-eyed makeup testers, even before a global pandemic shuttered beauty retailer’s doors around the world.
June 5, 2020
Business of Fashion: Beauty Brands Get a Wake-Up Call, Will They Listen?
Many brands have expanded their foundation shade ranges and added more black models to their marketing campaigns. But the uneven response to the George Floyd protests shows the industry has a long way to go.
May 27, 2020
CEW: Beauty Retail Proactive Product Testing Solutions Post COVID-19
When life returns back to normal, consumer shopping behaviors will undoubtedly have changed.
May 19, 2020
Glossy: As Stores Re-Open, Should There Be an Industry-Wide Standard for Beauty Retailers?
Beauty retailers continue to adjust to the new brick-and-mortar reality.
May 1, 2020
Glossy: What It’s Like to Launch a Beauty Brand During Quarantine
Early May 2020 was going to be big for Yusef Williams, Rihanna’s hairstylist. Not only was he going to be styling Rihanna’s hair for the Met Gala, but he was also going to be launching his new hair-care brand.
March 25, 2020
Beauty Independent: Base Beauty’s Jodi Katz on How to Successfully Execute Virtual Events
Now that events have shifted from physical settings to screens, brands have the difficult task of capturing the spirit of those live occasions using digital platforms.
March 23, 2020
Glossy: Indie Beauty Brands Leverage Mental Health Content Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, beauty brands — independent companies, in particular — are scrapping makeup and skin-care tutorials and leaning into tips on meditation and anxiety reduction.
March 18, 2020
CosmeticsDesign USA: 19 Ways the Beauty Industry is Responding to Coronavirus
It wasn’t until 2020 that COVID-19 became a factor of import in the cosmetics and personal care industry. Here Cosmetics Design looks at how our industry is dealing with the pandemic.
December 12, 2019
Beauty Independent: Creative Agency Base Beauty’s 10 Big Beauty Industry Projections for Next Year
There’s no corner of the beauty industry that Base Beauty doesn’t burrow into somehow. Its expertise covers branding, retail channel strategy, product development, media and more.
December 12, 2019
Glossy: Murad Launches Skin-Care Campaign Targeting Men
Premium skin-care brand Murad is using beauty’s inclusivity conversation to reach men.
September 16, 2019
Luxury Daily: Chloé Shares Special Scent Stories in New Collection
French fashion label Chloé is shining a light on the connection between fragrances and memories by releasing a collection of nine scents created by a small group of perfumers.
August 28, 2019
Vogue Business: Beauty is Outgrowing New York Fashion Week
Many beauty brands are deprioritising or withdrawing from the industry’s tentpole North American event to focus on building a more direct relationship with consumers.
August 27, 2019
Luxury Daily: Lancôme Rides with Empowering Fragrance Effort
Beauty brand Lancôme is embracing feminism with a star-powered campaign for its latest fragrance.
July 9, 2019
Luxury Daily: Giorgio Armani, ModiFace Bring 3D AR to WeChat
Italian fashion label Giorgio Armani is catering to the growing online market for beauty in China by becoming the first luxury brand to incorporate 3D augmented reality makeup try-ons into its WeChat mini program.
June 21, 2019
Luxury Daily: What Will 3D Printed Makeup Mean for the Beauty Industry?
As 3D printing gains more applications in the luxury business, a new consumer-facing tool aims to offer instant gratification and customization by bridging the gap between beauty inspiration and application.
January 30, 2019
Business of Fashion: Why Fashion Brands Are Launching Podcasts
Despite their non-visual nature and limited reach, podcasts are becoming a popular communications tool for fashion companies.
September 17, 2018
The DailyEdge: 5 Beauty Podcasts That Will Make Your Commute Considerably Less Grim
Combine your love of beauty with your will to succeed and get listening to the WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™ Podcast.
August 3, 2018
makeup.com by L'Oréal: The Best Beauty Podcasts You Should Subscribe to Right This Minute
We’ve rounded up six beauty podcasts we think you’ll love — perfect for the makeup apprentice, expert and everyone in between.
July 1, 2018
Cosmetics Business: It's Not Only About Digital
Instead of turning off traditional TV advertising, brands can use it more effectively to connect with consumers and other platforms.
February 14, 2018
WWD: Oribe Cofounder Daniel Kaner Talks Life After Acquisition
Daniel Kaner discussed how Oribe fits into Kao, as well as who inspired him to build several hair-care brands in a podcast moderated by Jodi Katz of Base Beauty Creative Agency.
December 4, 2017
Beauty Packaging Magazine: What Can Big Beauty Learn from Indie Beauty?
Lessons revolve around telling your brand’s distinctive story — through memorable packaging.
November 13, 2017
LS:N Global: Rethinking Bodycare
In the beauty world, bodycare products are often considered an afterthought — a functional but not critical part of a consumer’s everyday beauty routine.
October 2, 2017
Beauty Independent: Jodi Katz on the Power of Packaging to Communicate Brand Stories
Looking good is not all there is to the business of good looks.
May 31, 2017
CosmeticsDesign USA: Au Naturale Cosmetics Has a Whole New Look
The green beauty brand, founded by Ashley Prange, worked closely with creative agency Base Beauty to update its logo, primary and secondary packaging, store displays, as well as the messaging and website for Au Naturale Cosmetics — all in an effort to bolster the brand’s market position.
April 13, 2017
Women's Wear Daily: War Paint Themes Still Resonate in Modern Beauty Business
Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden were titans of the beauty business who still motivate women in the business today.