Beauty of Joseon TikTok influencer content creation campaign

Influencer Marketing

Creator-led TikTok content for K-beauty brand Beauty of Joseon, which the agency reports drove 500% year-over-year sales growth and #1 sunscreen rank on Amazon and Sephora.

23ptAd recall lift
500%YoY sales growth
#1Best-selling rank
10xSocial mentions growth

About the campaign

Beauty of Joseon, a K-beauty skincare brand expanding internationally, needed to turn niche K-beauty credibility into mainstream consumer demand in Western markets, in a crowded sunscreen category. That credibility carries weight with enthusiasts but does not automatically transfer to mainstream Western shoppers choosing a sunscreen, and sunscreen conversation on TikTok is highly competitive and fast-moving, making sustained attention hard for a new international entrant. The insight was that the brand needed trusted creator voices to carry its story rather than introducing itself cold.

House of Marketers produced and distributed influencer-generated content on TikTok as the primary channel, building creator-led videos designed to drive brand recall and purchase intent at the same time and reaching mainstream beauty audiences beyond the brand's existing niche following. The agency's page does not describe a specific participation mechanic or disclose the creator count.

The approach worked, in the agency's account, because niche credibility can be converted into mainstream demand when carried by trusted creators, and centring a single platform where the category conversation already lives can outperform spreading across channels. Activity ran on TikTok. House of Marketers reports a 23-point ad recall lift, a 10x rise in social mentions, 500% year-over-year sales growth and the #1 best-selling sunscreen rank on Amazon and Sephora. Every figure comes from the agency's own page, the sales and ranking outcomes are brand-level results the source does not isolate from other expansion factors, and none is independently verified.

Case in 60 seconds

Beauty of Joseon, a K-beauty skincare brand expanding internationally, needed to turn niche K-beauty credibility into mainstream consumer demand in Western markets, in a crowded sunscreen category.

Sunscreen conversation on TikTok is highly competitive and trend-driven, so the brand needed trusted creator voices to carry its story rather than introducing itself cold.

A TikTok influencer content creation campaign: creator-led videos built to drive both brand recall and purchase intent at the same time.

House of Marketers produced and distributed influencer-generated content on TikTok as the primary channel, reaching beauty audiences at scale.

The agency reports a 23-point ad recall lift, a 10x rise in social mentions, 500% year-over-year sales growth, and the #1 best-selling sunscreen position on both Amazon and Sephora. None of these figures are independently verified.

Strategy Breakdown

The primary strategy-learning section — interpretation, not a press-release summary.

Mainstream beauty audiences on TikTok in Western markets, beyond the brand's existing niche K-beauty following.
K-beauty carries strong credibility with enthusiasts, but that credibility does not automatically transfer to mainstream Western shoppers choosing a sunscreen.
Sunscreen content on TikTok is highly competitive and trends move fast, making it hard for a new international entrant to get sustained attention.
Beauty of Joseon positioned itself as a K-beauty sunscreen worth mainstream adoption, using creators as the bridge between niche credibility and mass demand.
The campaign was built to drive recall and purchase intent together, on the basis that awareness gains on TikTok could translate directly into retail purchase behaviour.

Creative & Execution System

Assets & channels

  • Influencer-generated TikTok video content

Partners

  • House of Marketers (campaign management and content production)

Participation mechanic

  • Not described in the source

Creator role

  • Creators produced brand content designed for recall and purchase intent

Results & Evidence

MetricValueResult typeConfidence
Ad recall lift23-pointbrandAgency reported
Social mentions growth10xengagementAgency reported
Year-over-year sales growth500%commercialAgency reported
Retail ranking#1 best-selling sunscreen on both Amazon and SephoracommercialAgency reported

Why House of Marketers's strategy worked

  1. 1

    Niche category credibility, here K-beauty skincare, can be converted into mainstream demand when carried by creators the target audience already trusts.

  2. 2

    Centring a single platform, TikTok, where the category conversation already lives can be more effective for a challenger brand than spreading across channels.

  3. 3

    Building content for recall and purchase intent together links awareness work to a commercial outcome rather than treating them as separate stages.

  4. 4

    Pairing brand metrics (recall, mentions) with retail outcomes (sales growth, marketplace rank) makes a fuller effectiveness story, even when self-reported.