creating company/brand name

CreatingCompany/Brand Name

Desirable Attributes & Name Design Process

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

1.Evoke the thing it is you're naming

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

1.Evoke the thing it is you're naming

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

1.Evoke the thing it is you're naming

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

2. positive associations when you hear the name.

Eszopiclonegeneric name

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

2. positive associations when you hear the name.

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

3. easy to say

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

3. easy to say

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

4. Memorable

Dictionary words rather than made up words

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

Shorter length

4. Memorable

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

5. Unambiguously spellable

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

5. Unambiguously spellable

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

bugasalt

5. Unambiguously spellable

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Desirable Attributes of Brand Names

6. Avoid infringing on other people's trademarks7. Proper domain name availability*

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Name Design Process

Decomposition method

Generate List of Chunks

1 2Manipulate

Chunks

Evaluate

3 4Concept Testing

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Name Design Process

Decomposition method

Generate List of Chunks

1 2Manipulate

Chunks

Evaluate

3 4Concept Testing

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Name Design Process

Example: Bike Seat

Generate List of Chunks1 Manipulate Chunks2Dictionary Word

Proper Nouns and Derivative

Other Roots (often from latin or Greek)

Affixes

Seat , Bike, Ride, Roll, FlexFast, Next, Soft, Saddle

Swiss, Armstrong

Velo, Legger, Corsa

Pro- -max- -techneo- -star- -city

Use Directly

Combine

Mutate

Affix

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Name Design Process

Example: Bike Seat

Generate List of Chunks1 Manipulate Chunks2Dictionary Word

Proper Nouns and Derivative

Other Roots (often from latin or Greek)

Affixes

Seat , Bike, Ride, Roll, FlexFast, Next, Soft, Saddle

Swiss, Armstrong

Velo, Legger, Corsa

Pro- -max- -techneo- -star- -city

Use Directly

Combine

Mutate

Affix

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Name Design Process

Example: Bike Seat

Generate List of Chunks1 Manipulate Chunks2Dictionary Word

Proper Nouns and Derivative

Other Roots (often from latin or Greek)

Affixes

Seat , Bike, Ride, Roll, FlexFast, Next, Soft, Saddle

Swiss, Armstrong

Velo, Legger, Corsa

Pro- -max- -techneo- -star- -city

Use Directly

Combine

Mutate

Affix

Monday, 28 January, 13

Name Design Process

Example: Bike Seat

Generate List of Chunks1 Manipulate Chunks2Dictionary Word

Proper Nouns and Derivative

Other Roots (often from latin or Greek)

Affixes

Seat , Bike, Ride, Roll, FlexFast, Next, Soft, Saddle

Swiss, Armstrong

Velo, Legger, Corsa

Pro- -max- -techneo- -star- -city

Use Directly

Combine

Mutate

Affix

Monday, 28 January, 13

Name Design Process

Example: Bike Seat

Generate List of Chunks1 Manipulate Chunks2Dictionary Word

Proper Nouns and Derivative

Other Roots (often from latin or Greek)

Affixes

Seat , Bike, Ride, Roll, FlexFast, Next, Soft, Saddle

Swiss, Armstrong

Velo, Legger, Corsa

Pro- -max- -techneo- -star- -city

Use Directly

Combine

Mutate

Affix

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Name Design Process

Ride ArmsttongFlex

SoftrideNextrideFlexseatSwissFlexVelosoftProseatFlexmax

ZeatFlastRollo

NextrideSofrolNeoflexSwistarSaddio

AmazonBlackberrySaturnSpauldingApple

Betty CrockerBearingPointBoston DynamicMicrosoftScoopFreeSilicon GraphicsTerrapass

BingGoogleKodakVioxxXootr

eBayFedexXPULT

Examples

Use Directly

Combine

Mutate

Affix

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Name Design Process

Evaluation3

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Name Design Process

Evaluation3 Concept Testing3

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