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Naming & Branding Services




Marketing experts agree--your product
or company name is the single most important
marketing decision you will ever make.

We have extensive experience partnering with startups,
as well as established and emerging firms, to name or rename their
companies, products, and services! Then helping them develop
highly effective, lasting corporate and product brands.





FEATURED NAMING SERVICE:

In addition to our name creation services, we also
offer Foreign-Language Name Analysis, working
closely with a partner firm with decades of experience
in this area, using a large network of native speakers
with specialized linguistic training.

Don't let surprises happen to you after you commit to
a new name! Have it fully analyzed up front for possible
offensiveness and cultural implications, in all the languages
and countries where you may do business.

To learn more, just email us now.




Here's a PDF of an article we wrote on company naming that
appeared in 2004 in Darwin Magazine (a sister publication
of CIO Magazine, both published by IDG). . . .

"What's In a Name? Well, Everything"




We were also featured in an article published in 2000
by the news & information portal Office.com . . . .

Here's the PDF:

"Rename Redux: Is It Time to Rechristen Your Company?"




TWO SELECTED ASSIGNMENTS:


(1) The naming of a new retail store concept:



We helped a successful U.K.-based online retailer develop a name for
a new type of store, featuring educational toys, games, and activities.
The prototype store opened in early 2005 in Celebration, Florida
(near Orlando), and the firm intends to expand to other locations.





(2) The naming project that resulted in the brand:

Cingular Wireless

Undoubtedly one of the most successful consumer
launches of 2000, this was a new company begun as a joint venture
of SBC and Bell South, and is now the second largest cellular company
in the U.S. We were one of four naming consultants involved.



EXAMPLES OF OTHER NAMING OR RENAMING PROJECTS FOR WHICH WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED:

  • DoApp Inc. - renamed from PagePow

  • Aveo Pharmaceuticals - renamed from GenPath Pharmaceuticals

  • Medivista - a medical imaging software startup commercializing Mayo Clinic technology

  • Virteva - an IT consulting firm focused in the virtualization/utility computing trend

  • Entrevis - an executive coaching firm

  • UbiQ - a smart card personalization software company, named at the concept stage (and since acquired)

  • KnowHowZone.com - a web training company's web site

  • Meritide - a software/solutions/consulting company based in Minneapolis

  • ZeroFriction - an e-commerce company/web site, renamed from Net Sources International

  • Eliance - an e-commerce outsourcing firm, renamed from InTrek

  • Cartia - a content mapping software startup, renamed from ThemeMedia (and later acquired by Amazon)

  • Cognicity - a digital watermarking technology firm, renamed from Media Science

  • Secure Computing - security software firm, renamed from SCTC soon after spinout from Honeywell (huge IPO in 1995)

  • Innovative Sport Systems - a sporting goods product development firm


EXAMPLES OF PRODUCT/SERVICE NAMES WE'VE CREATED:

  • Encryptape - technology for encrypting magnetic tape for archiving purposes

  • ThinkAbout Folder - a special 'wish-list' type feature at BestBuy.com,
    the highly successful e-commerce site of the world's largest electronics retailer

  • SignaSURE Digital Signature Smart Card

  • UbiQlink and UbiQware Smart Card Personalization Software

  • WIN!shield Auto Glass Repair

  • SwitchIT Interchangeable Skate System

  • Serena Pediatric Apnea Screening Device

  • UniCenter Application Software Suite for UniSys Computers


HOW DO WE DEVELOP A GREAT NAME?

Read about our "Fast-Track Naming" Process here.


SO WHAT MAKES A GREAT NAME?

A successful name for a product, service, or company will be:

- Memorable
- Protectable (trademarkable)
- Easy to Say
- Acceptable in Other Cultures/Languages
(if marketed outside the U.S.)
- As Short as Possible
(not just in letters, in syllables)
- Sound Pleasing to the Ear
(as well as looking good to the eye)
- Preferably, Suggestive of a Benefit
(or product association)


OKAY, YOU HAVE A GREAT NAME--NOW WHAT?

Now the fun begins!
We also help our clients with many other aspects of
ongoing brand development:

- Visual Identity Programs
- Brand "Personality" Issues
- Other Brand Associations
- Product Packaging
- Service "Packaging"
- Digital Brand Building Programs
- Brand & Media Asset Management
- Brand Awareness Measurement
- And (of course) Advertising &
Other Communications Programs
to Build the Brand!


ATTENTION
FOUNDERS & MARKETING EXECUTIVES!

Find out how you can greatly improve
the success of your company or product launch. Email us
to learn more about our proven, affordable naming & branding services.
Include some specifics if you'd like a proposal.




Do a free search of the U.S. Trademark database here.


And check the availability of any Internet domain
(.com, .net, or .org) by clicking on the logo below.
Then, if you wish, you can register it right away
through the leading registrar, Network Solutions
(now a Versign company).





Company name problems?

Find out Why Your Name Sucks.

(Studies show name changes
are almost always a positive move.)



Questions? Just email us!




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