tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post7379379773063284928..comments2024-02-20T16:10:31.948-07:00Comments on First Nerve: What the Dormouse SaidAvery Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-70059214351734670582010-01-29T06:13:44.763-07:002010-01-29T06:13:44.763-07:00WKBW-TV! Yes, I watched Romper Room. That's fu...WKBW-TV! Yes, I watched Romper Room. That's funny--I might have even seen your television debut (although I don't remember, sorry). I grew up near Buffalo; Hamburg, actually.queen_cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364405341560661291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-86688581107375407322010-01-28T20:57:33.207-07:002010-01-28T20:57:33.207-07:00queen_cupcake:
"Reminds me of My Weekly Read...queen_cupcake:<br /><br />"Reminds me of My Weekly Reader."<br /><br />Indeed. A lot of newspaper and magazine "service" articles on perfume are pitched at the MWR level. If you've read one, you've read 'em all.<br /><br />And don't worry--I also remember <i>My Weekly Reader</i>. But then I got my first TV exposure on Romper Room on Channel 7 in Buffalo.<br /><br />Miss Mary was hot . . .Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-34010515776391989332010-01-28T20:47:17.650-07:002010-01-28T20:47:17.650-07:00Ed C:
It's been years since I looked at the C...Ed C:<br /><br />It's been years since I looked at the CFSS curriculum. I remember it as a lot of basic book-knowledge about perfume; can't recall if it involved actual smelling or not.<br /><br />Point is, if it's worth anything, why not share it with the consumer?Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-51989578544823502882010-01-28T12:07:53.086-07:002010-01-28T12:07:53.086-07:00Lame, YES! Reminds me of My Weekly Reader. Okay, I...Lame, YES! Reminds me of My Weekly Reader. Okay, I'm old...-ish. Who are these people? And why do I look...?queen_cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364405341560661291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-32258252063154168762010-01-28T06:51:45.165-07:002010-01-28T06:51:45.165-07:00Avery,
I was interested in your mention of the CF...Avery,<br /><br />I was interested in your mention of the CFSS program. I did a quick Google and it just looked like another, "pay us money and you can call yourself an expert." Do you have any information on the content of their program or how much change it makes in Sales Associates? There's a fairly funny thread of SA experiences on BaseNotes<br />http://www.basenotes.net/threads/241191-One-thing-not-to-do-if-you-re-SA-or-owner-of-a-perfume-store?p=1733100Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972185592622266459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-74105763420939104072010-01-27T17:17:48.338-07:002010-01-27T17:17:48.338-07:00+ Q Perfume Blog:
Hmmm . . . and here I was think...+ Q Perfume Blog:<br /><br />Hmmm . . . and here I was thinking blotter acid.<br /><br />Dior has done <i>Poison</i> to death, but your idea still has legs: how about <i>Belladonna</i> by Lucrezia Borgia?Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-87586473230749260642010-01-27T16:54:10.238-07:002010-01-27T16:54:10.238-07:00One drop changes everything....yeap, it does. If w...One drop changes everything....yeap, it does. If we are talking about poison...it sure does!+ Q Perfume Bloghttp://www.maisqueperfume.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-55676640290817637502010-01-27T10:10:17.380-07:002010-01-27T10:10:17.380-07:00Harald:
Heh. Guess you just answered my question:...Harald:<br /><br />Heh. Guess you just answered my question: Why go all <i>That '70s Show</i>?.<br /><br />They could have played up the grand tradition with an historical montage of movie actresses and their perfume bottles.<br /><br />Or they could have harnessed the power of the blogosphere: an online contest to illustrate "One drop changes everyting" with real women.<br /><br />Just sayin'.Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-70952304333006499142010-01-27T09:54:03.962-07:002010-01-27T09:54:03.962-07:00I didn't get it when it first was announced. B...I didn't get it when it first was announced. But it's certainly just me... as Rochelle would agree.<br />I guess desperate times require desperate measures. That's what I would call it. Wondering if the 70's imagery will bring back the 70's business.HaraldHVogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118238233740697085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-24170657980543325342010-01-27T09:47:12.189-07:002010-01-27T09:47:12.189-07:00BitterGrace:
"Consumer savvy trumps romance....BitterGrace:<br /><br />"Consumer savvy trumps romance." Yes—at least when it comes to selection and purchase. Feeling beautiful, sexy and romantic is fine when you’re wearing, not so helpful when you’re shopping.<br /><br />If the industry took the lesson of the fragrance blogosphere to heart it would offer consumers substantial online content—maybe an version of the Certified Fragrance Sales Specialist training (one of the few useful things they do when not giving each other FiFi Awards.)Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-66551035385529377152010-01-27T09:36:55.000-07:002010-01-27T09:36:55.000-07:00Olfacta:
Agree. "One drop changes everything...Olfacta:<br /><br />Agree. "One drop changes everything" could work as a campaign theme; it leaves lots of room for imagery and specific calls to action. However the follow-on text is literal-minded and clunky. Hard to see it generating “new enthusiasm.”Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-48599813860494725912010-01-27T07:55:41.785-07:002010-01-27T07:55:41.785-07:00I can't quite get past the hideous "Creat...I can't quite get past the hideous "Create Your Own" bottle designs. You could fill one of those things with a perfect vintage Caron, and I'm still not sure I'd buy it. Ugh.<br /><br />The campaign is about as insulting as most ads directed at women. It's funny, though, that they've mostly abandoned the sex angle in favor of women's magazine-style "tips." I suspect that's the influence of perfume blogs, fora, etc. Consumer savvy trumps romance these days.BitterGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262639525430954930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-55478202387945188362010-01-27T04:17:50.150-07:002010-01-27T04:17:50.150-07:00I like the slugline "One drop changes everyth...I like the slugline "One drop changes everything." Too bad they have to get so hamfisted with the rest of it. <br /><br />I guess they must think we're all <i>stoopid</i>> or somethin'.Olfactahttp://olfactarama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com