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TITLE OF ARTICLE: Finding New Ways to Make Smell Sell
AUTHOR: Hins, Michael deCourcy
JOURNAL NAME: New York Times: Consumer's World
DATE: 7/23/88
PAGE(S) n/a
ACCESSION NUMBER: 10
SENSE(S): Smell
ABSTRACT: Since smell is memorable and evocative,
<LK106 SMELL> and one cannot easily shut down one's
nose, smell has been explored as a possible
marketing tool by various manufacturers. Examples
of this are given, such as scratch and sniff
products. European companies are ahead of American
companies for using smell sample marketing devices,
but American companies are also trying this.
<LK117A - HUMAN SENSES - MARKETING-RELATED>
The Fragrance Research Fund has conducted seven
clinical studies, finding smells affect sleep and
anxiety. <LK150 NEUROLOGICAL - ARTICLE THEMES> This
has implications for household products, such as
cleaners, as the "right" smell of a cleaner may
make the job less tedious. Odor promotions may be
used in supermarkets. The International Flavors and
Fragrances factory in Hazlet, N.J. makes scented
plastic for many products, and has a library of
over 1,000 compounds that mimic many scents, such
as foods, herbs, rainy days.
RESEARCHERS QUOTED IN ARTICLE:
Schiffman, Dr. Susan S., a professor of medical
psychology at the Duke Medical School in Durham,
N.C.