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Brand Naming
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Brand Naming

by Rob Meyerson
December 2021
Intermediate to advanced
194 pages
3h 54m
English
Business Expert Press
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CHAPTER 2

Types of Brand Names

Key Ideas

• Brand names are best classified along two dimensions: naming approach and naming construct.

• Approach ranges from descriptive to suggestive to abstract; construct includes real-word, compound, and coined names.

• The meaning, structure, and sound of a name contribute to its tonality, the feeling it evokes.

Around 2006, I was taking a lot of flights between Northern and Southern California. Almost without fail, I’d fly one of two airlines: Southwest Airlines or JetBlue, both U.S.-based low-cost carriers.

Given the price point,1 it was tough for these brands to differentiate from one another, especially in such a highly regulated, low-margin industry. And yet, the two flying experiences always felt ...

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