CKD

WHAT I DID
BRANDING,ART DIRECTION,STRATEGY
YEAR
2026
I led the U.S. brand positioning and Amazon storefront strategy for CKD (Chong Kun Dang), a skin-health functional cosmetics brand backed by Korea's No.1 health functional food company since 1941. This project focused on translating an 80-year pharmaceutical legacy into a bold, energetic neck-care brand that could win attention on Amazon and TikTok simultaneously. Key contributions: * Competitive Brand Positioning: Analyzed competitors including StriVectin, Skin & Lab, Petite Pluie, be+wants, and Perricone MD to position CKD in the "Fun & Bold, Premium" quadrant distinct from both luxury-simple and affordable-fun alternatives. * Target Audience Definition: Defined the core audience as women 20–40 concerned with wrinkles and lifting in the neck area, a commonly overlooked zone prone to early aging. * Brand Tone & Moodboard: Established a Bouncy, Colorful, Clean Beauty, Energetic tone built around dermatology, ingredient abundance, and a signature pink color system. * Viral-to-Storefront Bridge: Structured the storefront to carry TikTok-driven momentum ("Pat the Collagen, Tap to Glow") directly into a cohesive Amazon shopping experience. * Message Consistency: Anchored the brand's "Sharp Jawline, Easy Beauty Routine" promise across storefront, PDP, and heritage storytelling ("CKD Healthcare, Founded in 1941") to balance fun energy with pharmaceutical credibility.
APPROACH
To bring CKD into the U.S. market, I positioned it at the same premium price tier as StriVectin, but with an entirely different tone claiming the "Fun & Bold" quadrant to make 80+ years of pharmaceutical heritage feel energetic rather than clinical.

EXECUTION
I designed the storefront to carry the brand's viral TikTok moment "Pat the Collagen, Tap to Glow" directly into a cohesive Amazon experience, built around a Bouncy, Colorful, Clean Beauty, Energetic moodboard anchored in a signature pink system. I sharpened the target to an overlooked pain point neck wrinkles and lifting and paired the "Sharp Jawline, Easy Beauty Routine" promise with CKD Healthcare's pharmaceutical legacy to balance playful energy with credibility.





