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Strategy & Frameworks
Physical Availability
Byron Sharp's term for how easy a brand is to notice and buy across purchase occasions, the counterpart to mental availability.
By Brandon Mina·CEO, BrandPilot AI·Updated November 2026
Short answer
Physical availability is Byron Sharp's term for how easy a brand is to notice and buy across purchase occasions. It covers distribution breadth, shelf presence, online visibility and ease of purchase. It is the counterpart to mental availability, and together they explain, in Sharp's view, how brands grow by reaching more buyers.