As we mentioned before, brand awareness is essential in buying decision-making as it is important that consumers recall the brand in the context of a given specific product category. Awareness increases the probability that the brand will be a member of the consideration set. In other words, if your target consumers are aware of your brand, they’re more likely to consider purchasing from you when they need a product or service that you offer.
There are a few key reasons why brand awareness is so important:
Awareness is the first step in the consumer decision-making process. It’s important that consumers recall your brand in the context of a given specific product category. Brand awareness increases the probability that the brand will be a member of the consideration set.
The consideration set is a list of brands that consumers are aware of and would consider purchasing. In order for a brand to be considered, it must first be recalled by the consumer. Therefore, brand awareness is essential in buying decision-making.
There are several factors that influence why some brands are recalled more than others. These include frequency of exposure, level of distinctiveness, and strength of association with desired attributes.
Brand awareness is typically measured through surveys which ask respondents how easily they can recall or think of a brand in relation to a given product category. A variety of measures can be used, but commonly reported measures include unaided and aided brand awareness.
Unaided brand awareness asks respondents if they can spontaneously recall the brand without any prompts, while aided brand awareness provides respondents with a list of brands from which to choose. Respondents who indicate they are aware of the brand either unaided or when it is included on a list are then said to have top-of-mind or first ad recalled awareness, respectively.
These measures are important because they allow marketers to track changes in consumer perceptions of their brand over time. In addition, brand awareness is often used as a predictor of other important outcomes such as market share and brand equity.
One key tip for increasing brand awareness is identifying your target audience. Once you know who your target customers are, you can tailor your marketing efforts specifically to them. This will help ensure that your message is getting through to the people who are most likely to buy from you.
You can identify your target audience using market research. This would involve collecting data about your potential customers, such as demographics (age, gender, income, etc.), psychographics (lifestyle, values, attitudes, etc.), and behavior (purchasing habits). You would then use that information to create a profile of your ideal customer.
Once you have created a profile of your ideal customer, you can start to tailor your marketing efforts specifically to them. This will help ensure that your message is getting through to the people who are most likely to buy from you.
If you want to find out more about how you can measure and improve the strength of your brand, get in touch with our team of experts at Brand Health.
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