Brand Perception Study
Understand how your brand is perceived emotionally, not just rationally. Capture the feelings, associations, and trust signals that drive or block buying decisions.
Research Goal
Map the emotional associations and trust signals connected to your brand across target segments.
Objectives
- 1.Identify the primary emotional associations with your brand
- 2.Understand how your brand is positioned relative to competitors in the buyer’s mind
- 3.Surface trust signals and credibility gaps
Interview Questions
Voice-first questions following the Voice Question Blueprint: time anchor, one clear ask, neutral guardrail.
When you hear our company name, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do not overthink it, just say whatever surfaces.
Maps to: Identify the primary emotional associations with your brand
If our brand were a person, how would you describe their personality? Just a few words.
Maps to: Identify the primary emotional associations with your brand
Think about the last time you saw our content, website, or marketing. What impression did it leave?
Follow-up probe:
Did anything feel off or inconsistent?
Maps to: Surface trust signals and credibility gaps
If you were putting us side by side with alternatives, what is the one thing that makes us different? If nothing comes to mind, that is useful too.
Maps to: Understand how your brand is positioned relative to competitors in the buyer’s mind
What would make you trust us more? What evidence or proof would make a difference?
Maps to: Surface trust signals and credibility gaps
What to Look For in the Results
Emotional warmth or coldness in tone when describing the brand
Whether the 'personality' description matches your intended positioning
The 'nothing comes to mind' response to differentiation (a positioning gap)
Trust evidence requests: these tell you exactly what collateral to create
Ready to Run This Study?
Experience a voice interview yourself first. Talk to Emma for 3 minutes and see how it feels.
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