As regular readers know, I’ve been brainstorming business names for myself for a while. (OK, since forever!) I just came across these articles with interesting perspective on brand names:
- Brand Names that Zag – A list of good vs. bad brand names from different niches, e.g. Olay (sounds soft like the skin it promises) vs. Noxzema (sounds toxic and is difficult to spell… I had to look it up just to write this.)
- The 6 Naming Styles – Brand names can be arbitrary (Apple), descriptive (Netflix), and so on. The distinction betwen Suggestive and Metaphorical is fuzzy for me, though. Aren’t metaphors suggestive?
Looks like there’s other great stuff to read on that site. Hat tip to Chris Wilson of Fresh Peel for the link.