Naming numbers: 20 years of Catchword achievement

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You can accumulate a lot of numbers over 20 years.

Catchword 20th anniversaryOur anniversary is fast approaching (Saturday!), so we’ve put together a numerical tour of the past two decades. Kind of impressive, if we do say so ourselves.

 

Catchword named top naming agency in the world 2017

Catchword by the numbers.

1: rank given among naming agencies on Clutch

2: officesDoogie Mascot Catchword

7: phones named

11: Catchword team pets – 5 dogs, 2 hamsters, 1 cat, 1 snake, 1 gecko, and 1 shrimp (!)

18: years in Oakland’s historic Tribune Tower Oakland Tribune Tower wikimedia

19: beverages named

20: years in business

35 to 8: ratio of products and companies we’ve named that start with A vs. Z

43: tech startups and spinoffs named

67: times quoted in the media

120+: years combined experience in naming and branding of the CW team

500+: clients

1000+: naming projects

2016: year Catchword recognized by London International Awards for excellence in verbal branding

1 and 1: projects about zombies and larva (yes, we did, though not at the same time)

Stay tuned for more anniversary hoopla later this week! Or check out fave names and fun facts from ’98 today on Twitter.

#Catchword20

Our anniversary is fast approaching (Saturday!), so we’ve put together a numerical tour of the past two decades. Kind of impressive, if we do say so ourselves.

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