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A hundred-year profile

Caron

Caron peaked in the 1920s, then Lentheric overtook it in the 1940s.

Caron lineage · est. 1904 · Nuit de Noel, Bellodgia, Fleurs de Rocaille
5.6%Peak, the 1920s
4Placements
1911 to 1930Span
25.0%Earned share
Open in the brand lens Compare against a rival
Share of voice by decade0%10%1920s1930s1940s1950s
All voiceAdvertising

Quality-weighted share among the tracked houses, read from Photoplay, Screenland, and Modern Screen. Descriptive, not causal.

Out-voiced by

Lenthericovertook it in the 1940s
Djer-Kissovertook it in the 1940s
Chanelovertook it in the 1930s

Earned versus paid

Paid 3Earned 1

Mostly paid, with some earned editorial.

The evidence

A sample of the placements behind the figures above. Every point traces to a real page.

YearOutletChannelWhat appeared
1911VogueadvertisingCaron — Paris
1924Harper's BazaaradvertisingCaron's "Nuit de Noël"
1927Harper's BazaaradvertisingCARON CORP. 359 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK
1930Harper's BazaareditorialCaron's new bottle of "Nuit de Noel"

Other houses

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Data via the Muse Parlor historical SOV API. How this is built →