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How your brand
is perceived by the consumer.

Measure how your brand is perceived in the eyes of consumers — awareness, image, core values and loyalty. Identify strengths and weaknesses compared with competitors and a foundation for the communication strategy.

5–15×
Return

Typical ROI on a consumer brand study through correct positioning, campaign choice and channel mix.

78%
The decision is emotional

Of consumer decisions are driven by emotional factors — and rationalised afterwards. We capture both layers.

1,000+
Respondents typically

For B2C panels with representative distribution across demographics, region and purchase behaviour.

Sample from a delivery

What a positioning analysis looks like

Awareness, image and preference measured against 6 competitors — broken down by demographics and purchase behaviour. This is an actual delivery to a consumer brand (anonymised).

Example: Positioning analysis from a B2C brand delivery

A complete picture
of your brand position

We always start by understanding your business goals — then we choose method and design. The result is not just numbers but concrete action recommendations ranked by expected impact.

Awareness

Spontaneous and aided. Top-of-mind share in the category plus aided awareness against specific competitors. Broken down by demographics, region and purchase behaviour — so you can see where you have coverage and where there are blind spots.

Top-of-mind Aided Per demographic

Image & associations

What are you associated with? Which adjectives come to the consumer's mind? Per attribute dimension (quality, price, innovation, sustainability, tradition). Per core value and compared with competitors — to see where you stand out.

Attribute analysis Adjective association vs competitors

Preference & choice

What drives the choice? Driver analysis of rational vs emotional factors. When choosing between your brand and a competitor — what tips the decision? Price, quality perception, trust, value alignment?

Driver analysis Rational vs emotional Decision factors

Loyalty & recommendation

Do they stay — or switch? Measurement of repurchase frequency, NPS and what lies behind a switch. Identifies loyalty drivers so you can strengthen the relationship with existing customers.

NPS Repurchase frequency Switching analysis
Free guide · PDF
The complete
brand guide
for consumer
18 min · 22 pages

The complete brand guide for consumer

An 18-minute read written by Johan Asklund. Awareness, image, preference and loyalty — how to design consumer panels that capture both rational and emotional drivers. Question examples and driver analysis templates included.

Read the guide →

The consumer purchase journey
— from category awareness to advocacy

B2C consumer brands compete on several layers at the same time. We measure all touchpoints in the consumer's decision process — from first exposure to social media sharing.

01 · Phases in the consumer journey

Measurement points across the entire journey

We follow every phase — adapted to your business model — and measure both quantitatively and qualitatively.

01Category awareness
02Spontaneous awareness
03Aided awareness
04Consideration
05First choice (top-of-mind)
06Value words & associations
07Functional image
08Emotional image
09Price/quality perception
10Purchase intent
11Repurchase frequency
12Recommendation (NPS)
13Advocacy & sharing
14Switching reasons
02 · Overall metrics

Three KPIs that lead

Standardised key figures — comparable over time and against external benchmarks.

TOM
Top-of-mind — spontaneous awareness as the first brand mentioned in the category.
Preference share
Share who choose you first in a hypothetical purchase (first-choice share).
NPS
Recommendation willingness — promoters minus detractors.
03 · What you get

Concrete — not just an average score

For every insight we deliver:

→ Positioning analysis

Your core values and image compared with 5–10 competitors — visualised.

→ Driver analysis

Which factors drive purchase intent most strongly — emotional vs rational.

→ Per segment

Breakdown by demographics (age, gender, household) and behaviour (purchase frequency, channel preference).

→ Switching analysis

Why customers leave for competitors — and what would have prevented it.

What the delivery looks like

Examples from an actual report

Screenshots from a brand study for a B2C furniture brand (anonymised). 1,000 respondents through a consumer panel, 10 brands compared. Delivered as Word + PDF + PowerPoint with executive summary, competitor mapping, demographic breakdowns and concrete strategic choices.

Example: Executive summary with awareness, liking and target group
Executive summaryAwareness, liking and target group on a single page — plus three short headline findings for management.
Example: Spontaneous awareness against 10 competitors
Competitor mappingSpontaneous awareness ranked against 10 brands in the category — so you can see exactly where you stand relative to others.
Example: Awareness and liking per age group
Per age groupBreakdown by demographics — identifies where the brand is strongest and where there is strategic strength or a gap.
Example: Conclusions and four strategic choices
Strategic choicesFour concrete strategic choices ranked by impact — for decisions, not for filing.

The images are from an actual delivery to a B2C furniture brand in 2026 (n=1,000, 10 brands compared). Customer name, brand and respondent data have been removed or masked in the example.

Johan Asklund — Founder and CEO, Alba Business Group
Johan Asklund
Founder & CEO · Alba Business Group

30+ years of experience in B2B research. Has run Alba since 2005 (formerly TradeWell Group). Personal contact on every project — no project managers swapped out mid-engagement.

"Alba's NPS study identified three churn risks we had missed. Two customers were saved before the quarter was out."

— CEO, B2B manufacturer · 4 subsidiaries · MSEK 220 turnover
+9
Points top-of-mind share
Consumer brand · 1,008 respondents
7 competitors compared
Case study in brief

"We knew we were number two in the category. The study showed we were number one among 25–34 year-olds — the target group we had not been communicating to. The entire media mix was reworked."

— Marketing Director, FMCG · Sweden · 2025
See more case studies →

Want to know what consumers
actually think about you?

Book 15 minutes and we will discuss your current positioning, your core competitors and how we design the study so you get a basis to act on, not just numbers to report.

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Johan replies within one working day · No sales-pitch meetings

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