Main point: Explain the difficulties and the features of olfactory and conclude that the use of it in advertising warrant attention
Paragraph 1:
- Visual cues (pictures) and aural cues (music) have been studied in advertising research but olfactory cues (scent) haven't been
- Scents have been used for sampling or for products that are irrelevant to scent.
- Odors can influence mood and affect judgment -> scents in advertising warrant attention
Paragraph 2:
- Compared to visual and aural cues, odors are hard to label because individuals can identify only 40-50% of common odors
- Ability to recognize odors is influenced by surrounding
- False alarm: It's common to perceive an odor when no odor is present
- Placebo effects: Emotional & physical states can be affected by believing an odor is present
Paragraph 3:
- Despite the difficulties, olfactory is a different path for consumer
- Odors affect a person physiologically and stimulate the limbic system that responsible for emotional responses