My favorite stationary company, Rifle Paper Co. partnered with one of the most recognized, international baggage companies, LeSportsac. This collaboration consists of backpacks to cosmetic bags decorated with Rifle Paper Co. illustrations. Immediately, I spotted this Beauty Cosmetics bag with a hot pink lining adorned with bobby pins, makeup brushes, hand lotions, and everything beauty! Other favorites from the collab include the Gorgeous Cosmetic Bag and the Voyager Backpack. Overall, this partnership exudes success and creativity – making me wonder what makes for an excellent business to business partnership:
- Similar Objectives – whether it is to increase sales or brand recognition, B2B partnerships need homogenous end results. These objectives should then be followed and completed with strategies and specific, measurable tactics.
- Enhancement – just as Rifle Paper Co. escalated the refinement and designs of LeSportsac, any collab should enhance business products. For instance, FACE Stockholm and Reebok partnered to redefine the Reebok Classics with trendy colors that pair with makeup to fulfill the perfect athleisure collab – comfort and confidence.
- New Audience – a collab should increase the recognition of a brand by targeting a new audience. This audience should be researched and defined prior to collab implementation. For successful result measures, an audience should be researched to determine how to best reach the target group and effectively communicate to it through specific mediums.
What do you think makes a successful B2B partnership? What role does public relations play in these partnerships?
This is the other side of the Beauty Cosmetics bag from this collaboration.
Other cosmetic bag favorites from Kate Spade – what do you use to store your makeup?
andrea elizabeth 