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About Us
Brand Acumen is a global brand naming agency based in New York that specializes in innovative brand name development.
Brand Acumen operates in its Chelsea Market location where we infuse a culture of innovation and creative inquiry into our process.
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Overview At Brand Acumen, name creation is our formof artistic expression.
We redefine the fundamentals of using art and language as a guide to developing profound brand identities.
Bill Smith, CEO1200+ Names800 Clients27 Countries Bill Smith was previously the founder and CEO of
Addison Whitney, which today is one of the leading brand consulting firms in the world.
Beginning in 1991 under Bill’s guidance, Addison Whitney worked with over 800 clients in 27 countries.
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Previously Un-named Major Satellite Provider
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Xbox – Microsoft
Our Success: Case Study
Creating a brand name for a revolutionary video game console
Microsoft asked us to develop a name that would resonate with gamers around the world and compete against other major industry players such as Sony, Nintendo, and Sega.
From our conversations with Microsoft, this new gaming console was expected to communicate the following attributes to the target audience:
Respondents quickly connected with Xbox, noting that it was ‘easy to say,’ ‘cool,’ and different from other console names.
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Cybes Xebo Synsato Exar
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Brand name finalists
We conducted QualiQuantitative Interviews with 200 male respondents (ages 8 to 28) to test the 12 brand name candidates.
Brand name recommendation
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--------- Veom -------- Avelos -------- Cybersant ----- -----Xbox™
Ground-breaking
Adventurous Immersive entertainment Redefine gaming
Addictive Edgy Intuitive
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Escalade – Cadillac/General Motors
Our Success: Case Study
Brand name creation for Cadillac’s new luxury entrant to the otherwise rugged SUV market.
Cadillac desired a name that would revitalize the Cadillac brand and develop a single identity that would redefine the SUV market.
The following eight names were developed and evaluated through QualiQuantitative Interviews that specifically included 100 SUV dealers and 100 individuals who had owned an SUV for a minimum of three years.
Patagonia, a legally viable name in the automobile sector, spoke to vehicle ‘ruggedness’ and was recommended for a partnership with the outdoor clothing/gear company of the same name.
Though respondents were not so attracted to the name Evoq, Cadillac later used the neologism (made-up word) for a concept car that later became the CTS.
Terrex referred to ‘terrain’ and ‘extreme,’ and respondents noted it had an ‘x-factor’ that signaled the ‘great unknown’.
Compass evoked a positive response for having an ‘outdoor feel’; the name was later used by Jeep for its compact crossover vehicle.
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Fitz Roy Journey Patagonia Terrex
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Xenical–Roche Pharmaceuticals
Our Success: Case Study
Creation of a global brand name for a prescription medication that assists obese patients to lose weight and keep it off.
The primary focus in developing this brand name was ‘subliminal messaging’.
After rigorous global linguistic analysis and trademark screening, we subjected our 12 brand name finalists to a ScoreCard analysis to evaluate the phonetic, aural, visual, and syllabic elements of each name.
To further evaluate the resonance of each potential name candidate, we conducted QualiQuantitative Interviews with 200 respondents including dieticians, physicians, and obese patients.
• Respondents noted that Modese implied a ‘modification to obesity.’• Asatia served as our secondary recommendation, resonating with feelings of ‘satisfaction’ and ‘satiation.’• Respondents quickly connected with Xenical, noting it as efficacious, peaceful, effective, and powerful. Most notably, it is ‘zen-like.’
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Our research revealed the following:
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--------- Sylaphe -------- Venix -------- Xenical® ----- -----Zalign
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Our linguistic experts employ theoretical approaches to model brand language in a way that clarifies intuitions about core meanings and explains our creativity behind words without confusion.
As the most integral part of our process, we screen name candidates for legal defensibility and cross-linguistic viability alongside creative generation
Brand Acumen uses a tri-fold approach to creating brand names
Brand Name Development Process
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Landscape Analysis & Review
PHASE 1 PHASE 2
Name Development Market Research Validation
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Project Kickoff Competitive ReviewNaming Strategy
PHASE 1Landscape Analysis & Review
Identify and understandexisting name strategy,
positioning, market research, potential for growth.
Analyze how competingbrands are presented, viewed, named, and accepted in the
target market.
Uncover insights anddefine objectives with key
project stakeholders.
Our team will ask a battery of questions in order to understand:
What types of messages should the brand portray to existing and
future customers?
Who do you currently consider to be your customer base? The
future customer base?
What type of name do you believe would have the greatest impact
(i.e., descriptive, “made-up,” non-English, and/or a real word)?
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Naming Brief Final Candidate ListName Creation
PHASE 2Name Development
Identify the framework fordeveloping the brand name
candidates, based on the insights from the naming strategy.
Analyze the name candidates with regardto structural analysis, trademark, domain, and common law availability and harvest a short
list of ten to twelve final candidates.
Uncover naming candidatesthrough three separate
iterations of deep source mining and ideation exercises.
A proper name and brand strategy hinges upon discovering the authentic essence and purpose of the brand across all of its receptions—its brand ethos.
Name development will be performed through an iterative process. The first iteration will contain thirty to thirty-five brand name candidates. Our creative team will present each name and identify patterns of words or styles upon which to expand.
We will continue to develop lists of potential brand names until we generate a finalized candidate list of ten to twelve mutually agreed-upon brand names to take into Phase 3.
Our Approach Creative Process
Using a combination of deep inquiry pursuits and ideation exercises, we seed and harvest a short list of name candidates that express the brand’s ethos across a comprehensive range of associations, connotations and evocations, in line with the conceptual target we have established.
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Recruitment QualiQuant Interviews ScoreCard Analysis
PHASE 3Market Research Validation
Identify a sampleof 200 key users and
construct a project specific questionnaire.
Uncover user insight oneach name candidate by
probing participants during one-on-one interviews.
Provide a quantitative“score” for each of the created brand names.
PHASE 3Market Research Validation
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AccuBrand™ ReportWe analyze our data and present our final recommen-dation in the AccuBrand™ Report, a stacked ranking of the name candidates, from most to least viable.
The AccuBrand™ Report serves as our final client deliverable. This report includes our name recommendation supported by our QualiQuant Market Research data and our ScoreCard Analysis.
The AccuBrand™ Report also includes a stack ranking of all market validated names from most to least viable. All final recommended names in the AccuBrand™ Report are available for client to trademark.
Phonetic ViabilityPhonetic Viability
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Intuitive to spell based on pronunciation
(with slight chance of interpreting “i” as
“e”) and poses little conflict as how to
pronounce based on orthography.
Durability & Longevity
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Closed Syllable coda connotes strong
foundation with potential for
technological extensions. Surprisingly
unique in direct space.
Name Refers to BeverageDifficulty to Pronounce
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Responses 26 11 38 13 20 6 0 0 1 5
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Difficulty to Pronounce Calibrium
Yes63%
No37%
Name Refersto a Medical Device Company Interview Breakdown
Loyal Consumers
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TBD (by client’s request)
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Buyers
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Sample Analysis
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Testimonial“Since 1995 Bill Smith has done a significant amount of our brand marketing on an outsourced basis. Everything from developing new products, to developing go-to-market strategies, to preparing our annual marketing plan. I would have no hesitation in recommending Bill to any food and beverage company that needs marketing support of any kind.”
Mary Minnick* Chief Marketing Officer Coca-Cola *Listed on Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Women
Contact Us
Address:
Website:
Bill Smith - Chief Executive Officer Email: [email protected] Phone: 917.745.3620
19 Leonard St1WNew York, NY 10013
www.brandacumenstudios.com