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Sniff tests

This paper examines the efficiency of the Bradley-Terry methodology in conducting fragrance evaluation in the context of a highly heterogeneous market; a market with varied socio-cultural behaviour. It further proposes a theoretical framework which...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Authors: Atul Sinha, Shobha Subramanian, Manjunath Desai

December 1, 1996

Can we predict fragrance preferences from consumers' choice of colour?

A relationship between colour preference and fragrance, should one exist, might enable inferences to be drawn from information concerning the former about which types of perfume a consumer might be expected to wish to buy. This paper seeks to...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Authors: Vivien S. Wilton-Middlemass, David Rose

December 1, 1996

The fragrance that is me

This paper illustrates non-verbal and psychology oriented test procedures to elucidate modes of self-experience relative to preferences for sensory stimuli, in particular for scents. As a result of these tests, a Spectrum of Positive Moods and Images...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Author: Hans-Otto Schmidt

December 1, 1996

Marketing mix

This paper describes the final phases of consumer testing utilizing Marketing Mix Studies conducted for many fragrance marketers and/or developers. The Marketing Mix Study as developed by Research 100 consists of a blind top note evaluation which...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Author: Michael H. Sandler

December 1, 1996

Accident, fact or fiction?

This paper draws attention to the importance of perceived coherence between fragrance and concept - as expressed by name, pack, packaging, positioning, and advertising - and claims that products lacking such coherence, will encounter grave...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Author: Barbara Busch

December 1, 1996

A fresh approach to home-use testing

This paper describes a procedure adapted from conventional consumer product testing methodology which substantially improves the quality of test data relative to previous testing approaches, notably for fragrances for functional and toiletry...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Author: Ivor Shalofsky

December 1, 1996

Fragrance creation

This paper addresses the topic of fragrance development within a fragrance house. Utilising consumer input at the inception of fragrance theme creation assures that the final submission will best meet marketer and consumer expectations.

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Author: Beth A. Prevost

December 1, 1996

Sensory segmentation, optimization and reverse engineering

This paper shows how consumer research links the fragrance developer with the consumer in a manner which produces both databases for understanding consumers, and consumer-driven direction for fragrance development. The approach follows procedures...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Authors: Howard R. Moskowitz, James Barash

Company: Moskowitz Jacobs Inc.

December 1, 1996

Preference maps from paired data

Optimisation techniques using preference mapping are highly effective in product development However, the consumer testing procedure is less than ideal for fine fragrances. An alternative methodology, developed for other applications but particularly...

Catalogue: Seminar 1996: Capturing The Elusive Appeal Of Fragrance

Authors: Dominic Buck, Keith Greenhoff

Company: Product Perceptions Ltd.

December 1, 1996