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Smarter Cars, Dumber Names

by | Jan 31, 2019 | Naming

In Henry Ford’s day, brakes were brakes, and a steering wheel was a steering wheel. But not anymore. Now auto makers want their proprietary technology to seem superior to their competitors’, so they give it a brand name instead of labeling it generically....
When Rebranding Goes Wrong

When Rebranding Goes Wrong

by | Jan 4, 2019 | Naming, Rebranding, Retrospectives

Ad Age released its list of “11 Worst Name Changes of 2018,” many of which were attempts to correct an original name that was poorly conceived. Other companies jumped on the “shorter is better” bandwagon, proving once again that character count...