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peso da marca

English translation: brand notoriety


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02:37 Jan 13, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / consultoria de marketing
Portuguese term or phrase: peso da marca
Contexto:
O hotel utiliza pouco o Twitter, tendo poucos seguidores para o peso da marca.
Lattuca
Local time: 21:54
English translation:brand notoriety
Explanation:
The brand has got notoriety/fame in its own right.
Selected response from:

Prof. Tony Gee
Local time: 01:54
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3brand strength/loyalty/popularity
Erik Bry
4 +3brand awareness
Gilmar Fernandes
5 +2weight of the brandFernando Okabe Biazibeti
5brand notorietyProf. Tony Gee
3importance of its brand
Martin Riordan


  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
brand awareness


Explanation:
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/brand-awareness...

Extent to which a brand is recognized by potential customers, and is correctly associated with a particular product. Expressed usually as a percentage of target market, brand awareness is the primary goal of advertising in the early months or years of a product's introduction.




Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 20:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti: I would go for this as well
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Claudio :) Have a great day!

agree  Sheila Gomes
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Sheila :) Have a great day!

neutral  silvia367325: Brand awareness é um dos componentes do peso da marca, não o único.
10 hrs
  -> I don't agree, but do respect your opinion.

agree  Verginia Ophof
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Verginia :) Have a good one!
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
importance of its brand


Explanation:
I feel that it means that the hotel has few followers on Twitter given the importance of its name/brand (whatever it is!). The suggestion is that it could/should have a lot more.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 21:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
weight of the brand


Explanation:
"Weight"pode ser sinonimo de "importance" e "influence"

Babylon English-Portuguese

weight
s. peso; objeto pesado; gravidade; carga, sobrecarga; importância, influência

Babylon English

weight
n. heaviness, amount something weighs; unit of weight or mass; object which weighs a given amount and is used in weightlifting; heavy physical load; mental burden, pressure; importance, influence


    Reference: http://www.lexico.pt/peso/
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
Brazil
Local time: 21:54
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catarina Aleixo: Yes, no need to complicate it further than this
3 hrs

agree  silvia367325
9 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
brand strength/loyalty/popularity


Explanation:
one of these will fit your context

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-01-13 08:05:56 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=brand strength&aq...

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=brand popularity&...

Erik Bry
Local time: 18:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Vieyra: Yes - 'despite the popularity of Twitter'
6 hrs

agree  Nicole Rodrigues
8 hrs

agree  Marlene Curtis
1 day23 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
brand notoriety


Explanation:
The brand has got notoriety/fame in its own right.

Prof. Tony Gee
Local time: 01:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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