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Brand Awareness
Brand awareness refers to the extent to which a brand is recognised by potential customers and correctly associated with its products, services, or values. It reflects how familiar a target audience is with a brand’s identity, including its name, logo, tone of voice, and visual elements.
There are two levels of brand awareness:
Brand recall – the ability of consumers to retrieve a brand from memory when prompted by a category.
Brand recognition – the ability to identify a brand when presented with its visual or auditory elements.
High brand awareness is crucial for driving customer consideration, trust, and market differentiation. It is typically developed through consistent messaging, visual branding, advertising, content marketing, social media presence, and public relations efforts.
Brand awareness is often measured through surveys, web traffic data, search volume, and social media mentions. It serves as a foundational objective in both early-stage and ongoing brand strategy.
“The start-up invested in a multi-channel campaign to rapidly build brand awareness ahead of their product launch.”


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