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Naming process





Brand Assessment & Category Analysis



This is a fundamental phase in the name development process.


We perform a comprehensive brand assessment, competitive analysis, and category analysis investigating your current brand perception and the names, messages, tone, and market positioning of your competitors' brands.


This will give you a clear perspective on where you are and what is the best perceptive space you can conquer to lead your category.



Strategic
Positioning



Great names work in concert with the positioning of the brand they speak for - a inspiring positioning is essential for an iconic name.


The competitive research will tell you how you need to position your brand to disrupt the category and become the leader.


We dig into your business and consult on the most suitable strategic positioning directions.





Name
Development



Informed by our competitive analysis, the desired positioning, and the strategic directions, we start forging numerous name candidates.


We develop at least a hundred names (but probably a lot more) to kick things off and cover all the positioning directions we discussed.


Each name must establish the desired perception and needs to perform an outstanding job for your marketing, branding, and advertising endeavours.



Trademark
Pre-Screening



We analyze which of the developed names best match your strategic positioning directions.


We evaluate the trademarking potential to ensure you will be able to legally use the name.


We present you the top contenders and advise you on which one will likely work best and will be best suited for your purposes.



Evaluation and
Domain Name



This is the step where we evaluate the best name candidates with our proprietary scoring system.


We look at the name characteristics and advise you on which ones are best suited to achieve your brand and company goals.


We present you domain name options and advise on which would work best for your purpose.



Name and Slogan
Associations



We analyze the breadth of emotional and cultural associations that the names and slogan options invoke in various cultural contexts.


We score them together and evaluate them together for a better understanding.


We advise you on which one will likely work best and will be best suited for your purposes.








“The right name is an advertisement in itself.”





— CLAUDE C. HOPKINS, advertising pioneer, 1866–1932


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