Insights Type: Tips & Guides

Cautionary tales from the naming trenches
Research has a place, but name selection is NOT an applause-o-meter beauty contest.
02.14.2022
The military uses them. Apple uses them. Pretty much any kid with a walkie-talkie uses them.
Tips for how businesses can make sure their name will stand the test of time
05.19.2020
Here’s the truth behind what it really takes to succeed as a professional namer.
This week, Catchword's own Mark Skoultchi explores how a word's negative baggage can actually help a brand name carry more

At Catchword, if we had a nickel for every client who expressed concern about “bad” meanings associated with proposed brand

04.08.2019
A brand name is a very, very short story. It’s a powerful tool to connect with the people you want
01.08.2019

Names with the form “____ and _____” have become ubiquitous. The form isn’t new — Ben & Jerry’s, Johnson &

Now is the time of year where you can read about all the top baby names from 2016, and all

01.18.2017

Don’t know your Aphesis from your Euphemism?