tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post953480093923154426..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Déjà Vu from Signature Fragrances, and thoughts on tenacity and 'lasting impacts'Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59246872381874183672015-03-04T09:58:26.411+00:002015-03-04T09:58:26.411+00:00Hi Suzanne,
Haha - happy to have fascinated with ...Hi Suzanne,<br /><br />Haha - happy to have fascinated with minimal dabbing - and NO purchases to date!<br /><br />I guess I was amused and annoyed in equal measure, or maybe 65% annoyed some days when I got two emails in the one day! 'Comically overbearing' sums it up really. <br /><br />Oh boy, that Bond No 9 deal doesn't sound too enticing. If you kept buying more bottles at the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33125350705427308232015-03-04T09:52:49.607+00:002015-03-04T09:52:49.607+00:00Hi Ingeborg,
Am glad you don't get bothered b...Hi Ingeborg,<br /><br />Am glad you don't get bothered by too many marketing emails or post - from perfume companies at least. And I do agree that those phone calls can be annoying. We have a similar set up here where it is quite legit to call existing customers about this and that. However, offshore call centres can ring anyone on any matter as they are outside UK jurisdiction.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-22034814221992525872015-03-04T09:47:29.510+00:002015-03-04T09:47:29.510+00:00I was completely wrong about the register office i...I was completely wrong about the register office in Leith, which used to be various other things, but not an observatory, though my brother lives near the one on Blackford Hill. We are definitely on for one point. Shoe sizes and star signs up next...? ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-18483964926581848482015-03-04T01:36:10.997+00:002015-03-04T01:36:10.997+00:00Vanessa, I'm pleased to tell you that, even th...Vanessa, I'm pleased to tell you that, even though you didn't do much indulging and dabbing, you did fascinate! So funny! ... they are lucky you have a sense of humor because I don't think most bloggers, or potential customers, would have been as kind. The fragrance company that sends the most email promotions to me is Bond No. 9. I delete and don't think about them too much, Suzannehttp://www.eiderdownpress.com/Perfume_Journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74214100419242452372015-03-03T20:33:11.031+00:002015-03-03T20:33:11.031+00:00Grange, eh? And, the observatory up on Calton Hill...Grange, eh? And, the observatory up on Calton Hill? Verra nice! <br /><br />Hey, I think we get to claim the point for the Edinburgh connection at all :)crikeyhttp://www.katiecooke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57587041273072745762015-03-03T16:06:36.031+00:002015-03-03T16:06:36.031+00:00I have only a couple of newsletters related to per...I have only a couple of newsletters related to perfume (StC, SL and de Nicolaï), so I have no bad experiences with perfume marketing, really. Clothing companies and monthly publications of various kinds are the worst. In Norway it is possible to register one's phone in a national register in order not to get marketing via phone. However, if one is already a customer of a company, said companyIngeborgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52307616207361904772015-03-02T23:32:52.783+00:002015-03-02T23:32:52.783+00:00Ah, okay...brother lives in Grange, but got marrie...Ah, okay...brother lives in Grange, but got married in Leith Observatory and straight after that we took impromptu wedding photos in the tropical house of the Botanical Gdns. One point? ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-72709642458240926072015-03-02T23:08:18.042+00:002015-03-02T23:08:18.042+00:00well, they say Edinburgh is a village pretending t...well, they say Edinburgh is a village pretending to be a city. So...we very recently moved to Leith (previously over near the Botanics for a few years.)crikeyhttp://www.katiecooke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-30694520620824622442015-03-02T22:51:19.455+00:002015-03-02T22:51:19.455+00:00Hi Lush Twist,
I do agree that phone calls are mu...Hi Lush Twist,<br /><br />I do agree that phone calls are much more intrusive. Am getting one every couple of days at the moment from various banks on debt management and PPI mis-selling, and also from those terrible injury claims companies. All automated, some on my mobile as well. That sort of thing is getting worse.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-41333354538405318412015-03-02T17:39:09.082+00:002015-03-02T17:39:09.082+00:00Yeah it can be quite irritating when you get a bul...Yeah it can be quite irritating when you get a bulk load of marketing emails regarding the same thing again and again when you are not even interested. At least you can avoid these emails. Imagine getting a phone call every now and then (i have experienced that) and you will consider yourself lucky.Lush Twisthttp://www.shimply.com/p/godrej-aer-twist-fresh-lush-green-vehicle-car-air-freshener-perfume-p4813855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-7045809913986067272015-03-02T15:58:10.706+00:002015-03-02T15:58:10.706+00:00Hi Jean Patou Perfumes,
I know what you mean, but...Hi Jean Patou Perfumes,<br /><br />I know what you mean, but Undina's point above was that a single perfume house cannot annexe to itself the whole concept of 'signature fragrances', as this is a generic term that would apply equally to your own perfume range. And my thoughts are that it is in the interest of a perfume house to promote the concept of a whole wardrobe of scents, not Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-578111965181791282015-03-02T15:51:32.123+00:002015-03-02T15:51:32.123+00:00Hi Blacknall,
It's good to get reassurance fr...Hi Blacknall,<br /><br />It's good to get reassurance from others that it is not just me being intolerant / behind the times and that you also would find such a sustained campaign a bit badgering. I wonder if the odd use of full stops is some kind of IT glitch at their end and they really should be spaces. But they do rather up the shouty quotient as they stand! Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91697056724876895942015-03-02T15:48:01.406+00:002015-03-02T15:48:01.406+00:00This SF marketing campaign sounds sort of like Au...This SF marketing campaign sounds sort of like Austin Powers waking from his cryogenic sleep and having a little trouble controlling"THE VOLUME OF MY VOICE!" <br />I guess it happens, but engaging with the public is not shouting at them :-)Blacknall Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481392513383253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-40202823616077740982015-03-02T09:31:23.638+00:002015-03-02T09:31:23.638+00:00PS I tell you what would be funny - if you turned ...PS I tell you what would be funny - if you turned out to live round the corner from my brother. It's probably raising the bar a bit much, mind, given the size of the city.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66006807579677477952015-03-02T09:30:09.136+00:002015-03-02T09:30:09.136+00:00LOL at computer viruses!! And I will now overlook ...LOL at computer viruses!! And I will now overlook your current day job - I think if I had to receive direct marketing from anyone, my 'user experience' would be as good as it gets, as I feel sure you would avoid all those cliche's and pitfalls of so many campaigns.<br /><br />The coincidences are spooky. Even spookier is the fact that I initially wrote 'spooky', then edited itVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-72041415701018238742015-03-02T08:29:26.492+00:002015-03-02T08:29:26.492+00:00When you go to an event or a function, and there a...When you go to an event or a function, and there are hundreds of people in the room, you want to stand out and be an individual. You don't want to be the same as all the other hundreds of people in at that event. jean patou perfumeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSVVVVp39Bo&feature=youtu.benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91223978531937437582015-03-01T22:56:51.702+00:002015-03-01T22:56:51.702+00:00Oh, ick, I am *so* sorry about that cold. Perhaps ...Oh, ick, I am *so* sorry about that cold. Perhaps computer viruses are all too real these days. (Though I'm going to blame the uncovered sneezers, sniffers, and splutterers on the train for mine.)<br /><br />I'm ashamed to admit that my day job is still largely based on persuading people to buy things they don't need or want, but I do make it a point to make any mailing campaign crikeyhttp://www.katiecooke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25653618837839162632015-03-01T21:00:47.347+00:002015-03-01T21:00:47.347+00:00Hi crikey,
I deliberately didn't look to see ...Hi crikey,<br /><br />I deliberately didn't look to see if I could unsubscribe from SF out of a sort of morbid curiosity - you know, to see what level of email activity they thought appropriate when completely unimpeded by the recipient, type of thing. And I have now clicked on all of them for the purposes of this post, however they got very little encouragement from me after November. Which Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-81732035036091860082015-03-01T19:08:33.343+00:002015-03-01T19:08:33.343+00:00They would go straight onto my "shut up I hat...They would go straight onto my "shut up I hate you" list with that level of email noise. You may be encouraging them by *opening* the emails and, worse, clicking any links in them and therefore moving yourself into the "interested possible purchaser" stream (says the person who has designed automated marketing campaigns. For which I will spend many, many eons in purgatory). <crikeyhttp://www.katiecooke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-13942724680180941432015-03-01T13:59:24.731+00:002015-03-01T13:59:24.731+00:00Hi Hazel,
Hahaha. I do, and it is! The Cashmere C...Hi Hazel,<br /><br />Hahaha. I do, and it is! The Cashmere Centre is right up there after pizza. I do not buy cashmere cardis weekly any more than I eat pizza twice a week.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25293312811587801802015-03-01T13:58:16.896+00:002015-03-01T13:58:16.896+00:00From Hazel, reposted from Facebook:
If you want B...From Hazel, reposted from Facebook:<br /><br />If you want Bombarded, buy clothing online. Not only is your inbox one cascade of 20% Off Must End Midnight Spring Clearance Birthday Gift Free Postage Today Only St Valentine's Day Offer Two for One Complimentary Favoured Customer Discount, but the doormat is ankle-deep in catalogues and mail shots.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50911436861173607272015-03-01T11:54:47.280+00:002015-03-01T11:54:47.280+00:00Hi Undina,
Thanks for your long and detailed comm...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Thanks for your long and detailed comment - appreciated all the more as I know you are so busy at the moment. I do feel better for hearing that you found this brand annoying, as I thought I was the only one. And you haven't even had the barrage of emails - your beef is more about the marketing copy itself. I hadn't thought about the odd choice of a generic name for Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57163106472818868622015-03-01T10:15:44.817+00:002015-03-01T10:15:44.817+00:00There are some brands or perfumers that "wron...There are some brands or perfumers that "wronged" me one way or the other (in most cases without ever communicating with me directly) so I feel almost morally obligated to mention their sins every time I comment about them in one of the blogs I read. With SF I feel almost bad: they haven't done anything wrong by me (well, if not to count NOT offering me any of their scents to try - Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-21692385211764175602015-03-01T02:34:55.657+00:002015-03-01T02:34:55.657+00:00Hi Sun Mi,
Oh wow, what a coincidence about your ...Hi Sun Mi,<br /><br />Oh wow, what a coincidence about your win of Deja Vu! I do hope you like it - it is a very nice bottle. I can vouch for the far drydown of the perfume, but the opening to middle was a bit full-on for me, even though I have a much greater tolerance of full-on these days.<br /><br />Yes, I think that would put the cat among the pigeons all right if I replied to each email!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27952926708008025942015-03-01T02:19:50.415+00:002015-03-01T02:19:50.415+00:00Hmm... peachy amber - that doesn't sound like ...Hmm... peachy amber - that doesn't sound like my thing at all. (I won a bottle of Deja Vu - though I've yet to receive it). Well I could choose anything, but I got wooed by the bottle, haha. We'll see how it fares I guess. That marketing though - wow - thats pretty intense! Maybe you should write them an email for every email you get :)Sun Fontainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243920434943925890noreply@blogger.com