Global Brand Simplicity Index
2014
The Global Brand Simplicity Index is our annual report that evaluates the state, significance and impact of Simplicity on brands.
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Research Methodology
To determine the global state of simplicity, Siegel+Gale fielded an online survey with more than 12,000 respondents in 8 countries to gather perspectives on simplicity and how industries and brands make people’s lives simpler or more complex.
During the study, respondents rated 585 brands. The brands were selected as a representative set that respondents would be most likely to know and/or use in each country.
Survey Topics
This year’s respondents answered questions about brand touchpoints within specific industries, disruptive companies, and which channels they were most likely to use to find information on new products and contact customer service. Respondents answered questions around:
- How simple or complex they perceive their lives to be
- How familiar they are with certain brands
- If they recently used these brand
- The simplicity/complexity of a brand’s communications and interactions in relation to its industry peers
Brand Simplicity Score
The score was calculated with the following inputs:
- How each brand was rated on the simplicity/complexity of its products, services, interactions and communications in relation to its industry peers. Respondents answered questions around:
- How consistently the brand experience and communications were rated across respondents
- How aligned non-user and user perceptions were, privileging aligned perceptions
- The Simplicity Score for the brand’s industry or category(ies)
Industry Simplicity Score
Each country rated 25 industries. The score was calculated with the following inputs:
- The industry’s contribution to making life simpler or more complex
- The pain of typical interactions with companies/organizations within the industry
- How the industry’s typical communications rank in terms of: Ease of understanding, transparency/honesty, making the customer feel valued and appreciated, innovation/freshness, usefulness
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This is just the start. Our Global Brand Simplicity Index 2014 report is full of additional info graphics, charts, and brand stories that illustrate how simplicity pays for organizations of all sizes - from established brands to disruptive emerging companies. Download the report here.