Ray A. Smith

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910 appearances 20 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2018 last heard Nov 2024

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Would You Return to the Office if It Smelled Better? · 22 Feb 2024 podcast

So it was a lot of tweaking to sort of get those both points across. voice-verified

You didn't want to end up with a fragrance that was so calming that people would fall asleep at work or be too relaxed at work. voice-verified

But you didn't want something that was so pungent that, you know, be so noticeable that it would be a distraction even rather than something that would help them do their work better. voice-verified

They've gotten some great feedback. voice-verified

There are people out there, not necessarily who smelled the Heinz fragrance, but in other office buildings that have tried to scent with candles or air diffusers, for instance. voice-verified

On social media, I found a few people who sort of complained that they just, either their nose starts to clog up as soon as they enter the door, or they just don't like the smell, or they're allergic to certain smells. voice-verified

I had a chance to smell the Heinz fragrance myself, voice-verified

And I have to say that it's a nice smell, but you would really not notice it. voice-verified

Like, it's not overpowering is what I'm saying. voice-verified

And I think that was the objective. voice-verified

They wanted something that was slightly detectable or almost like a background smell, like almost like background noise. voice-verified

And I had my colleagues do a smell test, not telling them, you know, what it was. voice-verified

But, you know, they also agreed that it was a nice smell, but not too overpowering. voice-verified

Nobody said, yeah, it would make me come to the office, but no one was offended. voice-verified

It smelled sort of like a light, I wouldn't say floral. voice-verified

It just smelled like, to me, like just a really nice, pleasant, light perfume. voice-verified

Some other ways besides scent include greenery or just plants or even actual trees or more focus on the outdoor space. voice-verified

That's a big thing, especially post-pandemic. voice-verified

Another thing is sort of natural light. voice-verified

And another thing is even like white noise or soothing noise. voice-verified

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