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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Enter the crab

Done alot of socialising aka organising of gatherings the past 2 weeks with different groups of friends, that the cancer side of me desperately craves to retreat into my comfy shell to recuperate.

And nothing beats reading good books, and I am currently hung on Brand Sense: Build Powerful Brands, through Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight and Sound after reading/browsing Vietam War: Told from the other side, to gain more indepth insight of my trip. ( at least trying :P)

Some very interesting findings from Brand Sense:

... proves how the smell of a new car or the perfect sound of a closing car door plays a major role in selecting what model car is purchased. Ironically, a new-car smell simply doesn't exist. What the consumer smells is an artificial odor that's been sprayed into the interior, creating a sense of quality. Now the generic "new car smell" is about to be branded along with the sound of a closing door - just like Singapore Airlines has patented the smell in their cabin. Likewise, the sound and feel of Kellogg's cornflakes crunching in our mouth has been created in sound labs.

2 Comments:

  • Just for your information, it usually takes 500 times testing to try to open and close a new Toyota's car door before releasing for sale in dealership...
    (a serious analysis from a visit to Toyota plant in Japan)

    You're right about the odour, but don't forget that the smell of the paint from a new car is also playing a part to influence a customer to buy and drive a new car.

    Cheers.

    By Audi Toruan, At 2:12 PM  

  • This is my first time here. I love all of your pictures! Remarkable.

    -Jen
    jen@gypsiefairy.com

    By The Harrison Girls, At 6:45 AM  

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