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The New Consumer Marketing Playbook: Brand, PR, and Community with Dianna Cohen of Crown Affair

In this session, we’ll break down how Dianna has approached marketing from day one. not as a set of channels, but as a cohesive system rooted in brand, PR, and community.

Date

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT

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What actually drives growth for consumer brands today isn’t just performance marketing, it’s brand, storytelling, and the ability to build real connections.

Join us for a live conversation with Dianna Cohen, Founder & CEO of Crown Affair, one of the fastest-growing prestige haircare brands redefining how modern brands show up and scale. Since launching in 2020, Crown Affair has built a loyal, highly engaged community and expanded into top-tier retailers like Sephora, Goop, and Violet Grey, all while maintaining a distinct point of view and brand identity.

In this session, we’ll break down how Dianna has approached marketing from day one. not as a set of channels, but as a cohesive system rooted in brand, PR, and community.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • What’s actually working in consumer marketing right now, and what’s losing effectiveness
  • How to build a brand that drives demand without over-relying on paid ads
  • How to think about PR, editorial, and storytelling as core growth levers
  • What it takes to build a loyal community (not just a customer base)
  • How to maintain brand integrity while scaling across retail and channels

Whether you’re early in building your brand or looking to refine your marketing strategy, this conversation will leave you with a clearer, more intentional approach to growth.

 

MORE ABOUT DIANNA
Dianna Cohen is the Founder of Crown Affair, a haircare brand rooted in clean, effective formulas, hand-crafted tools, and a ritual-based approach to daily care. Since its launch in 2020, Crown Affair has become one of the fastest-growing prestige haircare brands, available at Sephora, Goop, Violet Grey, Moda Operandi, Mecca, and other leading retailers.

The brand has cultivated a loyal community around its award-winning products and the belief that caring for your hair is a deeply personal and empowering practice. Crown Affair has earned industry recognition, including WWD Innovator of the Year.

Before founding Crown Affair, Dianna launched Levitate, a brand marketing agency where she led creative and strategic initiatives for companies including Harry’s, Outdoor Voices, Buck Mason, and more. For her work with Levitate, she was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. Earlier in her career, Dianna was an early team member at Into The Gloss and Away, helping shape both brands in their formative years.

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