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Brand Trackers

Stop Tracking What They Remember —
Track What They Do.

MFour's vTracker+™ combines GPS-verified location data with the power to trigger surveys within seconds of entering or exiting a store — then enriches every response with real-time behavioral data. Track brand health with validated, in-the-moment feedback instead of recalled guesses.

vTracker+ — Brand Health Over Time
Brand Awareness
Purchase Intent
Competitor Avg.
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
W8
Wave 8 Live

+4.2% brand awareness vs. W7

13M+

Opted-In Consumers

85%

Recontact Rate

0%

Fraud Rate

Define KPIs
Deploy Waves
Trend & Benchmark
AI Insights

Trusted by Global Leaders

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The Problem

Traditional Trackers Lost Their Signal

The Say-Do Gap — the disconnect between what consumers claim and what they actually do — goes unchecked by platforms that never validate a single visit.

Traditional Trackers

Self-Reported DataRelies on recall and claimed behaviors — consumers conflate, misremember, or simply guess.
Fraud-Prone, Skewed PanelsEmail/desktop recruitment skews older and less diverse. Third-party routers introduce bots and bad actors — eroding both data quality and representativeness.
Stale, Inflexible DesignLong, arduous surveys deployed quarterly with weeks-long fielding and reporting cycles.
Survey Data in IsolationNo behavioral context — just stated responses disconnected from what consumers actually did.

MFour vTracker+

Behavior-Validated ResponsesGPS-verified visits and dwell times confirm what consumers actually did before, during, and after the survey.
First-Party Mobile Panel13M+ opted-in, mobile-first consumers with deterministic IDs and 0% fraud. Reach younger demographics and multicultural audiences that desktop panels systematically miss.
Agile, Continuous WavesRecurring snapshots deployed on your cadence with real-time results and AI-powered pattern detection.
Full Behavioral ContextSurvey responses enriched with real behavioral data — web, app, location, ChatGPT, receipts — all connected to one identity.

Trackers used to be a box we checked once a quarter. With MFour, they’re a continuous signal we actually use to make decisions — because the data is validated, not recalled.

PepsiCo

Consumer Insights Team

PepsiCo

Core Capabilities

Three Pillars of Modern Tracking

MFour's vTracker+ combines behavior-validated data, built-in analytics, and AI-powered intelligence — everything traditional trackers promised but never delivered.

Validated

Behavioral Validation

GPS-verified + 9 data streams

Every tracker respondent is validated through GPS-confirmed visits and deterministic identity matching. Survey responses are enriched with observed behaviors — web browsing, app usage, purchase receipts, and more — so you see what consumers actually did, not just what they claim.

Key features
GPS-verified store visits confirm real-world actions
9 connected data streams per respondent
Blind rotating screeners eliminate false positives
Receipt-level purchase validation
Built-in

Trending & Benchmarking

Track changes wave over wave

MFour Studio includes built-in trending and comparative capabilities — no exporting to Excel, no manual chart building. Track changes over time, compare against historical data and benchmarks, identify patterns, and anticipate market shifts — all inside your portal.

Key features
Wave-over-wave trend analysis with visual dashboards
Benchmark against competitors and historical baselines
Segment and compare by demographics, behaviors, or regions
Export-ready charts and data tables
AI-Powered

DANI™ Insights Engine

Instant answers from any wave

DANI™ is your AI-powered analyst for tracker projects. Ask any question about your tracker data in plain English and get instant insights. DANI can identify emerging patterns, surface anomalies across waves, and generate polished reports with all results to date and associated insights.

Key features
Natural language queries — no SQL or code required
Auto-generated reports with cross-wave analysis
Anomaly detection and emerging trend alerts
Instant roll-ups of all historical tracker data
What You Can Track

Six Dimensions of Brand Health

Track every critical KPI with behavior-validated data — not recall-based guesses. Each metric is enriched with real behavioral context.

Brand Awareness

Measure the extent to which consumers recognize and recall your brand — validated against actual exposure through GPS-verified visits and digital behaviors, not just self-reported familiarity.

Aided & unaided recallCategory awarenessTop-of-mind share

Brand Loyalty

Track repeat purchase behavior and brand commitment over time. MFour validates loyalty claims with actual visit frequency and receipt data — so you know who truly stays vs. who just says they do.

Repeat purchase rateShare of walletSwitcher analysis

Brand Advocacy

Understand which consumers actively recommend your brand and why. Cross-reference advocacy claims with social behaviors and real purchase patterns to identify your most valuable promoters.

NPS trackingWord-of-mouth driversInfluencer identification

Brand Sentiment

Monitor how consumers feel about your brand in real time — especially after key events like product launches, campaigns, or PR moments. Capture sentiment at the point of emotion, not weeks later.

Post-campaign sentimentCrisis monitoringSeasonal shifts

Brand Perception

Assess how your brand is perceived on key attributes — quality, value, innovation, trust. Compare perceptions against actual behaviors to uncover where your brand image aligns or diverges from reality.

Attribute mappingPerceptual positioningGap analysis

Brand Equity

Measure the overall strength and value of your brand in the market. Track equity drivers over time with validated behavioral and attitudinal data to understand what builds — or erodes — your brand value.

Equity index trackingPremium willingnessCompetitive equity
How It Works

Continuous Insights in Three Steps

Define your KPIs. We handle the rest — from wave deployment to AI-powered reporting.

01

Define KPIs & Audience

Select the brand health metrics that matter — awareness, sentiment, loyalty, equity. Set demographic filters, geographic targets, and your preferred wave cadence (weekly, monthly, quarterly). MFour's mobile-first panel reaches the young, multicultural, and digitally active consumers that desktop panels miss — so every wave reflects your actual market, not just the easiest people to reach.

Flexible cadence — weekly, monthly, or quarterly waves
02

We Deploy Recurring Waves

MFour manages panel recruitment, GPS validation, and quality control across every wave. Blind rotating screeners verify real behaviors. An 85% recontact rate means you're tracking the same verified consumers over time — enabling true longitudinal analysis, not rotating strangers.

85% recontact rate · Automated wave deployment
03

Track, Trend & Act

Results stream in real-time to MFour Studio with built-in trending and comparative dashboards. Benchmark against historical data, segment by demographics or behaviors, and let DANI™ surface patterns and generate polished cross-wave reports — instantly.

Built-in trending + DANI™ AI insights
MFour Studio — tracker dashboard with trending and benchmarking tools
Why MFour

Why MFour for Brand Tracking

Traditional trackers rely on stale, recall-based data from unvalidated panels. MFour replaces guesswork with behavior-verified, AI-powered continuous intelligence.

Data Validation
No visit verification — relies on self-reported claims and recall-based responses
GPS-verified visits + deterministic IDs — every response is anchored to confirmed behavior
Behavioral Context
Survey responses exist in isolation — no connection to what consumers actually did
9 connected data streams per respondent — web, app, location, receipts, ChatGPT, and more
Panel Integrity
Third-party, router-based panels with unknown fraud rates and synthetic audiences
13M+ first-party, opted-in consumers with validated identities and 0% fraud rate
Recontact Rate
Low recontact — different respondents each wave undermines longitudinal consistency
85% recontact rate — track the same verified consumers over time for true trend analysis
Survey Cadence
Rigid quarterly deployments with weeks of fielding and months before insights arrive
Flexible cadence — weekly, monthly, or quarterly waves with real-time result streaming
Trend Analysis
Manual exports to Excel and PowerPoint — analyst hours spent building trend charts
Built-in trending and benchmarking in MFour Studio — wave-over-wave comparisons out of the box
Reporting Speed
Weeks for fielding, additional weeks for analysis and report generation
MFour’s DANI™ AI analyst answers any survey result question in real-time and generates polished reports instantly
Fielding Speed
Days to weeks for quota fills — especially slow for hard-to-reach demographics
Fastest response rates in the industry — highly active mobile app panelists respond to alerts instantly to fill quotas
Panel Diversity
Email/desktop recruitment skews older and underrepresents young males, Black, and Hispanic consumers — every wave carries the same blind spots
Mobile-first panel naturally reaches younger, multicultural, and digitally active consumers — delivering census-representative samples wave after wave
Say-Do Gap
Unchecked — platforms never validate whether claimed behaviors match reality
Closed — validated behaviors are connected to stated attitudes through a single verified identity
Use Cases

Business Questions Answered with
Validated Brand Tracking

From campaign measurement to competitive benchmarking, track what matters with data you can trust.

Campaign Effectiveness

Measure brand lift before and after campaigns with validated exposure data. Track awareness, favorability, and purchase intent shifts — grounded in GPS-verified visits and real behavioral signals, not recalled impressions.

Pre/post brand liftMedia mix attributionCreative impact analysis

Brand Health Monitoring

Continuous, wave-over-wave tracking of your core brand health KPIs — awareness, consideration, preference, loyalty. Built-in trending shows exactly how your brand is performing over time with validated data.

Awareness trackingPurchase funnel healthLoyalty trends

Competitive Intelligence

Benchmark your brand against competitors on every key metric. Cross-reference competitive perceptions with actual cross-shopping behavior to understand where you win, where you lose, and why.

Competitive positioningCross-shopping analysisWin/loss drivers

Sentiment Monitoring

Track real-time shifts in consumer sentiment after product launches, PR events, or market disruptions. Capture sentiment at the point of emotion — not weeks later when the moment has passed.

Post-launch pulse checksCrisis impact trackingSeasonal sentiment shifts

Market Trend Identification

Spot emerging patterns before competitors by combining stated preferences with observed behavioral shifts. DANI™ surfaces anomalies and trending signals across waves automatically.

Emerging category trendsBehavior shift detectionEarly warning signals

Audience Shifts

Track how your customer demographics, psychographics, and behaviors change over time. Identify new audience segments entering your brand — or loyal customers beginning to drift — with validated behavioral data.

Demographic migrationBehavioral segmentationLoyalist vs. drifter analysis

Powered by the Largest First-Party Consumer Panel in the U.S.

Every location-triggered survey runs on MFour's opted-in, verified panel — the foundation that makes GPS-verified, point-of-emotion research possible at scale.

13M+

Opted-In Consumers

2,000+

New Panelists Daily

50%

Response Rate (5-10x industry)

9

Connected Data Streams

Fair Trade Data — 100% opt-in, 10x industry compensation, verified identities.

DANI — AI-Powered Insights

Go Beyond What They SaySee What They Do

Surveys capture why. MFour's DANI™ contextualizes surveys with the what — connected behaviors across 9 data streams, from ChatGPT to checkout for full consumer journey mapping.

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Connected Consumer Journey — One Identity, 9 Data Streams

What did verified Target visitors do before and after their trip last week?

Web Research3 days beforeBrowsed competitor sites
ChatGPT1 day beforeAsked about product reviews
App Usage2 hours beforeOpened store app for deals
Store VisitGPS verifiedEntered geofenced location
SurveyPoint of Emotion®Captured in-store feedback
Purchase12 min later$47.92 transaction verified
ReceiptSame dayFull basket captured
Cross-Shoppers

142K

Avg. Visit Freq.

2.3x

Pre-Visit Research

71%

Conv. Rate

43%

Top Apps Used Within 30 Min of Store Arrival

Target Circle
78%
Walmart
64%
Amazon Shopping
52%
Google Maps
41%
Ibotta
29%
Key Insight

67% of verified Target visitors researched products on competitive apps and websites within 24-hrs of arriving while 27% did the same within 30-min of walking into Target.

Ready to Track What Actually Matters?

Stop relying on stale, recall-based tracking data. Launch a behavior-validated brand tracker powered by the largest first-party panel in the U.S. — with built-in trending, benchmarking, and AI-powered insights.