You don’t have a brand—whether it’s for a company or a product—until you have a name. The name is one of the first, longest lasting, and most important decisions in defining the identity of a company, product, or service. But set against a tidal wave of trademark applications, mortifying mistranslations, and disappearing dot-com availability, you won’t find a good name by dumping out Scrabble tiles. Brand Naming details best-practice methodologies, tactics, and advice from the world of professional naming. You’ll learn: What makes a good (and bad) name The step-by-step process professional namers use How to generate hundreds of name ideas The secrets of whittling the list down to a finalist The most complete and detailed book about naming your brand, Brand Naming also includes insider anecdotes, tired trends, brand origin stories, and busted myths. Whether you need a great name for a new company or product or just want to learn the secrets of professional word nerds, put down the thesaurus—not to mention Scrabble—and pick up Brand Naming.

Creating a great business name is one of the last investments you will ever make. NAMES THAT SELL is a do-it-yourself manual that will: give you all of the tools you need to create distinctive, appropriate busines names; shows 25 naming techniques.

Are you stuck on naming something? Whether it’s for your business, a product, a service, your method - or anything else in your business - naming is incredibly important. It creates your first impression and tells your audience who you are. In this book, I’m sharing my best tips, tricks, and techniques for naming anything in - or related to - your brand. I give you a quick review of traditional advice. Then I go a little deeper to help you connect names to the deeper messages and values of your brand. So grab a pen and paper, and watch this one. It’s packed with practical ideas you need to name that thing you need to name!

So many companies and brands out there in the market, it will be impossible to stand out without a great name. Just imagine, there are already more than 150,000 companies operating in a small country like Singapore. How will your brand stand out if it doesn't have a great name? Finding a great name is also no longer easy because of the proliferation of companies and brands in our society. Chances are, the name you think of has already been registered and trademarked by someone else. So, what do you do? The 10 Rules Of Naming will show you how to create a powerful brand name in a simple, straightforward and jargon-free manner. Besides explaining the 10 rules of naming in detail, the book also covers the pitfalls of naming to avoid, binding everything together through vivid examples of how companies with great names went about creating those names.