Where do great names come from?

When you need a professional naming agency and how to choose one
By Erin Milnes
April 4, 2025
Branders Magazine

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Nothing, and I mean nothing, will shape perception of your brand as immediately, powerfully, and persistently as its name.

Coca-Cola, Google, Toyota. McDonald’s. The biggest brand names are more recognized worldwide than Renaissance masterpieces and A-list celebrities. They’re the modern mythology (and for many brands, like Alibaba, Pandora, and Nike, not so modern).

A name can add cachet to a product, it can attract new customers, it can create a new category, it can reenergize a company … if it’s great.

So where does a great name come from? …

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