SENSORY MARKETING
  CREATING THE MULTI‐
  CREATING THE MULTI
 SENSORIAL EXPERIENCE
 SENSORIAL EXPERIENCE

                   Pedro Ferreira
         Professor of Consumer Behaviour
   Portuguese Institute of Marketing Management
BACK TO BASICS… OR NOT?
FIRST ASSUMPTION


Most brands don’t use more than one or
two senses when building/communicating
                           their identity
Where it all starts
                                           starts…



  Stimuli       Sensation              Perceptual encoding
(exposure)
(         )   (five
              (fi senses) )      (process of meaning attribution)
                                 (         f      i   tt ib ti )



   Sight          See
  Sound           Ear
  Odor           Smell
 Flavour         Taste
 Texture          Fell
Sensory Importance

100


80
                 58
60                       45
                                 41
         31
40                                             25

20


 0
      Taste   Sight   Smell   Sound        Touch

                                 Source: Brand Sense by M. Lindstrom
Loyalty Impact Score


        19
20

                13
                        10
                                8             7
10




 0
     Taste   Smell   Sound   Touch        Sight

                                 Source: Brand Sense by M. Lindstrom
SECOND ASSUMPTION


There are many unexplored sensory stimuli
SEEING
“Content is not king if no-one’s looking”
                  Ivan Clark, former Managing Director at Kinetic
SHAPE…
DEPTH (3D)…
      ( )
AUGMENTED REALITY
          REALITY…
OPTICAL ILLUSION
        ILLUSION…
HEARING
Abercrombie and FitchTM uses loud upbeat music with a heavy bass
and eliminates gaps between tracks, creating a youthful nightclub-like
                                                        nightclub like
atmosphere in its teen focused clothing shops
In the 1970s, IBM
launched a silent
l     h d il
typewriter that was
rejected b users who felt
    j  d by          h f l
uncomfortable with the
new quiet machine.
        i       hi
Result? IBM added
electronic sounds to
  l       i      d
replace the natural noise
it had
i h d worked to eliminate
            k d    li i
Harley-DavidsonTM has tried to
patent its raucous roar
SMELLING
The Smell and Taste Institute found in a study that 84% of
respondents were more likely to buy a p of Nike trainers in
   p                         y      y pair
a scented room compared with a non scented room
Where it all started...
Creating a sense
       g
 of well-being...
Olfactory logos...




...and others have
   and
followed and will
follow such as Lady
Gaga
Olfactory logos...




Katy Perry’s new CD cover smells like cotton candy
   y     y                                       y
Olfactory logos...




Kate Perry’s new CD cover smells like cotton candy
         y                                       y
Strange olfactory logos...
THIRD ASSUMPTION


 Brands need to explore several senses and
various stimuli in order to create a positive
         and deeper consumer involvement
           – the multi-sensorial experience
              h      l          l
A study by Millward Brown & M. Lindstrom shows that the
     number of senses appealed to are correlated with the
                          perceived value of the product
A case of multi-sensorial
      experience
Sight: plane interior design appeals to the airline
colours and sense of sophistication
Sight: flight attendants
wear a Christian Lacroix
design uniform inspired
in the French flag-carrier
Sound: the carrier introduced Air France Music, a selection
of rare and exclusive pieces of music played on b d it
  f        d     l i     i      f     i l d      board its
aircraft (also available on social networking websites)
Taste: Air France has brought a
fresh, contemporary new touch to
its gastronomic meal service, a bold
and original menu elaborated by
three famous Michelin-starred
               Michelin starred
Chefs
Scent: all aircrafts are scented with a unique fragrance. Flight
attendants also use a perfume with the same fragrance.
FINAL MESSAGE… AND BACK TO BASICS


Everything consumers experience is the result
                           of sensory stimuli
                                      stimuli.
       If we have 5 senses why not use them?

Sensory Marketing

  • 1.
    SENSORY MARKETING CREATING THE MULTI‐ CREATING THE MULTI SENSORIAL EXPERIENCE SENSORIAL EXPERIENCE Pedro Ferreira Professor of Consumer Behaviour Portuguese Institute of Marketing Management
  • 2.
  • 3.
    FIRST ASSUMPTION Most brandsdon’t use more than one or two senses when building/communicating their identity
  • 4.
    Where it allstarts starts… Stimuli Sensation Perceptual encoding (exposure) ( ) (five (fi senses) ) (process of meaning attribution) ( f i tt ib ti ) Sight See Sound Ear Odor Smell Flavour Taste Texture Fell
  • 5.
    Sensory Importance 100 80 58 60 45 41 31 40 25 20 0 Taste Sight Smell Sound Touch Source: Brand Sense by M. Lindstrom
  • 6.
    Loyalty Impact Score 19 20 13 10 8 7 10 0 Taste Smell Sound Touch Sight Source: Brand Sense by M. Lindstrom
  • 7.
    SECOND ASSUMPTION There aremany unexplored sensory stimuli
  • 8.
  • 9.
    “Content is notking if no-one’s looking” Ivan Clark, former Managing Director at Kinetic
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 14.
    OPTICAL ILLUSION ILLUSION…
  • 15.
  • 16.
    Abercrombie and FitchTMuses loud upbeat music with a heavy bass and eliminates gaps between tracks, creating a youthful nightclub-like nightclub like atmosphere in its teen focused clothing shops
  • 17.
    In the 1970s,IBM launched a silent l h d il typewriter that was rejected b users who felt j d by h f l uncomfortable with the new quiet machine. i hi Result? IBM added electronic sounds to l i d replace the natural noise it had i h d worked to eliminate k d li i
  • 18.
    Harley-DavidsonTM has triedto patent its raucous roar
  • 19.
  • 20.
    The Smell andTaste Institute found in a study that 84% of respondents were more likely to buy a p of Nike trainers in p y y pair a scented room compared with a non scented room
  • 21.
    Where it allstarted...
  • 22.
    Creating a sense g of well-being...
  • 23.
    Olfactory logos... ...and othershave and followed and will follow such as Lady Gaga
  • 24.
    Olfactory logos... Katy Perry’snew CD cover smells like cotton candy y y y
  • 25.
    Olfactory logos... Kate Perry’snew CD cover smells like cotton candy y y
  • 26.
  • 27.
    THIRD ASSUMPTION Brandsneed to explore several senses and various stimuli in order to create a positive and deeper consumer involvement – the multi-sensorial experience h l l
  • 28.
    A study byMillward Brown & M. Lindstrom shows that the number of senses appealed to are correlated with the perceived value of the product
  • 29.
    A case ofmulti-sensorial experience
  • 30.
    Sight: plane interiordesign appeals to the airline colours and sense of sophistication
  • 31.
    Sight: flight attendants weara Christian Lacroix design uniform inspired in the French flag-carrier
  • 32.
    Sound: the carrierintroduced Air France Music, a selection of rare and exclusive pieces of music played on b d it f d l i i f i l d board its aircraft (also available on social networking websites)
  • 33.
    Taste: Air Francehas brought a fresh, contemporary new touch to its gastronomic meal service, a bold and original menu elaborated by three famous Michelin-starred Michelin starred Chefs
  • 34.
    Scent: all aircraftsare scented with a unique fragrance. Flight attendants also use a perfume with the same fragrance.
  • 35.
    FINAL MESSAGE… ANDBACK TO BASICS Everything consumers experience is the result of sensory stimuli stimuli. If we have 5 senses why not use them?