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Estee Lauder Mission Statement

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Born for beauty, Josephine Esther Mentzer transformed the cosmetic industry with her highly proclaimed line, Estee Lauder. The company name derives directly from Josephine Esther’s name. Although Estee’s name was well known, her birth date never was. When asked her age she recited the now famous line, “You ask my age? I tell you it simply doesn’t matter.” Estee Lauder Company believes the natural "glow" of a woman's skin to be the real essence of beauty. Estee Lauder knows that beauty comes in many different forms, and through her “cosmetics empire,” she wholeheartedly believes that every woman can be beautiful. The brand lives “to help women today look and feel their most beautiful,” by “bringing the best to everyone (they) touch,” and providing them with top of the line skincare, makeup and fragrance products day in and day out. Since its launch, Estee Lauder the brand has not only achieved its vision, but gone above and beyond. They continue to provide women with the opportunity to look and feel their most beautiful no matter their age, race or skin type.
Headquartered in New York City, Estee’s self titled line officially launched in 1946 with a total of four products —The Cleansing Oil, The Crème Pack, The Super-Rich All Purpose Crème, and The Skin Lotion – and the belief that every woman can be beautiful. Estee Lauder the company originated with one sole person with an idea to innovate; there was no concrete business model set in store in the beginning. To kick start the company, Estee integrated traditional marketing techniques to grow its customer base. Estee’s techniques included telephone, telegraph and her uniquely named approach, “tell-a-woman.” Estee Lauder knew what women wanted and felt that to ultimately make a sale, one needed to deeply touch a consumer. Estee Lauder the brand dived into business with a beauty salon on West 72nd Street named The House of Ash Blondes. Estee frequently visited the salon to receive touch ups and decided to market her families’ formulas there. The brand soon got its foot in the door running the official beauty concessions for the salon.
While networking through her work at the salon, Estee continuously sought to expand her business. After Estee Lauder the brand’s

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