Brand Personality Comparison Engine for Social Media Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for assessing and managing brand personality are inadequate, as they rely on time-consuming and costly surveys, suffer from biases, and fail to consider the dynamic nature of brand perception in social media, leading to ineffective marketing strategies that do not align with consumers' perceptions.

Innovation Solution

A data processing system with a brand comparison engine that analyzes brand personality traits using crowdsource data to identify gaps between perceived and intended brand personalities, and recommends actions to bridge these gaps by leveraging social media insights and predictive models.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional survey methods are used to assess brand personality, then comprehensive brand perception data can be collected, but the process becomes time-consuming and costly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrand personality assessment accuracyVSAvoidassessment time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical survey methods with automated computational analysis of social media data. The system uses natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to automatically analyze consumer perceptions across social media platforms, eliminating the need for manual survey administration while maintaining measurement precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a digital copy of brand personality assessment by analyzing social media mentions and consumer discussions. Instead of conducting new surveys, the system captures and analyzes existing consumer expressions about brands on social media platforms, providing real-time brand personality insights without time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If traditional survey methods are used to assess brand personality, then brand perception data can be obtained, but the cost increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrand personality assessment accuracyVSAvoidassessment cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service brand personality assessment by automatically collecting and analyzing social media data without requiring human researchers to conduct surveys. The computational system performs data collection, processing, and analysis autonomously, significantly reducing labor costs while maintaining assessment accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses existing social media content as a free or low-cost proxy for survey data. By analyzing publicly available consumer discussions, mentions, and posts about brands, the system obtains accurate brand personality measurements without incurring survey administration costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Measurement precision

If static brand personality assessments are conducted, then brand characteristics can be measured, but the dynamic nature of brand perception in social media is ignored

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrand personality measurementVSAvoidbrand perception dynamics
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic brand personality assessment by continuously monitoring social media data streams in real-time. The computational model updates brand personality measurements as new consumer discussions emerge, capturing the evolving nature of brand perceptions rather than relying on static historical data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback loops where social media consumer responses continuously inform and update brand personality measurements. The system analyzes new social media mentions, consumer sentiments, and discussions, feeding this information back into the brand personality model to maintain current and accurate measurements of dynamic brand perceptions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10672012B2Brand personality comparison engine
Publication Date: 2020.06.02 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

Mechanisms are provided to implement a brand comparison engine. The mechanisms receive a request to compare brand personalities of a first specified brand and a second specified brand and obtain a first brand personality scale associated with the first specified brand and a second brand personality scale associated with the second specified brand. The mechanisms calculate at least one gap value indicating a difference between at least one personality trait in the first brand personality scale and a corresponding at least one personality trait in the second brand personality scale. The mechanisms also output an output indicating an aspect of the at least one gap based on the calculation.