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THIS WEEK’S SH/T LIST
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WANT TO PARTNER WITH LIQUID DEATH? GET IN LINE!
The beverage brand’s strange humor and social fanbase has dozens of brand marketers vying to partner up, its SVP of marketing said.
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WALMART'S BOOMING AD BUSINESS PROVIDES 'FLEXIBILITY' AMID TARIFF IMPACT
U.S. retail media arm Walmart Connect grew 31% last quarter and is an increasingly important profit driver.
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TONAL COSMETICS HAS A BOLD LOOK FOR A RETAIL FUTURE
It’s been a big two years for Tonal Cosmetics, which won grants from BeautyMatter, Female Founder World, Corporate Women’s Council and Glossier last year and this year is participating in Sephora’s Accelerate program.
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DID GRAZA JUST GO GLASS?
Since Graza launched in 2022, the CPG world has become enamored with squeeze bottles
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REESE'S RESPONDS TO TAYLOR SWIFT'S ALBUM NEWS
An ad promoting Reese’s collaboration with Oreo references the pop star’s new “Orange Era” and has already racked up millions of YouTube hits.
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CULT-FAVORITE SCIENCE-DRIVEN SKINCARE BRAND EXPERIMENT FINALLY ARRIVES AT SEPHORA
Most founders eagerly await Sephora sliding into their DMs. Exciting as it was when that happened to Experiment co-founder Lisa Guerrera three years ago, she told the beauty retail behemoth her brand would wait to launch at it.
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HOW A COUPLE'S DESIRE TO HELP THEIR SON LED TO A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MOUTH TAPE BRAND
A decade ago, Lindsey and Vincent Ip noticed their first son, now 13 years old, slept with his mouth open, snored heavily and suffered from apnea.
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WEBER RANCH VODKA DEBUTS AI-POWERED MOBILE MIXOLOGIST
The tool relies on OpenAI technology and is inspired by AI’s growing dominance over traditional search.
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SEX IS IN FOR SUMMER: HOW NEUTROGENA GOT IN ON #STEAMYBOOKTOK WITH ITS LATEST LAUNCH
To launch its new Vitamin C serum, Neutrogena did something unexpected for the 94-year-old brand:
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RMS BEAUTY ROLLS OUT TO 200 ULTA DOORS
After launching its lip oils on Ulta’s website in October, veteran clean brand RMS Beauty rolled out to 200 of the specialty retailer’s doors this weekend with over 30 offerings and 120 stock keeping units across makeup and skincare.
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X WILL GIVE BRANDS LOWER AD RATES FOR 'AESTHETIC' ADS FREE OF URLS, EMOJIS
Brands will be subject to a new scoring system based on the appearance of their ad copy and ad creative on X
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STARRY TIES FREE SODA TO HOT TEMPS AS EXTREME WEATHER SWAYS MARKETING
The PepsiCo brand is offering 100% cash back on a purchase once temperatures top 100 degrees as it ramps up competition with Sprite.
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GWYNETH PALTROW STARS IN ASTRONOMER AD AFTER COLDPLAY 'KISSCAM' SCANDAL
After the Coldplay “kiss cam” scandal triggered the resignations of its CEO and head of HR, tech startup Astronomer brought in Chris Martin’s ex wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, as a “temporary” spokesperson.
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SUGAR CAPITAL RAISES $75M THIRD FUND AS ITS CO-FOUNDER DECLARES "CONSUMER IS BACK"
Sugar Capital co-founder Brian Sugar has declared consumer is back—and he’s on the attack.
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TY HANEY IS BACK AT OUTDOOR VOICES, RELAUNCHING THE ACTIVEWEAR BRAND WITH A 'CONFIDENT, BOLD AND SEXY' LOOK
Last weekend, Outdoor Voices turned heads on social media when it wiped its Instagram grid clean and followed just one person: Haney. Inc. reported on Haney’s potential return on July 21.
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WPP NAMES MICROSOFT VET CEO IN SIGN OF AI'S RISING ROLE IN ADVERTISING
Cindy Rose, currently Microsoft’s chief operating officer of global enterprise sales, takes the reins as the ad-holding group must overcome a raft of headwinds.
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JUICY COUTURE EXPANDS ITS FRAGRANCE OFFERING WITH JUST MOI
Its goal is to win over the 18- to 34-year-old demographic, which includes those who grew up with the brand and those discovering it for the first time.
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HOW ALASKA AIRLINES FOUND A $100M REVENUE OPPORTUNITY WITH GOOGLE'S MERIDIAN
Adswerve identified an 11% projected increase in addressable advertising revenue by using Google’s open-source marketing mix model.
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HOW MEGAN THEE STALLION BROUGHT HOT GIRL SUMMER TO LOVE ISLAND USA
According to NBCUniversal, the episode drove a 25% increase in scan rate for shoppable
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MEET MALLORY BROOKS, AKA @PLZDONTBUYTHAT, TIKTOK'S ULTIMATE DE-INFLUENCER
Mallory Brooks has over 136,000 TikTok followers. Her content has generated 7.7 million likes.
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THIS BEAUTY ENTREPRENEUR IS A SNAP RECIPIENT YOU DON'T OFTEN HEAR ABOUT
Amid the talk of beauty entrepreneurs achieving billion-dollar exits, entrepreneurs on the other, far larger end of the spectrum—those operating on passion rather than big paydays and often not compensating themselves at all—get overlooked. Colleen Poe, founder of Apo.Ge, is one of them.
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CAMPAIGN TRAIL: NEUTROGENA'S 90S NOSTALGIA PULLS THE RUG ON AGING CONSUMERS
Brands continue to look to the 1990s to connect with millennial consumers around the looks, icons, jingles and even prices from that halcyon decade.
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THE ANTI-TREND PHILOSOPHY THAT TURNED NEARLY 30-YEAR-OLD OSEA MALIBU INTO AN OVERNIGHT SUCCESS
OSEA Malibu turns 30 years old next year, but its business rooted in seaweed-powered skincare, sustainability and expert-led entrepreneurship has never been more current.
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HOW ESTEE LAUDER-OWNED AVEDA LEVERAGED ITS HAIRDRESSER COMMUNITY TO CREATE, TEST AND LAUNCH ITS NEWEST HERE PRODUCT
Hair-care brand Aveda is betting big on its newest launch thanks to help from its community of hair pros.
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HARLEM RENAISSANCE-INSPIRED HARLEM PERFUME CO. BRINGS CULTURAL STORYTELLING TO SEPHORA'S FRAGRANCE ASSORTMENT
Harlem Perfume Co., a brand inspired by the Harlem Renaissance that was a member of Sephora’s 2024 Accelerate cohort, is joining the beauty specialty retailer’s fragrance assortment at a strong moment for the category.
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SAHAJAN SKINCARE'S LISA MATTAM ON CLINICAL TESTING TO VALIDATE OLD-WORLD BEAUTY INGREDIENTS
Skin-care founder Lisa Mattam is doing things differently from her competitors.
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DOVE'S 'REAL BEAUTY' REIGNS WITH THIRD CANNES LIONS GRAND PRIX WIN
Cannes Lions came to a close today, and Dove scored its third Grand Prix for “Real Beauty,” winning the Glass: The Lion for Change.
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HOW LAUNDERETTE IS DISRUPTING THE LAUNDROMAT & LAUNDRY EXPERIENCE
It makes people love doing laundry again!
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NEW ACNE BRAND BANU SKIN LAUNCHES AT SEPHORA
Banu Skin, a new skincare brand for people with acne-prone skin, is launching on Sephora’s website and its own.
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DRYBAR FOUNDER ALLI WEBB ON HER NEW ANTI-BLOWOUT PRODUCT LINE
Called Messy, the product line is meant to create the anti-blowout look and includes styling cream for $32, serum for $34, shampoo and conditioner for $32 each, plus accessories and minis.
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HOW BENEFIT IS REIMAGINING THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY WITH AI
Nearly five decades after launching with a brow bar and a wink in San Francisco, Benefit Cosmetics is still in the business of disruption.
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HOW DOVE'S FIRST CREATOR-LED CAMPAIGN PAVES WAY FORWARD FOR UNILEVER
Brand executives discuss how the #ShareTheFirst effort fits into its parent company’s plans to shift 50% of ad spend to social media, particularly influencers.
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TIKTOK DARLING THE BEACHWAVER CO. GROWS AT TARGET AS IT AIMS TO TRIPLE HAIRCARE BUSINESS
The Beachwaver Co., the viral hair tools brand that’s sold 1.4 million products on TikTok Shop, is expanding its assortment at Target as it sets out to multiply its haircare business 3X this year.

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