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The paper describes a specific philosophy and a new methodology for conducting fragrance market research, i.e., TEST NOMADE. The better understanding of the rationale and merits of this methodology and its evolution from the initial ideas are...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Author: Olivier L. Aron

May 15, 2005

Capturing the implicit mind

This paper focuses on how the qualitative/quantitative technique of Free-Choice Profiling was used to better understand consumers' unconscious and emotional reactions to fragrances in liquid fabric softener products via images, memories, emotions and...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Authors: Kristin Wiacek, Ruth DiCasoli, Greg Stucky

May 15, 2005

Direct olfactometry and gas ography as a tool for the dynamic semantic characterisation of fragrances?

This paper presents a new method for fragrance evaluation: Direct Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry.All tests were performed with a set of six fragrances representing the sweet and 'gourmand' trend emerging during the 1990s. A preliminary study...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Authors: Barbara Rega, Jean-Marc Sieffermann, Julien Delarue, Pierre Giampaoli

May 15, 2005

Typology of fragrance emotions

The fact that we are capable of distinguishing many distinct emotions is illustrated by the vast number of emotion-denoting words that exist in most human languages.In the English language, for example, researchers have reported lists of up to 400...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Author: Pieter Desmet

May 15, 2005

Natural

This paper will touch on the following topics: the 'new consumer', how key trends in society, new cultural landscapes, and new ethics are interconnected and how they reflect the consumer's values, needs and expectations towards products,...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Author: Clara Origlia

Company: Market Dynamics International srl

May 15, 2005

Capturing the algebra of the customer's mind for fragrance through pictures, text and decompositional research analyses

This paper presents a new approach to the measurement of fragrance 'ideas' (e.g. a fragrance for today woman), based upon the fit of a visual concept to a specific fragrance idea. The features of the visual concept are systematically varied by...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Authors: Barbara Itty, Howard R. Moskowitz, Brae McDonough, Aurea Gupton

Company: Moskowitz Jacobs Inc.

May 15, 2005

The role of fragrance in the brand personality of consumer products

This paper explores the role of fragrance in defining a brand's personality at the point of purchase relative to its packaging. Louis Cheskin's concept of Sensation Transference provides the basis for this exploratory research.Results contained...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Authors: Maryana Kaplan, Kendra Zarrilli

Company: Q Research Solutions, Inc.

May 15, 2005

Fabric conditioner fragrance optimisation for the Australian market

This paper is a case study involving a client with a successfully performing brand of fabric conditioner who has acquired another brand in the Australian market. The business strategy was to relaunch both brands with revised fragrance ranges that...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Author: Sarah Hyland

Company: Colmar Brunton

May 15, 2005

Improving consumer fragrance testing

This paper discusses the prevalence of sniff-testing in the fragrance industry, and suggests that the over-use of this methodology, in place of home-use testing, often prevents clients from receiving the superior fragrances that they are expecting...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Fragrance Research Conference 2005

Author: Ivor Shalofsky

Company: Symrise AG

May 15, 2005