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Tag Archives: best brand names
As the summer ends, some new inspiration
[Cache - #83] Summer is nearing its end. On this bittersweet long weekend, many of us will escape the city in a glorious bid to escape the season’s demise. In our travels, in the small towns and roadside stops will read more
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Tagged Air Creebec, best brand names, brand names, brand naming, branding, Cache, Espressamente, Foodism, Illy, Ma Zone, Montreal, Pinq Taco, The Merchant of Tennis
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Embarrassing British towns, and other stories
[Cache - #81] I noticed several interesting naming stories around the web this week. Enjoy. Shitterton called worst-named British town Brand naming: rhyme to train the brain Did Gary Carter invent the “F-Bomb”? Is a company with a Syrian domain read more
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Tagged best brand names, brand names, Brand naming: rhyme to train the brain, branding, Cache, Did Gary Carter invent the "F-Bomb"?, insensitive brandin, Is a company with a Syrian domain name violating US sanctions?, naming, Shitterton called worst-named British town, Toyota "Spade" minivan displays racy styling, What's the plural of Prius?, worst brand names
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Woofstock names not up to sniff
[Cache - #73] Woofstock is a great, cost-efficient name because it immediately gives us a sense of what it represents: North America’s largest dog festival. And so it was in Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market last weekend that thousands of canines read more
This Victoria Day, watch for Prints Charming
[Cache - #69] As you stroll the small town and big city streets this long weekend, you are sure to see the unmatchable creativity of small store owners on display. Have a fun and safe weekend.
Hop 5 Easter-themed brands
[Cache - #63] 5.Volkswagen Rabbit 4.Cadbury Creme Eggs 3.Hop Addict 2.Buick Lacrosse 1.L’Eggs COMING SOON: A newly-updated and revised edition of the Globe and Mail-bestselling Brand: It Ain’t the Logo* (*It’s what people think of you) – with read more
When you’re out of Effen ideas
[Cache - #58] Elsewhere I have described FCUK, the name for a clothing brand, as “creatively bankrupt.” When you resort to jumbling swearwords, you’re pretty much out of ideas. But the name, which ostensibly stands for French Connection UK, is read more
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Tagged best brand names, branding, Cache, effen vodka, FCUK, great names mean business, worst brand names
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A Fairy Tale from Public Mobile
[Cache - #57] Public Mobile is a great name – theoretically, at least. Its potential greatness lies in the storytelling possibilities it opens up. The word “public” helps tell the central brand story: that Public is different from the big read more
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Tagged bell, best brand names, branding, Cache, everybody talk, public mobile, rogers, telus, worst brand names
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Valentine’s Part 2: Victoria has a Secret
[Cache - #56] Will you be setting the mood with a Valentine’s gift? Romance is one of the most powerful triggers to the things we buy – choices aided by sultry naming. Here’s a top three list of romantic names read more
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Tagged best brand names, branding, Cache, condo rehab, Godiva, Tiffany's, Valentine's Day, victoria's secret, worst brand names
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Valentine’s Part 1: Name (and bedroom) makeover
[Cache - #55] With Valentine’s Day in sight, it may be time to finally face a question you’ve been dreading: are you truly in love with your business name? Your name is an unparalleled opportunity to differentiate your brand by read more
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Tagged best brand names, branding, Cache, condo rehab, taglines, Valentine's Day, worst brand names
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