05 May 10 US Consumer Befriending Financial Services
The worst seems to be over for financial services in the United States, as people’s perception has started to sway in favor of financial services providing companies, according to the Harris Interactive 2010 EquiTrend study.
The US consumers’ perception of the financial services providers was quite low in 2009, which seem to have got back to its 2008 state in April. Even AIG, whose reputation touch the bottom in 2009 during the financial crisis, has also gone up in 2010.
Visa got the highest brand equity score of 65.76, followed by MasterCard whose brand equity score is 60.66. The Hartford with the score 53.40 and Fidelity Investments Financial Services with 53.29 score on brand equity make the bottom two of the report that studies top 10 highest ranked financial services company. See image for detail.
Not only the perception (brand equity) is on the way up, but the trust is also going up on the scale. Although it has not touched even 2008 level, the hope of its speedy recovery can be felt in the report released by Harris Interactive.
In the trust ranking, TIAA-CREF Financial Services ranked at number one with a trust score of 6.64, and at number two is Vanguard Group with a trust score of 6.55. Visa is at number 3 with the total score of 6.6. The Hartford which was at number 9th position in terms of brand equity has fared relatively well on the trust quotient. It is on number 5 with a trust score of 6.39. See image for detail.
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10 Jan 10 5 traits of Quality Content
How do you define quality? Think hard. Well, we cannot define quality in the absolute terms. We define it by saying how one thing is in comparison to certain benchmark. It holds true for content as well. Quality of content is not known, and no one can tell you the formula to create quality content.
But, I can tell you about the traits that are common among all types of quality content.
Traits of quality content
- Not repetitive: This is the first trait of quality content. It is not repetitive. If your article touches upon topics that are not or rarely written before than you will be considered authority in your field.
- Well researched: A high quality article is often well-researched. It does not dwell on the “as I think,” “I believe,” “I suspect” statements. It is also often supported by links and bibliography
- Entertainment quotient: Quality content is high on entertainment, regardless of complexity of the topic it covers. Writer of an entertaining article uses simple language and humor to keep the tone light when he describes complex topic. Humor is important.
- All-inclusive: Do not rush for finishing an article soon. Try to cover every aspect of a topic that you are writing about. A good article goes beyond 500 words and covers almost every aspect of the topic at hand.
- News with a view: Breaking news is not forte of every blogger. Most of the bloggers cannot do that as they do not have right people at the right place, therefore, you should consider elaborating on the breaking news with your unique view on the topic. Think hard, you will develop a point of view.
- Thought-provoking: An article that stirs your thought or gives you a critical outlook about the subject at hand can be clubbed with quality articles. A quality article also gives a new point of view or tends to challenge the assumption held by people at large.
Next time when you write check your content for these traits.
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24 Nov 09 Will Smith Beats Brad Pitt, Tiger Woods, Angelina Jolie and Oprah Winfrey in Brand-Endorsement Equity
Will Smith is number one in terms of match between celebrity and brand equity as found by Millward Brown, one of the leading research companies, in a research conducted to find Cebra (Celebrity + Brand) score. The sample size taken for the research was 2,000, which comprises of the U.S adults between 18 and 64. Brad Pitt is at second position, whereas, his love-interest, Angelina Jolie is at number 10. Tiger Woods is at number 3 followed by Oprah Winfrey who is at number 4.
Cebra score attempts to measure the power of celebrity and brands. For this it has integrated the following factors:
- Familiarity (How much consumers know about a celebrity and brand)
- Affinity (how strongly do the consumer like or dislike a celebrity and a brand)
- Buzz (How much buzz quotient a celebrity and a brand has)
The Cebra score is then combined with a personality matching matrix to identify which celebrity ad brand can partner to offer the highest potential to influence the market place.
Celebrities with Highest Cebra Score
- Will Smith
- Brad Pitt
- Tiger Woods
- Oprah Winfrey
- Denzel Washington
- Clint Eastwood
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Morgan Freeman
- Johnny Depp
- Angelina Jolie
Tags: Affinity, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Brand Buzz, Brand Equity, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, Ellen Degeneres, Endorsement, Familiarity, Johnny Depp, Leading Research, Love Interest, Match, Morgan Freeman, Number 3, Oprah Winfrey, Quotient, Tiger Woods, Will Smith
