Category: Video Blog

  • ๐ŸŽฌ See MSWโ€™s Creative Gauge AI in Action โ€“ Video Demo

    ๐ŸŽฌ See MSWโ€™s Creative Gauge AI in Action โ€“ Video Demo

    Curious how your creative will perform before you spend on media or A/B testing? In this short video demo, one of our users will walk you through how Creative Gauge AI worked for them.  this AI driven analysis tool evaluates an actual piece of creative, identifies what to fix, and shows how those changes improve…

  • Brand Building Isnโ€™t Dead. Itโ€™s More Important Than Ever.

    Brand Building Isnโ€™t Dead. Itโ€™s More Important Than Ever.

    An email about an upcoming marketing conference landed in my inbox. One line stopped me cold: They saidโ€ฆ โ€œ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ-๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜บ.โ€ Wow! Letโ€™s be clear, that is completely wrong! The idea that brand building is outdated or obsolete doesnโ€™t line up with the evidence, or with…

  • ๐Ÿš€ ๐—ฅ๐——๐—˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป – ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„

    ๐Ÿš€ ๐—ฅ๐——๐—˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป – ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„

    Forget what youโ€™ve heard – brands donโ€™t grow through loyalty. They grow through ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: more people choosing them more often. And what drives choice? ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. RDE explains how to build that Preference: โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ fuels trial. โ€ข ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ enables price strength. โ€ข ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป drives advocacy and memory. Weโ€™ve used this approach with clients across categories,…

  • ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น

    ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น

    Last time, we broke down the three key drivers of Brand Preference: Relevance, Difference, and Advocacy. But hereโ€™s the twistโ€”๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น. Some consumers only recommend your brand if asked. Othersโ€”true Apostlesโ€”promote your brand unprompted because theyโ€™re emotionally invested. Thatโ€™s the โ€œEโ€ in ๐—ฅ๐——๐—˜โ€”๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. We measure it through ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, a proven…

  • ๐ŸŽฏ The 3 Drivers of Brand Choice – Revealed

    ๐ŸŽฏ The 3 Drivers of Brand Choice – Revealed

    Why do consumers prefer one brand over another? We ran a landmark study across 12 categories and over 30,000 evaluations to find out. The answer? Three core perceptions that consistently explain Brand Preference: โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€“ โ€œThis brand is for someone like me.โ€ โ€ข ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€“ โ€œThis brand stands out.โ€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† โ€“ โ€œIโ€™d recommend…

  • ๐Ÿ“Š How Accurate Are Your Ad Evaluations ๐Ÿ“Š

    ๐Ÿ“Š How Accurate Are Your Ad Evaluations ๐Ÿ“Š

    Evaluating the success of your ads is tough, especially with so many moving parts.  But Creative Gauge AIโ„ข makes it simple, fast, and affordable. We tested 20 fast-food ads, and the findings were eye-opening: โ€ข Ads with strong emotional connections were more effective overall. โ€ข But ads that didnโ€™t clearly link back to the brand…

  • What Fast-Food Ads Are Getting Right (and Wrong)!

    What Fast-Food Ads Are Getting Right (and Wrong)!

    Hereโ€™s a question for marketers: How well do you understand the effectiveness of your ads? If youโ€™re unsure, youโ€™re not alone.  MSW tested 20 ads from top fast-food brands to uncover key insights into ad performance. The result?  A lot of ads lack strong brand messaging, which means theyโ€™re missing a huge opportunity to connect…

  • Is Your Creative Testing Too Slow? Hereโ€™s a Game-Changer!

    Is Your Creative Testing Too Slow? Hereโ€™s a Game-Changer!

    If youโ€™re still relying on traditional ad testing methods alone, youโ€™re likely wasting valuable time and resources. Hereโ€™s why: traditional testing is slow, expensive, and while still appropriate in some situations itโ€™s not the answer anymore for the vast majority of assets you create.  Thatโ€™s where MSWโ€™s Creative Gauge AIโ„ข steps in, revolutionizing how we…

  • Marketing Model Explains Growth and Decay

    Marketing Model Explains Growth and Decay

    We spend so much time chasing growth, but what about the factors that lead to brand decline? Our model explains both. ✔ Itโ€™s often not just about losing market share, but about how consumers’ needs evolve in fuzzy categories. โžค At MSW Research, weโ€™ve developed a predictive model that not only explains how brands grow,…

  • Connecting Brand Strategy from Top Down to Bottom Up

    Connecting Brand Strategy from Top Down to Bottom Up

    For years, marketing insights were limited to large brands. BrandEdge now detects consumer behavior shifts across all market sizes. Nearly all marketing was driven from the top and executed at the bottom, with cost and time restricting consumer insights investments to mostly the corporate level. โžค The belief that markets did not change quickly enough…