"brand parity" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1983 Dec. 19, Television/Radio Age, vol 31, p. 115 (Google snippet view)",
          "text": "\"Today we're all competing in an era of close brand parity, where there's very little difference in benefit performance between each brand.\""
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          "ref": "1994, Leslie Savan, The Sponsored Life, →ISBN, page 304:",
          "text": "This is called \"brand parity,\" when the only real difference between products is their ads.",
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          "ref": "2005 April 7, Equifax Canada, “Is advertising really building brands?”, in financialexpress.com, retrieved 2013-10-04:",
          "text": "Some years ago, BBDO conducted a worldwide study on brand parity. . . . What we found was that in every corner of the world, consumers thought that in most cases, products within a given category were essentially the same.",
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          "ref": "2008 January 10, Steven Cole Smith, “Mears' crew chief deals with changes”, in Orlando Sentinel, retrieved 2013-10-04:",
          "text": "Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry, ran a blistering 188.830 mph. If NASCAR is looking for proof of brand parity, these final top testing speeds suggest that parity has been achieved. . . . The Ford was Matt Kenseth's Roush Fenway Fusion, with a speed of 188.494, third was Reed Sorenson's Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Charger at 187.915 mph, and fourth was Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Impala at 187.837 mph.",
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        "Perceived sameness in quality and function among competing consumer products of differing brands."
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        "(business, marketing) Perceived sameness in quality and function among competing consumer products of differing brands."
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