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How to incorporate scent into your experiential marketing initiatives

Crest used citrus cinnamon peppermint and vanilla mint. New Balance went for fresh-cut grass. The Westin opted for white tea. They’re just some of the brands using scents to leave lasting impressions with consumers and they’re leading the way in leveraging perhaps the least-used of the five senses in event marketing.

Napster used a burlesque-themed exhibit featuring dancers performing every half hour to lure guests to its exhibit at this month’s DigitalLife consumer electronics show in New York City. The exhibit open to guests 18 and over tied in with a steamy microsite featuring an exotic dancer that the company is using to promote its Napster To Go portable music service.
 

As part of a new three-year deal with the NFL State Farm will become presenting sponsor of the Pro Bowl. It’s the first time the league has sold presenting sponsorship of the season-ending all-star game.
 

 
Motorola is taking a new line of digital two-way radios on the road to government and commercial customers with the just-launched Motodriven tour.
 

DaimlerChrysler invited 120 consumers to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas to wade through 14 000 gallons of mud for the chance to win a 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. “It was big fun and a little bit messy ” Carrie McElwee the brand’s senior manager-marketing p.r. told Buzz. “We thought it was the perfect venue to bring consumers to… [and] to prove how muddy they were willing to get to win.” More than 2 500 consumers signed up to participate on a microsite created for the Sept. 29 challenge.