Insights Type: Articles

The fast food industry always has some crazy promotion going on, some way of grabbing eyeballs, luring taste buds, and

10.16.2013

On my desk sits the Compact version of the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most amazing publications ever put

10.14.2013

I was delighted that I was asked to contribute a paper to the volume entitled “Onomastics in Contemporary Public Space“.

10.07.2013

I confess, I’m a sucker for a portmanteau. There’s just something so satisfying about forming a new word by squishing

09.18.2013

The smartphone is so passé, some say. See also tablets. But that doesn’t mean mobile devices are on the decline.

09.12.2013

As naming professionals, we’re always searching for inspiration. Sparks of naming creativity can pop up in the most unexpected places,

09.09.2013

CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, is all over the news these days—and for good reason, because he’s transforming transportation.

08.26.2013

This guest post originally appeared at MarketingProfs. Naming your new company or product is a huge opportunity. Get it right,

08.19.2013

Brand names are part of the language. As such, they are living, growing, evolving things. Language changes over time, with

08.15.2013

As basic and universal as it is, something about poop makes us squeamish. And we get it: it’s of unpredictable

08.06.2013

Don’t know your Aphesis from your Euphemism?