Tag: Brand Preference

  • Impact of Turmoil in the Airline Industry: 2022 to 2023

    Impact of Turmoil in the Airline Industry: 2022 to 2023

    The airline industry has been going through a difficult time; COVID shutdowns, Staff shortages, Inflation, weather and FAA system outages.  Some airlines tried to recover from COVID too quickly and have then had to rollback planned/scheduled expansions.  The result is misery for passengers, who can expect long lines, packed flights, less space on board and…

  • | Chart of The Week | Fast Casual Dining Restaurants: Change in Brand Preference

    | Chart of The Week | Fast Casual Dining Restaurants: Change in Brand Preference

    The MSW TBSM tracking service measures Brand Preference as one component of the survey.  Brand Preference was collected for approximately twenty major Fast Casual Restaurant brands in both Q1 2022 (among 1000 demographically and geographically balanced respondents) and Q1 2023 (among 500 similarly balanced respondents).  This week’s chart examines the five fast casual options that…

  • The Crypto Bowl: How Crypto Exchange Super Bowl Ads Affected Awareness and Brand Preference

    The Crypto Bowl: How Crypto Exchange Super Bowl Ads Affected Awareness and Brand Preference

    As usual, there was almost as much hype about the ads in the Super Bowl this year as there was about the game itself.  And one of the advertising storylines this year centered around Cryptocurrency Exchange ads.  This represented a coming-out party for Crypto Exchanges on the year’s biggest advertising stage. While the four Crypto…

  • The Persuadables℠;  the consumer segment with the highest ROAI

    The Persuadables℠; the consumer segment with the highest ROAI

    The Persuadables℠;  the consumer segment with the highest ROAI. Essentially, it’s a narrowing of your target from a broad-based approach to those consumers who already have a likelihood of choosing your brand.  And because they already have a predisposition towards your brand, they are more responsive to advertising, easier to move and ultimately return a…

  • | The Brand Strength Monitor / RDE Chart of the Week |  Department Stores

    | The Brand Strength Monitor / RDE Chart of the Week | Department Stores

    MSW’s RDE Analytic Framework rests on a study that found that three equity dimensions (Relevance, Differentiation, Emotion) are responsible for driving a significant portion of brand growth and brand strength. Our ongoing Chart of the Week series is dedicated to sharing RDE and CCPreference® Brand Strength results for a variety of categories. If you have…

  • Five Compelling Reasons to Measure Brand Preference

    Five Compelling Reasons to Measure Brand Preference

    Frank Findley, Executive Director of the Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB) does a great job explaining the value and importance of measuring Brand Preference in this video titled; Five Compelling Reasons to Measure Brand Preference. All the data, examples and Brand Preference methodology that Franks refers to in this video are MSW’s measure of Brand…

  • | Chart of the Week | Automobile Insurance

    | Chart of the Week | Automobile Insurance

    MSW’s RDE Analytic Framework rests on a study that found that three equity dimensions (Relevance, Differentiation, Emotion) are responsible for driving a significant portion of brand growth. Our Chart of the Week is dedicated to sharing RDE results for a variety of categories.  If you have questions about your category – give us a call. RDE…

  • Samsung’s Exploding Battery Problem and What it Means for Their Brand

    Samsung’s Exploding Battery Problem and What it Means for Their Brand

    Recently, Samsung encountered a problem with some of their lithium ion batteries – they’re exploding!  Particularly those in their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones.  The causes have been determined1, but there is still a lot to be remedied as many airlines have recently warned passengers not to use them on planes2 and they’ve been forced to…

  • When it comes to extending your brand, gaining awareness is less than half the battle

    When it comes to extending your brand, gaining awareness is less than half the battle

    In previous blogs we have commented on the validity and practicality of applying the MASB Brand Investment and Valuation model.  In those articles we focused on the value the brand derives from cash flows from existing offerings.  But what about potential future cash flows from planned brand extensions not yet launched – both within existing…

  • MASB’s Game Changing Brand Investment and Valuation Project – Part IV

    MASB’s Game Changing Brand Investment and Valuation Project – Part IV

    In parts I, II, and III of this blog series we discussed the added benefits and technical details of incorporating brand preference throughout the brand building process.  During this time we have received numerous requests for more details with the most common being of the form, “Are brand preferences important for my category?”  Typically this…