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In my Naming by Numbers blog post of May 26, I shared the many roadblocks facing potential name candidates. To overcome these hurdles, an effective naming process requires the creation of an enormous pool of potential names — hundreds or even thousands … More »
The Name Game has stumped even the savviest brand experts. See if you can guess the famous company or product name described in each game below. 5 clues. 1 famous brand name. 0 shame in defeat. Game #5: Name That … More »
The Name Game has stumped even the savviest brand experts. See if you can guess the famous company or product name described in each game below. 5 clues. 1 famous brand name. 0 shame in defeat. Game #4: Name That … More »
The Name Game – an oldie but a goodie – has stumped even the savviest brand experts. See if you can guess the famous company or product name described in each game below. 5 clues. 1 famous brand name. 0 … More »
The Name Game has stumped even the savviest brand experts. See if you can guess the famous company or product name described in each game below. 5 clues. 1 famous brand name. 0 shame in defeat. Game #2: Name That … More »
Even though it was unveiled back in 2009, the Nissan Leaf is only now appearing in commercials and on billboards near you. It seats 5 adults and has a range of about 100 miles, goes up to 90 mph (really?), … More »
Last week an internal memo leaked to the press that indicated Chevrolet might be banning the use of the popular nickname “Chevy”. The public reaction was swift and sharp. To paraphrase, most of the media’s response was, “WTF? What are … More »
Cool article in today’s Washington Post! Any Japanese naming experts care to comment? “My name is on every car,” Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota Motor, assured Congress on Wednesday. The company started by Toyoda’s grandfather did indeed have his … More »
As we here at Catchword have pointed out numerous times (here, here, here, here, and here) we can’t stand the new SyFy brand name. However, we are willing to give credit where credit is due. The SyFy name officially belly-flopped … More »
I saw a short news blurb on the rebranding of GMAC Financial to Ally Bank (here’s the LA Times story). Normally, I’m not such a big fan of companies changing their names as a way to escape bad associations (see … More »