• Product range
• Relative product quality
• Points of differentiation
• Retailers used
• Retailer prominence
• CEO profile
• Media (mainstream and blogs/forums)
• Word-of-mouth
• Use of celebrities
• Other brand associations
• Visibility of the product
• Social media ‘connection’
• Social ‘status’ of the product
• Entertainment or self-identity product
• Market share (extent of popularity)
• Perceived innovation
• Perceived integrity
• Success of new products
• Sales + service staff
• Target markets
• Market coverage (global?)
• Time in market
• Competitive set
• B2C or B2B only
• Social responsibility
• Competitor’s actions
• Employee behaviour