Let's talk branding

Brand naming crash course


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In this episode, I give a 'crash course' on brand naming. How important is the brand name for a brand? How do we decide whether we need a new name? And how do actually craft a new brand name? Let's find out! 

We talk about

  • The must-haves for a brand name:
    • Easy to pronounce (multiple languages?)
    • Easy to remember (2 syllables, or simple)
    • Distinctive from competitors
    • Creates the right 'feeling'
    • Can be owned (legally)
  • Nice to haves
    • Personal history links
    • Key themes to explore, for example, 'mountaineering', ...
    • .com can be a specific need by a business owner (explore it further)
  • No-go's
    • Cultural sensitivities
    • Category cliche's (Flickr, Tumblr,...)
  • Reasons to change a brand name:
    • Hard to remember
    • Hard to pronounce or write (try googling it)
    • Not ownable
    • To generic
    • To literal (category)
    • Big shift in the company and want to signal
  • Brand naming tools:
    • Trademark research: https://www.tmdn.org/tmview/#/tmview
    • Global trademark database: https://www3.wipo.int/branddb/en/
    • In different languages: https://www.indifferentlanguages.com/
    • Use thesaurus for synonyms and other word relations: https://www.thesaurus.com/
  • Interesting people on brand naming: Eli Altman's book 'Don't call it that' is a great starting point. 

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