Simons
What is measured
Salience
93.1Based on 4 of 4 measures
Simons gets looked for by name, and the looking turns into visits. Branded Search Demand sits at 97.9, in the top third of the Index, Relative Search Salience reads 100 - the most searched-for of the four brands it is compared with - and Traffic / Demand Follow-Through sits at the ceiling of the Index, which means the demand arrives rather than stalling at curiosity. Search Momentum at 68.4 sits above the middle: this is a name people already hold, not one they are still finding.
Trust
70.9Based on 4 of 4 measures
Simons is trusted by the people who shop it, and not many of them are on the record. Average Rating sits at 87.4 and Inverted Complaint Intensity at 76.1, both in the top third of their measures - customers rate it well, and when something goes wrong it doesn't get loud - with Review Sentiment at 70.6, above the middle. Review Volume Confidence reads 44.3, near the bottom of that measure: the trust here is real, and it rests on a thin stack of voices.
Meaning
47.0Based on 4 of 4 measures
Simons is liked more than it is understood. Affinity sits at 71.6, but affinity clusters across the Index and separates almost nobody; the measures that do separate brands - Association Clarity at 34.2, middling, and Differentiation Language at 28.2, somewhat above the middle - say customers can place Simons without being able to say what sets it apart from the retailers next to it. Meaning at 47 is fondness and an audience that overlaps its peers' doing the work a clear association should be doing.
Advocacy
45.7Based on 2 of 4 measures · missing: Conversation Volume, Earned Mention Velocity
Simons gets spoken well of; it doesn't get vouched for. Advocacy sits at 45.7, and both components land in the same place - positive word of mouth at 46, recommendation language at 45.4 - which means customers will say something pleasant about the store and stop short of telling anyone to go there. Approval isn't advocacy, and Simons has earned the first one.
Emotional Connection
31.2Based on 3 of 4 measures · missing: Community Engagement
Shoppers speak warmly about Simons and never speak of it as theirs. Emotional Sentiment reaches 47.2 while Identity and Belonging language sits at 21.6 and Attachment at 19.1 - a brand people enjoy describing but don't describe themselves with, which is why Emotional Connection lands at 31.2. Pleasant is not attached; a store customers like is one they'll leave for another they like just as much.
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5 of 6 factors measured so far, from customer reviews, search interest and audience research. Each factor on this page shows the measures behind it and any that are missing.
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This brand was measured in Canada. Brands are compared only with others measured in the same market.
Six Factor Scores
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