Sunday 12 February 2017

Title:  Cosmetics

Written by:  DilmanjotGill

Subtitle:  Mary Kay, Lush

Introduction

Include an Introduction that explains why SEO is an important consideration for marketers …………………………..  .

SEO Audit

Lush

Mary Kay

Screen Captures of both Brand’s home pages:

1.     URL:

https://www.lush.ca/
http://www.marykay.ca/Default.aspx
2.     Page Title

Lush
Mary Kay Canada - Makeup, Skin Care, Beauty Tips, Virtual Makeover
3.     Meta Description


LUSH


Think about pink. Explore the latest product and beauty trends. Find a Consultant in Canada. Discover an unparalleled career opportunity.

4.     Meta Keywords :


LUSH


virtual makeover, age-fighting, age fighting, anti-aging, anti aging, beauty make-up, beauty makeup, beauty make-up, beauty on a budget, beauty tips, bestsellers, best-sellers, business, cheek colour, blush, consultant locator, eye liner, eyeliner, eye make-up, eye makeup, eye make-up, eye shadow, eyeshadow, find a consultant, gift ideas, hair makeover, lip gloss, lipstick, make-up and makeover, online makeover, make-up applicators, make-up beauty products, make-up cosmetics, make-up products, make-up tips, makeover games, makeup, makeup artist looks, makeup cosmetics, makeup skin, makeup tips, mary kay, mary kay career, mary kay business, mary kay opportunity, mary kay consultant, online virtual makeover, opportunity, spf, start a new business, timewise, tips for make-up, direct selling, direct sales

5.     Structural elements: 
H1, H2, H3


Better together • It's better on top.

Shop the Lush Range

Wrap up some love this Valentine day

6.     Bold/Strong tags and
7.     Italic/em tags

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8.     Alt Text

LUSH Fresh handmade cosmetics • LUSH Fresh handmade cosmetics • Find a LUSH shop • New product • With Love swatch image • With Love image • 0 stars out of 5 • Sweetest Thing swatch image • Sweetest Thing image • 4.5 stars out of 5 • Rosie swatch image • Rosie image • 5 stars out of 5 • New product • Love You, Love You Lots image • 5 stars out of 5 • New product • Lovestruck image • 5 stars out of 5 • New product • Cupid image • 4.5 stars out of 5 • Rose Bombshell image • 4.5 stars out of 5 • The Kiss swatch image • The Kiss image • 5 stars out of 5 • New product • Two Hearts Beating As One swatch image • Two Hearts Beating As One image • 5 stars out of 5 • Prince Charming swatch image • Prince Charming image • 5 stars out of 5 • The Kiss swatch image • The Kiss image • 4 stars out of 5 • Fighting Animal Testing • Freshest Ingredients • LUSH Ethical Buying • 100% vegetarian • Handmade • Naked • Facebook • Twitter • YouTube • Instagram • Pinterest • Tumblr • Google+ • Snapchat


SELL MARY KAY • NEW PRODUCTS • Valentine's • Holiday Gifts • Gel Semi-Matte Lipstick • Hostess Brochure • Shelter Grant • Virtual Makeover • Beauty Benefits • MAL • eCatalog • MKACF


9.     Page Load Time
(estimate or use Moz)

10.  Call-to-action:

905-277-5874
905-858-0020
11.  Anchored Text:

Make up products, Beauty products
Facewashes, perfumes
12.  Mobile Friendly:
Yes/No

Yes
Yes
13.  Social Media:
(List all SM icons on the home page.

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Google Trends:

Include your topic, and your two brands.  Include the search terms with your screen capture.


Google Trends Insights:

As it can be observed from the graph that both companies are doing good job and have approx. same sales in first 9 months of 2016. But after October the Lush (yellow) gained a lot of possession. One more thing that is observe is Lush is popular in North America, India, Russia and Australia whereas Mary Kay is popular in South America and South Africa.

 

Latent Semantic Indexing Keywords:

Lush: Merry hill opening times, Body shop near me, the body shop careers.
Mary Kay: Mary Kay online, Mary kay price list, Mary kay look book

Generate a list of LSI keywords from the LSI Graph Keyword Generator.  Search your sites and identify any LSI Keywords that you can find on either of your brands’ sites.  Target at least 3 per brand.

Strengths

Mary Kay strengths are
·         Reduced labor costs

·         One of the largest cosmetic companies in the United States.
·         High profitability and revenue. (www.swotanalysis24.com, 2015)


Lush’s strengths are

·         The packaging expenses are kept at minimum which are the largest part in a cosmetic industry
·         The expenses spend on marketing operations was also limited
·         Chain of more than 800+ stores across 50 countries
·         Lush developed an highly distinctive retail format an interior that resembled as much a delicatessen as a traditional retail shop (www.mbaskool.com, 2016).

 

Weaknesses

Mary Kay:
·         high loan rates are possible

·         taxes


Lush:
·         Advertising is not very attractive.
·         Very high price of products.
·         Pure products always have the issue of keeping them in the fridge (www.mbaskool.com, 2016).
The keyword sentences found on the sites were
Fresh handmade cosmetics, Fresh Products with no preservatives, Women cosmetics brands, The Procter & Gamble Company


 

Conclusion:

It can be concluded from the whole observation that Lush has strong market strategies and strengths that Mary Kay. The revenue and sales of Lush is also increasing. The surprise was Mary Kay is popular only in South America and South Africa everywhere else Lush has the lead over Mary Kay.

References

Google. (February 2016). Google trends. [Mascara, Revlon, Lancome]. Retrieved from https://www.google.ca/ trends/explore#q=mascara%2C%20%2Fm%2F05mxqz%2C%20%2Fm%2F02fz1g&cmpt=q&tz=Etc%2FGMT%2B5
LSIGraph. (February 2017). LSIGraph keyword generator [keyword term here]. Retrieved from http://lsigraph.com/
www.mbaskool.com. (2016, March 2). Retrieved from www.mbaskool.com: http://www.mbaskool.com/brandguide/lifestyle-and-retail/9203-lush.html

SEOmoz Inc. (February 2017). MozBar. Retrieved from https://moz.com/tools/seo-toolbar


www.swotanalysis24.com. (2015, August 9). Retrieved from www.swotanalysis24.com: https://www.swotanalysis24.com/swot-m/68334-swot-analysis-mary-kay.html

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