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How to Name Your Product or Brand

Presentation on Branding and Naming prepared for Founder Institute Silicon Valley, a global incubator for startups.

How do you develop a good name for your business?

What characteristics make a good name?

How do you position the business with a name?

How do you test different name candidates?

How do you create a good domain name?

What infrastructure do you need when you pick your name?

What social media platforms should you look to get your name on?

How do you develop a memorable logo?

How do you develop a memorable brand?

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HOW TO NAME YOUR PRODUCT OR BRAND

Gisele bisson, Chain reaction PR www.chainreactionpr.com
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HOW TO NAME YOUR PRODUCT OR BRAND

Gisele bisson, Chain reaction PR www.chainreactionpr.com
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YOUR NAME IS NOT IRRELEVANT

YOUR NAME IS YOUR PRODUCT IN AN AGE OF INFINITE CHOICES
How do you develop a good name for your business? What characteristics make a good name? How do you position the business with a name? How do you test different name candidates? How do you create a good domain name? What infrastructure do you need when you pick your name? What social media platforms should you look to get your name on? How do you develop a memorable logo? How do you develop a memorable brand?
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THE BEST BRAND NAME

IS A SNOWFLAKE

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE 10 SEARCH ENGINES

FIGHTING FOR MARKET SHARE AND EYEBALLS.

THE SEARCH ENGINE RACE

  • Yahoo
  • Alta vista
  • Lycos
  • Northern Lights
  • Ask Jeeves
  • Web Crawler
  • Archie, Gopher, Veronica, Xanadu...Excite
  • EINet Galaxy
  • DMOZ
  • LookSmart
  • Infoseek
  • Inktomi
  • Google

WHO WON?

GUESS!

GOOGLE

WAS LAST TO A VERY CROWDED MARKET
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VIDEO HOSTING IN 2005

WHO WON?

YOU TUBE
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YOU+TUBE=

THE PEOPLE'S TELEVISION CHANNEL
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VIDEO EGG

HUH?

HOW TO FIND A NAME

SEARCH ON GOOGLE
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DOMAIN.COM

SPEND A DAY TYPING IN NAMES
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SEARCH FOR IT

IS IT UNIQUE?
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IS IT TOO ORDINARY?

APPLE WAS A GREAT NAME IN 1970S...TODAY, NOT SO MUCH!

HOW LONG IS IT?

SHORTER IS BETTER

SAY IT OUT LOUD?

WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE?
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POSITIONING

IS WHAT YOU DO TO THE CUSTOMER'S MIND
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LOCALIZATION

IS IT AVAILABLE IN GLOBAL MARKETS.
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CAN YOU PRONOUNCE IT?

IN EVERY ACCENT AND LANGUAGE

CAN YOU SPELL IT?

IS IT EASY TO SPELL OR WEIRD?
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SOUND SYMBOLISM

WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE?
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IS IT EMBARRASSING?

CHEVY "NOVA" MEANS "WON'T GO" IN SPANISH!
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IS IT OBSCENE?

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IS IT UNIVERSAL?

THE BEST NAME IS EITHER MEANINGFUL, OR MEANINGLESS

LESS IS MORE

A SHORT .CO IS BETTER THAN A LONG .COM
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DOES IT TELL YOU WHAT IT IS?

BUT NOT TOO MUCH
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GROUPON=GREAT NAME

GROUPCOUPONS.COM NOT SO GREAT
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CAN YOU CHANGE IT LATER?

SURE--ONCE YOU ARE A $100 BILLION UNICORN
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APPLE

APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
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AIRBNB

AIR BED AND BREAKFAST
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LATENT ASSOCIATION

NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE?
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PRONOUNCABILITY

SAY IT OUT LOUD! TO EVERYONE.

TEST YOUR NAME

A/B TESTING
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MAKE IT UNIQUE

DAVID "AVOCADO" WOLFE
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EMOTIONAL BONDING

DOES IT HAVE STAR POWER?
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MEMORABLE

WHAT BECOMES A LEGEND MOST.
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May the best name win!

Let's hope it's yours!
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GISELE BISSON

Chain Reaction @pr_blockchain @visibilityshift 
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Case Study

Bravo Motors Naming strategy for B-CORP 

Very futuristic
green transit project.

Self Driving

Safer

Shared

SHARED

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COMFORTABLE

THE VISION

SUPER COMFORTABLE COMMUTING

ELECTRIC POWEREED - EV

PUBLIC OWNED

COMMUNITY RIDESHARE

EXISTING LOGO

OTHER ECO LOGOS

THE LOGO BRIEF

HOW IT IS USED

CRYPTOCURRENCY

LOGOS (DECENTRALIZED)

NEEDS TO STAND OUT

AMONG THESE SERVICES

ev share

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