How to bring a perfume to market, with Olfiction's Pia Long & Nick Gilbert

The perfume world is notoriously tricky to succeed in. (How do you market an invisible product that everyone will experience differently?) In today’s episode, I’m delighted to welcome two of my favorite people in the British fragrance world, Pia Long and Nick Gilbert, the fiercely intelligent and wonderfully unfiltered founders of Olfiction. Known for their bespoke perfumery and consultancy services, as well as their own candle and perfume range Bougie Bougie, Nick and Pia represent everything that’s great about the independent British fragrance industry.

Pia Long is a Finnish-born perfumer with a unique perspective shaped by her twin passions for writing and fragrance, and a wealth of experience across every corner of the industry. Nick Gilbert, Olfiction’s Creative Director, brings his expert touch to brand development and consumer engage ...