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Marketing Playbook
Your favorite beauty brands are now also entertainment brands
By Emily Jensen
Aug 5, 2026

Advertising has long existed alongside entertainment, either in the form of TV ad breaks or product placement. But as today’s consumers are up to their eyeballs in entertaining content just a scroll and a click away, many of today’s beauty brands are asking if entertainment and advertising can be one and the same. 

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