Brand Health & Competitive Benchmarking Survey
Measures unaided and aided brand awareness, image associations, value perceptions, purchase intent, and NPS against key competitors to benchmark brand health and identify competitive positioning opportunities.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
In the past 6 months, have you purchased any products in this category?
- Yes
- No
When you think of this product category, what is the first brand that comes to mind?
What is your overall impression of Your brand?
Which brand are you most likely to purchase next in this category?
- Your brand
- Top competitor A
- Top competitor B
- Top competitor C
- Another brand
- Not sure
Based on your responses in this survey, is there anything else you would like to share about your experiences or perceptions of these brands?
What is your age?
- Under 18
- 18–24
- 25–34
- 35–44
- 45–54
- 55–64
- 65 or older
- Prefer not to say
Thank you for completing this survey—your feedback is very valuable and will help us better understand brand perceptions in this category.
In the past 6 months, approximately how often have you purchased products in this category?
- Weekly or more
- 2–3 times per month
- About once per month
- Every 2–3 months
- Less often
Which of the following brands have you heard of? Please select all that apply.
- Your brand
- Top competitor A
- Top competitor B
- Top competitor C
- None of these
What is your overall impression of Top competitor A?
How likely are you to recommend Your brand to a friend or colleague?
We'd like to understand more about what drives your brand preferences in this category. Please share your thoughts and our AI moderator will ask a few follow-up questions.
Which best describes your gender?
- Woman
- Man
- Non-binary
- Prefer not to say
Which brand did you purchase most recently in this category?
- Your brand
- Top competitor A
- Top competitor B
- Top competitor C
- Another brand
What is your overall impression of Top competitor B?
How likely are you to recommend Top competitor A to a friend or colleague?
In which region do you currently reside?
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- European Union
- Latin America
- Middle East
- Africa
- Asia-Pacific
- Australia/New Zealand
- Other / Prefer not to say
How satisfied were you with your most recent purchase in this category?
What is your overall impression of Top competitor C?
What is the main reason you chose that brand as your next likely purchase?
What is the highest level of education you have completed?
- Some high school or less
- High school graduate
- Some college / Associate degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Postgraduate degree
- Trade / technical certification
- Prefer not to say
Which of the following words or phrases describe Your brand? Please select all that apply.
- High quality
- Good value
- Innovative
- Trustworthy
- Premium
- Reliable
- Fun
- Eco-friendly
- None of these
What is your current employment status?
- Employed full time
- Employed part time
- Self-employed
- Student
- Homemaker
- Retired
- Unemployed
- Prefer not to say
Which of the following words or phrases describe Top competitor A? Please select all that apply.
- High quality
- Good value
- Innovative
- Trustworthy
- Premium
- Reliable
- Fun
- Eco-friendly
- None of these
To what extent do you agree or disagree: Your brand offers good value for the price.
Please rank the following brands by your overall preference, with 1 being your most preferred.
- Your brand
- Top competitor A
- Top competitor B
- Top competitor C
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Captures both unaided (open-text top-of-mind) and aided (checklist) brand awareness in the same flow, alongside image-association word-choice questions for your brand and named competitors
- Includes head-to-head value perception, preference ranking, and NPS for your brand versus a top competitor, giving a structured competitive benchmark rather than a single-brand snapshot
- Uses an AI follow-up interview to probe the reasoning behind stated brand preferences and next-purchase intent, going beyond the closed-ended scales with adaptive, respondent-specific questions
- Pairs behavioral screening (recent purchase, frequency, brand purchased) with attitudinal measures so awareness and image data can be read against actual buying behavior
Jotform
Brand Awareness Survey Form TemplateA static, drag-and-drop form template focused on basic brand awareness questions. It's built for quick deployment and customization within Jotform's form builder rather than for structured competitive benchmarking. No image association or NPS-style benchmarking against named competitors is evident.
What it does well
- Easy to customize within a familiar drag-and-drop form builder
- Quick to deploy for simple awareness checks
- Integrates with Jotform's broader form ecosystem (payments, logic, etc.)
Where it falls short
- Static question set with no adaptive AI follow-up to probe individual responses
- No indication of built-in competitive benchmarking structure (aided/unaided awareness vs. named competitors)
- No transparent scoring or automated quality assessment of open-ended answers
SurveyMonkey
Brand Awareness Questionnaire TemplateA methodology-backed questionnaire template from an established survey platform, likely covering standard awareness and perception questions. It's a fixed-question template meant to be launched as-is or lightly edited, not a dynamic interview experience.
What it does well
- Backed by an established survey research platform with broad template library
- Likely includes standard, well-tested awareness question phrasing
- Easy to launch quickly with minimal setup
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interviewing—respondents answer the same fixed questions regardless of their answers
- No voice-based interview option for richer qualitative capture
- No automated per-response quality scoring of open-ended feedback
SurveySparrow
Brand Image Questionnaire TemplateA conversational-style questionnaire template focused on brand image and perception, presented one question at a time for a chat-like feel. The conversational UI is scripted rather than adaptive, so it doesn't generate new questions based on prior answers.
What it does well
- Conversational, chat-like question flow that may feel more engaging than a traditional grid
- Focused specifically on brand image/perception measurement
- Likely mobile-friendly given SurveySparrow's conversational form design
Where it falls short
- Conversational UI is pre-scripted, not adaptive AI—no real-time follow-up probing based on what a respondent says
- No voice AI interview capability
- No transparent, publishable prompt/methodology behind the question logic
Typeform
Brand Awareness Survey TemplateA polished, design-forward brand awareness template known for Typeform's one-question-at-a-time interface. It covers standard awareness metrics but is a fixed-form template rather than an interview format that adapts to individual respondents.
What it does well
- Strong design and one-question-at-a-time UX that reduces respondent fatigue
- Well-known template format that's easy to brand and customize visually
- Simple to share and embed across channels
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up questions—flow is fixed regardless of respondent answers
- No screen-share or guided task capability for deeper behavioral observation
- No automated quality scoring of individual responses or auto-generated analytical reports
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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