What makes a brand impossible to resist?

We asked — UK adults about 32 brands in food, alcohol, travel and sport, and scored 20 of them on four forces. The brands that win on all four are the ones people would genuinely miss.

Sample data

Want

Choosing it says something good about you, people like you pick it, and it feels a little bit special.

— / 10
Led by

Feel

It makes a great first impression, delights the senses and gives people moments they remember.

— / 10
Led by

Easy

It's simple to understand, stands out from the crowd and takes no effort to choose.

— / 10
Led by

Stay

It's become a habit, people trust it, and switching away would mean losing something.

— / 10
Led by

Trying is believing

—points

That's how much higher people rate a brand once they use it, compared with people who know it but haven't. It's the single biggest swing in the study.

Base: users and aware non-users of each of the 20 rated brands. Index out of 10.

The five most irresistible brands

    Irresistibility index: the average of the four forces, everyone aware of each brand. Click a brand to open it.

    Category champions

    So what?

      Where to next

      Sample data: every figure on this dashboard is made up to show how it works, and the brands are fictional placeholders. The structure follows a real brand irresistibility study of 1,000 UK adults, in which each person rated up to two brands they knew on 24 statements (four forces × three drivers × two statements). Users are favourite or repertoire; non-users are lapsed, tried or never used. Differences under 0.25 points are shown as level (●). Scales are 1–10.