Tuesday, January 19, 2010

What is Brand name?

The brand name is quite often used interchangeably within "brand", although it is more correctly used to specifically denote written or spoken linguistic elements of any product. In this context a "brand name" constitutes a type of trademark, if the brand name exclusively identifies the brand owner as the commercial source of products or services. A brand owner may seek to protect proprietry rights in relation to a brand name through trademark registration. Types of brand names
Brand names come in many styles. A few include: Acronym: A name made of initials such as UPS or IBMDescriptive: Names that describe a product benefit or function like Whole Foods or AirbusAlliteration and rhyme: Names that are fun to say and stick in the mind like Reese's Pieces or Dunkin' DonutsEvocative: Names that evoke a relevant vivid image like Amazon or CrestNeologisms: Completely made-up words like Wii or KodakForeign word: Adoption of a word from another language like Volvo or SamsungFounders' names: Using the names of real people like Hewlett-Packard or DisneyGeography: Many brands are named for regions and landmarks like Cisco and Fuji FilmPersonification: Many brands take their names from myth like Nike or from the minds of ad execs like Betty Crocker
The act of associating a product or service with a brand has become part of pop culture. Most products have some kind of brand identity, from common table salt to designer jeans. A brandnomer is a brand name that has colloquially become a generic term for a product or service, such as Band-Aid or Kleenex, which are often used to describe any kind of adhesive bandage or any kind of facial tissue respectively.
Reference:What's in a Brand Name?

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