Traditionally when big marketing teams get together to create a new brand for a new product, service or company, they start with their positioning, value proposition, target market, draft messaging, etc. Then they start a search for a name that…
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Metaverse is a great move for Zuckerberg
Congratulations are in order for Mr Zuckerberg for having the courage, drive and consistency to stay the course with the big vision of his technology connecting the universe. Meta Platforms Inc. isn’t really the new name for Facebook – after…
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Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Domain Names, International Naming, Name Changes, Naming News, Technology Names, Trademarks
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Domain Names, International Naming, Name Changes, Naming News, Technology Names, Trademarks
The Top 10 Brighter Naming Differences
Top 10 ways we provide a different level of support for any of your naming projects: We are marketeers first and namers second. We have a rich technical, scientific, industrial and financial background. We are very international with team members…
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The 2 most important factors when naming a product or service
If you have tried naming a new product line or service offering, especially in a big company, then you know what a challenge it can be. Who is in charge? Who makes the final decision? What name style do you…
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Posted in Biotech Naming, Branding, Consumer Goods, Domain Names, Industrial Products Naming, International Naming, Name Origins, Naming News, Naming Resources, Sustainable Brand Names, Technology Names, Trademarks
Posted in Biotech Naming, Branding, Consumer Goods, Domain Names, Industrial Products Naming, International Naming, Name Origins, Naming News, Naming Resources, Sustainable Brand Names, Technology Names, Trademarks
+ Names are often a -ve
Just as we happily bid farewell to a bad me too product called Google+, new video services come online called Disney + and Apple +. Walt Disney and Steve Jobs must be turning in their graves. Doesn’t management get that…
Son of Nomen Est Omen
In previous posts, I’ve advanced the idea that a name can be so bad that it’s good. Deliberately or by accident, a name comes out that provokes the reaction: “Well, if they’re using that name and they’re still in business,…
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Posted in Consumer Goods, Food Names, International Naming, Name Origins, Retail
Posted in Consumer Goods, Food Names, International Naming, Name Origins, Retail
It takes some spunk to name your company Splunk.
When I first heard the name Splunk® I thought how cool a name it was. Surely one of those new mobile apps for and by millennials. No, rather it is the name of a back end data server and privacy…
Tagged with: #scientificnaming, Creative Naming, naming agency, naming ideation, trademarking
Posted in Branding, Domain Names, Name Origins, Naming Education, Naming News, Technology Names, Trademarks
Posted in Branding, Domain Names, Name Origins, Naming Education, Naming News, Technology Names, Trademarks
When your brand logo has a nickname
A few blogs back we asked if you knew the nicknames for the McDonalds and Ford logos. Surely most of you knew the easy answer to the first part of this: The Golden Arches for McDonalds ubiquitos big M symbol.…
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Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Naming Education, Naming News, Retail, Trademarks, Transportation
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Naming Education, Naming News, Retail, Trademarks, Transportation
Brand quiz answers
(Disclaimer: I did rely on search engines and Wikipedia for some of the amusing and interesting background info. As author of the quiz, I knew most of the answers to these questions when I posted them – except Question 1)…
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Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Food Names, Name Origins, Naming Education, People Names, Trademarks, Transportation
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Food Names, Name Origins, Naming Education, People Names, Trademarks, Transportation
Why you need to register your trademark
A lawyer once made it very clear to me. He said if you ever have a dispute over a name, and you end up in court, then the party with the registered trademark stands up and says: “Judge, I have…
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Posted in Biotech Naming, Branding, Industrial Products Naming, Name Origins, Naming Education, Naming News, Naming Resources, Technology Names, Trademarks
Posted in Biotech Naming, Branding, Industrial Products Naming, Name Origins, Naming Education, Naming News, Naming Resources, Technology Names, Trademarks
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Mar 2023: Pricing your naming project Oct 2021: The devil is in the trademark details Mar 2019:The Power and Value of a Trademark Jan 2019:4 common branding mistakes Oct 2018: You named it What?
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