Hair care that wins everywhere.
SMAKK is a brand building and growth agency for wash + care, styling, scalp care, treatment, grooming and professional salon brands, built to stand out in the salon, on shelf and across channels.
Salon icons and founder-led hair brands have trusted us since 2011.
We know the category across mass and prestige, from professional and salon-exclusive lines to D2C, textured hair, scalp care, men's grooming, hair wellness to hair extensions and accesories.
Trusted by hair care’s biggest names and boldest founders.
Every consumer touchpoint. One senior team.
Start a conversationWhat it takes to win in haircare right now.
A crowded shelf, nuanced consumers and channels that need 360 narratives with informed tactics. We build brands that win across the full consumer journey.
Disruption in a Sea of Sameness
More brands have come to market across beauty in the past 5 years than ever before, brands need identities, product stories, campaigns and packaging that break category codes and win credibility.
Retail Readiness
Packaging, cross-channel strategies, go-to-marketing intelligence and marketing built for what works at key retail destinations like Sephora, Ulta, Credo, Target and Walmart – by a team that works with them directly.
Brand Stories that Scale
Foundations built to drive cross-category growth, informed by consumer behavior trends and the cultural conversations your brand needs to be a part of next.
Digital Growth
Strategy, execution and performance refinement across Shopify Plus, TikTok Shop, Amazon storefronts, paid media, social content, creators, AI search, and CRM that work together and keep customers coming back.
We help brands find opportunity and then build the pathway there.
Create something new.
For founders, new ventures, products and brands ready to get it right from the start. We define the opportunity, positioning, identity and launch system needed to enter the market with clarity and distinction.
Start HereEVOLVEFind your next chapter.
For established brands ready for their next chapter. We uncover new audiences, sharpen positioning and evolve the brand across identity, innovation and experience to unlock growth.
Let's GrowACCELERATEKeep moving forward.
For brands that need an ongoing senior partner. We provide embedded brand leadership, creative direction and marketing support to help teams move faster, stay aligned and scale with consistency.
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