Naming a company is more complicated than naming a baby. It just is. There’s more family involvement. Is the product for men, women, seniors; is it for a particular activity or sport that has its own jargon and vocabulary? What country is the product going to be sold in? What are the social mores of that country, and what cultural taboos do we need to avoid, and which buttons are we able to push without offending? It’s like learning a new language. We talk to Jeremy Miller, author of "Brand New Name" to uncover a process to choose a brand name that fits your product and speaks to its market.

Creating an Unforgettable Brand Name for Your Product with Author Jeremy Miller

We‘re all obsessed with product brands, especially those driven by a vision and purpose. Product: Knowledge explores the art of the product launch, from secret Obsession Branding™ techniques to product positioning, product-market fit and other specialized attributes of product marketing that combine to become the difference between stratospheric success stories and catastrophic product failures. It’s the podcast about creating and marketing SaaS, B2B and consumer products people truly need.

Laurier Mandin is founder and CEO of Graphos Product. As the leader of an international product marketing agency, he flushes out insights and creates a window into the fascinating world of product Go-to-Market strategy and successful product launches.

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