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Purchase Intent
The stated likelihood that a survey respondent will buy a brand in a defined period. Intent lift is the brand metric closest to sales and the hardest to move with a single campaign.
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Agency Echelon. "Purchase Intent." Agency Echelon Reference, reviewed September 2026. https://agencyechelon.com/reference/glossary/purchase-intent/