Tips on creating Brand Names
July 27, 2009 by Chris
Filed under Leadership Skills
Naming Newly Born Baby, Your Business! – Creating Brand Names
Industries today anywhere across the globe have great start up success stories, we all know that, unless, the foundation of a company is strong, nothing works up. Most of the time when we see huge business enterprises, we often see how the company names are so close to the work they are doing, its all about Innovative Ideas, and using Creativity in framing a particular mind set amongst people, for ages then a particular name or a logo goes with that particular product. In my 10 years of career, I have started so many websites, blogs networks, projects, working as a joint partners with firms and I have marked every time that start up phase of my business process was spent in picking up a name for my company. After so many years I have well understood one aspect of picking up a name for the companies, it has be informative, interesting, eye-catching, easily spelt out and memorable, if your company name has all these then your company would be remembered as a brand for ages to come.
It takes longer time to think of a name which would purely describe your business type and at the same time very unique and well understood, in big companies I remember, there used to brain-storming sessions where all industrial biggies used to gather for just picking up a name after all, your company or brand name is going to do it all, of course counting on your product quality also. Think from customers point of view, how would they gel a particular product with some name, it has to be original not copied and if you are planning to put your business over the web then check whether that particular domain is available. You will well know, what it is like naming a business, its just not any A,B,C steps you have to go through so many processes before finalizing on one name.
Today, I am going to share with you some ideas for naming your enterprise; you will also learn the trick to find words which are very unique and memorable in the eyes of people:
- We have come across company names which are totally out of the world and don’t resemble its company products but still they are in public’s mind for generations, why? These companies have made use of great marketing efforts to build up a brand image to gel with a particular product, say for example, clothing brand like crocodile, guess, etc. if you want to build up a brand for your company with not much of marketing finance at hands, the best is to select the company name which is relevant. Then it doesn’t matter whether its tutoring class you are running, or a garment shop or setting up a multi national company, remember to choose the names which describes about the products. In the fast paced times like ours, no one wants to remember lengthy names, they want something which is short to speak and pleasing to hear, this is the best way to win your customer’s heart and you are already half way of your marketing efforts.
- Select a name which customers can visualize while shopping. A name should be short and simple and memorable so every time they are out, they will recollect it faster than other brands. Try to put a positive image which people will recall on a particular occasion, make your company brand get heard in the market through good marketing efforts by selecting a proper Logo of the brand.
- Find the words which are easily Spelt, there are many companies I have come across who have had such complex names even when their product is better, people disliked it because of the complex word and that they dint remember it while shopping. Make sure when you select a name it doesn’t get confused for another brand or a product name.
- Select a name which you feel would be Available, no domains are booked on that name. when you know there isn’t any duplicate sort of the same company name you have selected, there are almost no chances your customers will get mislead. As we know that most of the businesses are getting online, it is very important to make your presence felt on Internet as mostly people look out for businesses they can transact from home and try to get the domain with .com extension, don’t settle for .net or .org.
Company names doesn’t strike easily, you will have to spend a peaceful time with your colleagues to reach upon a perfect name which sounds very good and resembles the product and remember to make it sound friendly.
Credibility Issues In Blogging Ads
The world of Internet has bought about a complete change in the way we did business, now you can do business with someone who is miles away from you, it doesn’t matter what business you are doing, you feel connected, and this is the magic! First came Internet era, then came websites, messengers, chatting, networking and now latest, the blogging craze. As much as blogging is popular today, with blogging there are lots of other perks too, you can advertise in your blogs, you can become popular, increase your networks of friends and so on. Blogging is just not a business today, it’s an unlimited business with unlimited money, yes, you heard it right, you can earn money just like having some currency printing machine at home. It’s finally all about the market credits for a blogger, today credibility doesn’t come easy to anyone, you have to be credible by putting in right inputs. Credibility had always played a big role in making your blogs popular, the more people come to your blogs, the more popular you become and the more they like reading or following you, you will be more creditable, it’s like a cycle which is never ending. Even while the blogging business is becoming huge these days, making money through blogs is even bigger a choice people are making because it has lots of perks attached to it.
We can well match the word blogging with “cashing”, people are cashing in great money by writing blogs, once you start your blogs you can put adsense banners which will get you income. People are coming with new innovative ideas to make their blogs look attractive and at the same time earning money too. The earlier blogging networks had nothing more than just few ads and written posts, today the scenario has changed, the simple look has been replaced by more smarter and sophisticated look with Adsense advertisements placed all over, dominating the headers, sidebars, footers, etc. its been now a long time I am into blogging, I have seen many ups and downs, issues, allegations, misconceptions relating to blogging industry, I wonder sometimes whether sponsorships really matters in blogging world? And that whether it really mattered in blogosphere?
There have been loads of debates raging over companies like ReviewMe and PayPerPost which allowed bloggers to generate income from blogging about company services and products. While these companies paying to bloggers was never an issue, it threatened the credibility of blogs relating to problems like transparency, disclosure, claims, etc. people insisted on having sponsored posts marked so that they don’t mislead the readers. In the world of blogging, you have to be a crowd puller, you don’t become credible in just one day, people like to follow leaders and read what they have to say so generate ideas and put them in a creative way that will attract traffic.
So if you want to earn few extra dollars than put in all those efforts today to become credible in blogging market. Once you have credibility with good market reputation, you will attract sponsors who will finance your projects. Be faithful to the blogs you are writing, if ever you come across writing such a stuff which will have conflict of interest, its best suggested to disclose everything. Once you disclose everything, there is no fear and so you can fully accept the sponsorships without sacrificing your credibility, the thumb rule you should follow is to write great content which are pleasing to read and do not offend anyone from whichever industry they belong to. Based on your content you will have good ranking in blogging networks.
Be a Leader With Killer Instinct
April 28, 2009 by Chris
Filed under Leadership Skills
1 BELIEVE IN YOUR SELF
Trust yourself in spite of hundred of limitations. Just have faith in inner you. Whatever you do, do it with a reason to do it. Once you start the job, do not confuse, just go and get your goal in your way. The leaders are never born, the born person becomes leader by keeping immense faith in own self. If you don’t believe in your self, how will others? So, start believing and loving yourself.
2. LOVE THE CHANGES
Changes are bound to happen. Stagnant water gradually converts into gutters. Just make sure that changes are heading towards the desired directions. There is always a saturation point to even the best things in the world. Every construction is based on destruction. So, face the changes and enjoy performing innovative ideas.
3. DO NOT FOLLOW METHODS, MAKE YOUR PRINCIPLES
Even in Mathematics, the methods are derived from the principles. Try to catch the roots of targeted goal and create your own principles to get it. Let people know your methods and do not make attempts to convince them by orders, convince them with the results. Think dynamically, but share statistically. Ask everyone to share the views and thoughts. Be an analytics and take some concrete steps towards the desired goals. Be a trend setter.
4. MAKE THE FAILURE A LEARNING LADDER
Do not hate failures, failures makes men more successful. Do not blame anyone; try to solve the problem rather than problem makers. A nicely treated mistake is the master key for success. Walking is more important than falling. Teach everyone that every fall is to rise higher. Stand with your followers in every problem of theirs. Built an impression and then take out work from them.
5 THINK BIG, DREAM BIG AND COUNT ON SMALL
Leaders are the born dreamer; they may not be achiever all the time. The Leaders are the Dreamers who Desires and Develops. The seconds are the driving force of the centuries. So, keep attention on each and every small issue. It is important not to be overconfident but it is necessary not to be under confident. There is something in everyone, raise their morale to take that instinct out.
6 BE PERSONNEL WITH PUBLIC
Try to keep personnel relations with everyone. If possible, call everyone with their names that makes a big sense. Touch the feeling of followers and be a friend of everyone. Do not try to become big, be the best of yours. Make a circle than making a group. Be the leader for outsiders and loving friend with insiders.
7 BE OPTIMISTIC
Do not lose hopes at any point of time. Be positive always. There is always a big possibility after any failure. Try to concentrate that possibility and make the possibility possible. Do not lose hopes for anyone, be a supportive rather than a critics. Failures can be raised but losers can never. Win a lesson from every loss. Teach the people morals of failures to prevent them from following failures.
8 IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL
Do not judge others from outlook, judge them by their deeds. Touch the potential of the people around. Try to share the work rather than doing it. Give targets to the followers; keep Targets higher than their capabilities. Work for 25 hours a day. Teach them how to enjoy work rather than doing it. Raise the potential of everyone around you.
9 BE FOND OF CHALLENGES
Do not bind anyone with the traditional attitude; ask them to work naturally. Be different and make others to think different. Try to take out impossible and special things from the normal and dumb persons. Think innovatively and exclusively and make impossible, possible. Be passionate to reach the goals and pass the enthusiasm within you to the colleagues.
10 BE AN IDEAL
Do not ever forget that you are always an ideal for everyone. Behave always with everyone the way you want them. Be an example for everyone. Barack Obama did the impossible in America by representing himself as an ideal leader. Be an ideal personality, rather than an idle. Guide the people in the right direction by your lifestyle. Make sure that we can not be 100 % perfect, but 99% we can.












