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Topic: Branding

Seeking Great Online Tool For Naming A New Company

Posted by katia on 5/22/2019 at 3:55 PM ET 50 Points
I'd like to work remotely/virtually with a team to create the best name for a startup. I'm sure there are many "naming" and "branding" online tools available. Can you recommend an easy, effective, affordable tool that you might have used recently with success? I would be most grateful.
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  • Posted by Jay Hamilton-Roth on 5/22/2019 at 10:35 PM Accepted
    There are many tools that generate random names, if that's what you're looking for.
    If you're looking to create the best name, then it's a lot more work than looking at lists of names. You'll want to clearly identify what you're offering, to who, your competitive advantage, etc. (elements of your marketing plan). Once you have that, you can have a metric of how well various names match your specific needs. Otherwise, you'll simply pick a favorite name from a big list and hope that it's the best.
  • Posted by Mike Steffes on 5/23/2019 at 8:55 AM Accepted
    Email, PowerPoint, videoconferencing, and maybe Excel. It's not so much the tools as it is the people and clear, honest communication.
  • Posted by katia on 5/23/2019 at 3:02 PM Author
    Sorry, readers apparently didn't understand my question. Thanks for your efforts. I am asking for an intelligent online tool to create a corporate name by employing classic branding methodologies. I have led branding processes and participated in branding processes. I am simply inquiring whether there exists a technological program to facilitate that creative process in a shared forum to which individual team members could contribute mission, goals, etc. ideas and that would then automatically generate a variety of relevant, potential business names. Hope this makes sense. Again, thanks.
  • Posted by Gary Bloomer on 5/24/2019 at 9:54 AM Accepted
    Try these:

    https://namelix.com/
    https://www.shopify.com/tools/business-name-generator
    https://www.namemesh.com/company-name-generator

    Bear in mind though that names do not brand.
  • Posted by katia on 5/30/2019 at 5:05 PM Author
    Thanks Gary. Will check them out along with a few others I have found in the interim. Much appreciated! As for "names do not brand," I'm sure many of us could have endless conversations about this. I like what Julian Shapiro writes here about the importance of a name in the building of a brand. Again, thank you!!!
    https://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2017/10/26/before-naming-your-startup-r...
  • Posted by Shelley Ryan on 6/10/2019 at 3:27 PM Moderator
    Hi Everyone,

    I am closing this question since there hasn't been much recent activity.

    Thanks for participating!

    Shelley
    MarketingProfs
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