by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Dec 16, 2009 | Branding, Naming, Retrospectives
BEST 1. Ghost Who would give a new product a name that reminds people of haunting, horror and death? Rolls-Royce bravely did when it introduced the 2009 Ghost. Though the name is likely a nod to the British automaker’s 1906 “Silver Ghost,” it still carries a...
by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Nov 5, 2009 | Naming, Pollywog News
Pollywog recently worked with American Resource & Energy to position and name its flagship product for the small wind industry: Ground Control™ self-raising towers. Ground Control towers are the only nonhydraulic wind tower that can be raised and lowered by just...
by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Oct 7, 2009 | Branding, Branding Debacles, Naming
Kraft’s most embarrassing and painful new product introduction is now complete. In what has been dubbed an epic Vegefail, its new Vegemite + cheese spread will henceforth be known as “Vegemite Cheesybite.” More than 30,000 people voted for a winning...
by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Oct 1, 2009 | Branding, Branding Debacles, Line Extensions, Naming
Turns out the product will remain in Kraft’s Vegemite line, but will be renamed. That’s reasonable. However, Kraft says that it has culled a short list from names submitted during the contest and will–wait for it–conduct a survey and choose...
by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Sep 30, 2009 | Branding, Branding Debacles, Line Extensions, Naming
Kraft announced today that it is discontinuing its new iSnack 2.0 product. A line extension to Kraft’s venerable Vegemite spread–which has enjoyed decades-long popularity in Australia–iSnack 2.0 had a sad, short life characterized by a one-day...
by Devon | Sep 10, 2009 | Naming
I heard some discussion on a radio show yesterday about the heroes who fight wildfires. Very interesting stuff, and what these “wildland firefighters” do is truly amazing. But I was pleasantly surprised to hear some of the fantastic names that are used for...
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