It’s one of the most quoted (and arguably, least read) passages in literature. But that doesn’t stop Marcel Proust’s the “À La Recherche Du Temps Perdu” from providing a lesson for us all. Proust’s seven long volumes were published...
It’s commonly understood that smell is the most rapid-acting of all the senses, accessing brain receptors before the other senses kick in. This gives it a real advantage in sensory marketing, as scent will normally be the first sense...
The use of scent has a significant contribution to the hotel brand experience and is becoming an increasingly important factor in the hotel experience as a whole. The power of scent, and scent memory, in particular, is a key...
What does Christmas smell like? The fragrances associated with the Christmas and the winter holiday season really get you in the festive spirit. Indeed, the very words themselves conjure that seasonal sense of cosiness and warmth: cinnamon, mulled spices,...
When Burberry’s Regent Street flagship opened in 2012, the fashion giant’s CEO Angela Ahrendts (now with Apple’s Retail division) said: “Customers can experience every facet of the brand through immersive multimedia content exactly as they do online.” Burberry was...
Why is scent so useful to hotels? “We know how powerful scent can be in memory and memory formation. So, in a hotel, it makes sense to use some kind of signature scent as a unique sensory experience, which...
Since Amazon began 23 years ago, physical retailers have been on the back foot. But now the store is returning with a revived confidence, and the nest retail revolution is underway. It’s about providing multisensory experiences, focused personal communication...
In this latest video, master perfumer, Christophe Laudamiel, takes us on a journey on how to compose a brand fragrance. Step by step, we get a unique insight into how Laudamiel approaches the composition of a brand fragrance by...
In this latest video Christophe Laudamiel, Master Perfumer, discusses the powerful relationship between scent, our sense of smell, and our emotions. The emotional recall produced by a particular smell, your scent memory, is far more powerful than the recall...
Europe’s largest consumer electronics retailer, MediaMarkt, set out to test this theory when they asked PremiumScenting to create a bespoke scent for one of their flagship stores based in The Netherlands. By offering every shopper an experience to remember,...