Saturday 20 February 2016

SEO Analysis of the Lipstick Brands: Chanel & Sephora



Chanel's Lipstick Webpage 
Sephora's Lipstick Webpage 



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Introduction:


SEO is an important consideration for marketers because it allows consumers to come across their webpage by searching for specific keywords that is related to the brand. In the cosmetics industry, Chanel and Sephora have incorporated SEO into their websites. By using keyword sentences throughout their site like “Luminous Intense Lip Colour” and “Ultra Hydrating Lip Colour”, Chanel has improved their chances of being found by customers who search any of these keywords. By using keyword sentences such as “Find your Shade” and “Rouge Matte Lipstick”, Sephora has allowed them to be ranked higher on Google when consumers search for these keywords. The objective of this SEO analysis is to determine which of the two sites has a stronger SEO when compared.



SEO Considerations
Chanel
Sephora
URL:
Keywords used on each site:
·       Rouge Lip Colour
·       Luminous Intense Lip Colour
·       Ultra Hydrating Lip Colour
·       Lipstick
·       Longwearing
·       Matte
·       Strike Bold
·       Rouge Lipstick
·       Long-Wear Lipstick
·       Hydrating
·       Luminous
·       Find your shade
·       Matte Lipstick
Frequency of Keywords:
A little more than average
Average
Locations of keywords:
Located in top banner and throughout page
Scattered throughout webpage
Keywords in URL:
·       Lips
·       Lipstick
·       Makeup
·       Beauty
·       Lip stick
<title>
Lipsticks - CHANEL - Official site
Lipstick | Sephora
<meta name="description" content=“”/>
Lipsticks - CHANEL - Official site"
Shop lipstick at Sephora. Our best-in-class selection of lipsticks includes matte & glossy shades from top makeup brands.
<meta name="keywords" content=""/>
No Keywords (N/A)
·       Lip stick
Site upload speed:
Fast
Fast
Quality of written content:
·       The descriptions of the products are well done and to the point
·       The descriptions of the products are extremely well done and give you lots of relevant information.
Quality of Visual Content:
·       The images are of good quality
·       The images are of good quality
Alt Text used:
·       Chanel
·       Rouge Coco
·       Ultra Hydrating Lip Colour
·       Rouge Coco Shine
·       Hydrating Sheer Lip Shine
·       Hydrating Colour Lip Shine
·       Romance
·       Rouge Allure
·       Luminous Intense Lip Colour
·       Passion
·       Rouge Allure Velvet
·       Luminous Matte Lip Colour

·       Sephora
·       “Free Shipping over C$50”
·       Beauty Talk
·       Try on Lip shades instantly with Sephora Virtual Artist
·       Lipstick | Strike bold with the   perfect lip colours for your skin tone. Find your shades.

Captions used:
·       Rouge Coco
·       Ultra Hydrating Lip Colour
·       Rouge Coco Shine
·       Hydrating Sheer Lip Shine
·       Hydrating Colour Lip Shine
·       Rouge Allure
·       Luminous Intense Lip Colour
·       Rouge Allure Velvet
·       Luminous Matte Lip Colour
·       Lipstick
·       Sephora Collection
·       Rouge
·       Classic Colour Lipsticks
Quality of Layout:
The layout is very minimalist and it is easy to find content.  The layout of the HTML is not as clear and organized.
The layout of the webpage and HTML is structured and it is easy to find content. You can filter what you’re searching for on the side banner
Call-to-action:
N/A
·       Advice
·       How to’s
·       Find your shades
·       Try on lip shades instantly with Sephora Virtual Artist
·       Give feedback now
Anchor Text:
·       Makeup
·       Lipsticks
·       Makeup Lessons
·       Lips
·       Lip Care
·       Chanel
·       Fragrance
·       Makeup
·       Lip
·       Lipstick
·       Everlasting Liquid Lipstick
·       Find your shades
·       Clear all Filters
Mobile Friendly:
Yes, mobile friendly
Yes the URL is mobile friendly
Content is “shareable”:
No, content is not shareable
Yes the content is sharable
Links to Social 
Chanel's website does not have links to the following social media platforms they belong to:
SERP ranking results when using keywords from this table:
When searching for Luminious Intense Lip Colour or Intense Lip Colour, Chanel is number 1 on Google
When searching for Rouge Lipstick, Sephora is second on Google’s list.

Summary:

Chanel’s strengths are its use of its many Alt text keywords and URL keywords. Sephora’s strengths are the quality of its layout, use of Alt text, call to action, links to social media page, and the content being sharable. When searching Google using the keywords: Rouge Lipstick, both Sephora and Chanel are high ranked; number 2 and 3 on the list. The two sites use very similar or the same keywords throughout their website.


Conclusion:

In the cosmetics industry, Chanel and Sephora have both incorporated SEO successfully so consumers can find their page while searching on search engines. In my opinion the overall winner of this SEO Search analysis is Sephora because they made good use of their keyword sentences such as “Long-Wear Lipstick”, as well as making all their content shareable between different social media accounts. Their layout was well organized and very easy to navigate to desired content.  Sephora used numerous call to action banners and buttons which is more likely to provoke an immediate response; Chanel did not take advantage of this.


APA Citations:


Sephora USA, Inc. (2016). Revlon Cosmetics Company. (2015). Revlon: love is on ultimate all-in-one mascara. Retrieved from http://www.revlon.ca/products/eyes/mascara/ultimate-all-in-one-mascara#309976386027||0


Written By: Shannel Fernandes De Melo

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