[July 13, 2011] Iconic Ray Ban and Classic Chanel; The Hottest Shades for the Coolest Eyes: NetBase Brand Passion Index Discovers Sunglasses Online Consumers Love Tweet MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Jul 13, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- NetBase, the Social Media Insight & Analysis company, today announced the latest Brand Passion Index, which measured consumer passion for five different brands of sunglasses. With temperatures rising and the sun blazing, the Index used the NetBase Insight Workbench to see which shades social media can't stop buzzing about. The list covered everything from vintage to high-end luxury: Oakley, Chanel, Gucci, Ray Ban and Prada. Workbench surfaced consumer passion, opinions and behavior towards the brands using three key metrics: share of buzz, net sentiment, and passion intensity. Workbench revealed that in general, the sentiment for sunglasses as expressed via social media is largely positive. Despite having the second smallest share of buzz, Chanel had 85 percent of its own conversations expressing pure love, demonstrating the passionate reach of the luxury brand. Ray Ban, an iconic brand from its commissioned eyewear for the military to outfitting Jackie O and Tom Cruise in timeless styles, dominated the conversation about the five brands, with 55 percent of the overall chatter. Ray Ban followed close behind Chanel with 75 percent of its own conversations reflecting "love," validating the staying power of the brand. Oakley managed to generate 38 percent of the overall conversation, but polarized consumers more than other brands, with the highest volume of conversations revolving around expressions of "hate." Verbatim surfaced from the Insight Workbench showed that online consumers love Chanel because they see it as a high-value brand that brings an element of luxury to whoever wears the brand. Consumers also noted the high quality of Chanel's products. Love love love my new chanel sunglasses with bows yay One gets an elegant glass box and clean cloth when buying a pair of Chanel sunglasses which are well-admired because of its stylish designs, durability and world-class quality Chanel sunglasses make you cool The Insight Workbench showed that social media users are passionate about Ray Bans not only because they are a fashionable and popular option for sunglasses, but because of their history as a style icon in American history. Basically designed for the US Air Force, the Ray-Ban Aviator series has revolutionized the sunglass industry Ray-Ban sunglasses are one of the most iconic brands in the eyewear industry and favoured for their timelessly stylish sunglasses which never fail to look effortlessly stylish and on trend. Ray-Bans were a big part of Tom Cruise's cool image I predict that big Jackie O style sunglasses will still be huge this summer, so I picked these amazing Ray Bans, which I have been wearing everywhere, and will probably be wearing everywhere for the rest of the summer And when it came to Oakley, Workbench found that though online consumers love the high level of protection and polarization the sunglasses provide, they can also be an expensive and frustrating brand. Designer Oakley sunglasses can be very expensive Why do Oakley sunglasses have to be so expensive?!?!?!?!?!?? These Oakley sunglasses are great in terms of protection RT @IAmQW: I hate Oakley sunglasses with a passion!!!!! Each month, the Brand Passion Index analyzes consumer passion for brands in various categories and publishes the results on the NetBase blog. For more information or to connect with the company please visit: NetBase Blog NetBase on Twitter NetBase on Facebook NetBase on YouTube View NetBase interview with Bloomberg Businessweek View NetBase interview with Robert Scoble About NetBase NetBase Social Media Insight & Analysis helps marketing teams make smarter business decisions faster. We deliver tools and scorecards that give market researchers and brand managers a reliable way to understand online brand equity, analyze and compare consumer passion, and generate deep insights that answer their "why" questions. Serving hundreds of corporate customers, our products were developed in partnership with five of the top 10 CPG companies, including Coca-Cola and Kraft, and are used by five of the top 10 market research firms, including J. D. Power & Associates and GfK. Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, NetBase is a privately held company. For more information, visit: www.netbase.com. Image Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=1670941 Lisa Joy Rosner NetBase 650.810.2128 Email Contact Suzanne Chan Eastwick Communications 650.480.4018 Email Contact SOURCE: NetBase http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=3E3B19707658F58A http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=EFCE5BED79C9C1A9 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]