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Blog posts and podcast episodes about naming
Blog posts
A short guide to creating a naming brief
Rob Meyerson
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February 18, 2019
How to improve your naming process
Rob Meyerson
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January 28, 2019
Oddballs of the trademark family: Collective and certification marks
Perry Gattegno
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November 29, 2018
The November name game: Onomastics and elections
Erin Milnes
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October 26, 2018
Naming an innovation (video)
Anthony Shore
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October 3, 2018
Ten reasons there are so many “X and Y” brand names right now
Erin Milnes
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September 11, 2018
I talked to ten of the best brand namers in the world. Here’s what I learned about creativity.
Rob Meyerson
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August 29, 2018
Best of the Web: What it’s like to be a professional namer
How Brands Are Built
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August 20, 2018
Six big mistakes to avoid in brand naming
Miriam Stone
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August 13, 2018
What’s in a trademark?
Perry Gattegno
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August 8, 2018
Definition: What is a trademark?
How Brands Are Built
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August 6, 2018
Useful List: What makes a great brand name?
How Brands Are Built
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July 24, 2018
What to include in a naming brief
Rob Meyerson
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July 16, 2018
Trademarks and the spectrum of distinctiveness, part two
Perry Gattegno
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June 15, 2018
Trademarks and the spectrum of distinctiveness, part one
Perry Gattegno
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June 14, 2018
Definition: What is sound symbolism?
How Brands Are Built
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May 25, 2018
Useful List: Online/software resources used by professional namers
How Brands Are Built
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May 22, 2018
Definition: What is a brand name?
How Brands Are Built
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March 9, 2018
Best of the Web: Naming guides from naming firms
How Brands Are Built
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March 7, 2018
Useful List: Brands without their exact domains
How Brands Are Built
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February 12, 2018
Podcast episodes
Wrapping up season one: Tips for the naming process
Rob Meyerson
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July 2, 2018
Eli Altman started freelance naming at age sixteen
Rob Meyerson
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June 25, 2018
Scott Milano does sprints in the morning
Rob Meyerson
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June 18, 2018
Laurel Sutton could talk about linguistics all day
Rob Meyerson
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June 11, 2018
Jonathan Bell starts with coffee and a sheet of paper
Rob Meyerson
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June 4, 2018
Amanda Peterson considers CamelCase a crime
Rob Meyerson
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May 29, 2018
Steven Price says “go,” “maybe,” and “maybe not”
Rob Meyerson
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May 21, 2018
Clive Chafer has a wonderful thesaurus
Rob Meyerson
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May 14, 2018
Shannon DeJong is a hummingbird and a drill
Rob Meyerson
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May 14, 2018
Anthony Shore’s naming partner is a neural network
Rob Meyerson
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May 14, 2018
This is_ How Brands Are Built
Rob Meyerson
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March 5, 2018
