Imagine you’re a contestant on a game show, standing before a dizzying wall of products. The clock ticks. The pressure mounts. You have one shot to grab the winning item. How do you choose? Amidst the flashy packaging and bold…
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The Name Game: How Words Can Make or Break Your Product’s Future.
Tagged with: #branding, naming consultants, Product Naming, Sticky Names
Posted in Branding, International Naming, Name Origins, Naming Education, Naming News, Uncategorized
Posted in Branding, International Naming, Name Origins, Naming Education, Naming News, Uncategorized
Beyond Algorithms: Why AI Falls Short in the Naming Game
In a world where our coffee machines talk to us and our refrigerators double as DJs, it’s no surprise that artificial intelligence (AI) has also tried to sneak its way into the glamorous world of Naming. Moreover, hold on to…
Tagged with: #branding, AI Naming, Creative Naming, naming consultants, naming ideation
Posted in AI, Branding, Consumer Goods
Posted in AI, Branding, Consumer Goods
Backwards Branding
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…
Tagged with: #branding, #naming, Creative Naming, naming agency, naming consultants, Naming resources, trademarking
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Domain Names, International Naming, Naming Resources, Retail, Sustainable Brand Names, Trademarks
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Domain Names, International Naming, Naming Resources, Retail, Sustainable Brand Names, Trademarks
Why Businesses Need Consultants
Businesses need consultants almost as much as they need employees. Consultants serve an important purpose. They use their skills, knowledge, and experience to provide specialized solutions in a wide variety of areas from human resources to digital marketing. Entrepreneurs typically…
Tagged with: naming consultants
Posted in Industrial Products Naming, International Naming, Naming Education, Uncategorized
Posted in Industrial Products Naming, International Naming, Naming Education, Uncategorized
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…
Tagged with: #branding, #naming, #productnaming, #scientificnaming, Creative Naming, medical and healthcare naming, naming consultants, Naming resources, trademarking
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Posted in Biotech Naming, Branding, Consumer Goods, Domain Names, Drinks, Food Names, Hospitality & Travel, Industrial Products Naming, International Naming, Name Changes, Naming Education, Naming News, Naming Resources, Retail, Space Technology, Sports Naming, Sustainable Brand Names, Technology Names, Trademarks, Wine Names
+ 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…
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
How to select a naming agency.
How to select a Naming Agency Before you can select a naming agency it is prudent to understand what kind of agencies and consultants are out there. They fall into 4 broad categories: 1. Big Company Full Service Agencies: These…
Tagged with: naming agency, naming consultants
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Name Origins, Naming Education, Naming News, Naming Resources, Trademarks
Posted in Branding, Consumer Goods, Name Origins, Naming Education, Naming News, Naming Resources, Trademarks
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