brand awareness
measure of consumers' familiarity with specific brand name the level of brand recognition that consumers have of a specific brand and its specific product category. Brand awareness examines three levels of recognition: whether the brand name is the first to come to mind when a consumer is questioned about a specific product category; whether the brand name is one of several that come to mind when a consumer is questioned about a specific product category; and whether or not a consumer has heard of a specific brand name.

