creating company/brand name
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Desirable Attributes & Name Design ProcessTRANSCRIPT
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
bugassault
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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
Monday, 28 January, 13
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
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
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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