Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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๐ฅ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น
Last time, we broke down the three key drivers of Brand Preference: Relevance, Difference, and Advocacy. But hereโs the twistโ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น. Some consumers only recommend your brand if asked. Othersโtrue Apostlesโpromote your brand unprompted because theyโre emotionally invested. Thatโs the โEโ in ๐ฅ๐๐โ๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. We measure it through ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ, a proven…
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๐ฏ 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: โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ โ โThis brand is for someone like me.โ โข ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ โ โThis brand stands out.โ โข ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ โ โIโd recommend…
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What we do, how we do it and how our clients benefit
What we do: How we do it: How our clients benefit: โโฆMSW has been validated to actual business results more than any other advertising measurement in the business.โ โ Quirks โ…MSW copy testing system, TouchPoint, provides quantitative prediction of the likelihood and magnitude of ad impact on future sales volume and market share.โ โ the Marketing Accountability Standards…
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๐ How Accurate Are Your Ad Evaluations ๐
Evaluating the success of your ads is tough, especially with so many moving parts. But Creative Gauge AIโข makes it simple, fast, and affordable. We tested 20 fast-food ads, and the findings were eye-opening: โข Ads with strong emotional connections were more effective overall. โข But ads that didnโt clearly link back to the brand…
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Category Data From MSW Creative Gauge AI: Bathroom Tissue ๐งป
Background The MSW Creative GaugeTM AI service evaluates the sales potential of advertisements of different formats based on the content profile of the ad itself. Results are typically available within minutes making this low-cost tool ideal for applications such as competitive testing, concept screening, early-stage evaluation and landscape analysis. The bathroom tissue category may not…
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What Fast-Food Ads Are Getting Right (and Wrong)!
Hereโs a question for marketers: How well do you understand the effectiveness of your ads? If youโre unsure, youโre 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 theyโre missing a huge opportunity to connect…
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Whatโs The True Cost of A/B Testing Ads?ย
The true cost of A/B testing ads – especially when done in-market (i.e., live on media platforms) is significantly higher than most marketers account for. While it may seem like a low-risk way to optimize ad performance, the hidden costs can be substantial when you consider media waste, opportunity cost, time delay, and measurement flaws.…
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Is Your Creative Testing Too Slow? Hereโs a Game-Changer!
If youโre still relying on traditional ad testing methods alone, youโre likely wasting valuable time and resources. Hereโs why: traditional testing is slow, expensive, and while still appropriate in some situations itโs not the answer anymore for the vast majority of assets you create. Thatโs where MSWโs Creative Gauge AIโข steps in, revolutionizing how we…
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Brand Health, Equity, or Ad Tracking? Get Clarity.
The first step in designing a tracking study is to identify what your goal is and what you want to do with it. Do you need a Brand Equity, Brand Health or Advertising Tracker? Or some combination? So letโs first define eachโฆ Some researchers lump Brand Equity and Brand Health into the same bucket but…
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CMOs and Insights Professionals, youโre killing your brand growth.ย Hereโs how it happenedโฆ
Many Years ago, before the internet, brands focused on building strong foundations. We did concept testing to find the โbig ideasโ and copy testing, to build awareness, preference, and emotional connections with audiences. We took our time. Advertising was slower, but it was effective. Brands grew, and everyone was happy. Then came the internet. Suddenly,…
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