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Tagged with: #branding, #naming, #productnaming
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, International Naming, Naming Education, Naming News, Strange Names, Technology Names, Trademarks, Transportation
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, International Naming, Naming Education, Naming News, Strange Names, Technology Names, Trademarks, Transportation
“I Think, Therefore I Yam…”
“…what I yam.” (A.k.a. “The Descartes-Fleischer Hypothesis of Reflexive Consciousness”) Let’s start this post with a Brighter Naming PSA: give blood! Both Athol and I are blood donors, and occasionally run into each other when the bloodmobile shows up. In…
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,…
Tagged with: food naming, naming agency, naming ideation, trademarking
Posted in Consumer Goods, Food Names, International Naming, Name Origins, Retail
Posted in Consumer Goods, Food Names, International Naming, Name Origins, Retail
Name of the Week – Hello Sunshine
Many years ago I started my first iteration of Name of the Week when I learned that search engines wanted fresh content regularly to maintain your SEO score. And this was long before blogging and social media existed, let alone…
Tagged with: Name of the Week
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Domain Names, Sustainable Brand Names, Trademarks
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Domain Names, Sustainable Brand Names, Trademarks
What a great name – Hint
Sometimes you come across a name that is so simple and elegant you just have to ask why didn’t I think of that? And how the heck was the reg TM still available? And you won’t get a better example…
Best Western – very disappointing brand identity makeover
It has been a few months since I made my long road cross country trip so I have had time to cool off and consider my position on the logo and image makeover of the Best Western chain of lodges.…
Inside Steve’s Brain quotes me at length about iPod name
It only took 10 years, but finally a good friend called me and said “Athol, do you know you are quoted in one of Steve Job’s biographies?” Well, yes indeed, Inside Steve’s Brain by Leander Kahney has recently been expanded…
Patreon – Patrons for the Ages
From the minute I learned about Patreon I have been pleasantly overwhelmed with the cleverness of their offerings, and the memorability of their name. Of course I wondered why they had not tried harder to be Patron or Patron something.…
Tagged with: Blog Names
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Hospitality & Travel, International Naming, Name Origins, Naming News, Strange Names, Trademarks
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Hospitality & Travel, International Naming, Name Origins, Naming News, Strange 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.…
Tagged with: Creative Naming, naming consultants, trademarking, Transportation
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)…
Tagged with: Creative Naming, food naming, naming consultants, Naming resources, trademarking, Transportation
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
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Mar 2019:The Power and Value of a Trademark Jan 2019:4 common branding mistakes Oct 2018: You named it What? July 2018: Sample processes from leading consultants June 2018: 10 steps to develop a process August 2016: How to select a naming agency. July 2016: How to get International Trademark protection. March 2016: You received a cease and desist letter. Now what? May 2015: How can one product line have many trademarks?
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