by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Dec 16, 2014 | Naming, Pollywog News, Positioning, Rebranding, Small Business
Financial services firms are typically named after their founders. When they first hang their shingle, most advisors are the sole proprietor of their business. And because it’s a relationship-driven industry, they want their clients to pass their name to others....
by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Dec 16, 2014 | Naming, Pollywog News, Rebranding, Small Business, Taglines
Small business owners have to wear a lot of hats. Not only are they their company’s chief executive officer, in many cases they are also the finance director, human resources specialist, marketing coordinator and IT administrator. So when small business...
by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Dec 10, 2014 | Branding, Branding Debacles, Naming
Racist brands have littered our marketplace for decades. Some, like Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s, have made modest attempts to appear less offensive, while others (I’m looking at you, Washington Redskins) staunchly defend their brands against mounting...
by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Jun 18, 2014 | Naming, Trademarks
In Landmark Decision, US Patent Office Cancels Trademark for Redskins Football Team “We decide, based on the evidence properly before us, that these registrations must be cancelled because they were disparaging to Native Americans at the respective times they were...
by Devon Thomas Treadwell | Dec 26, 2013 | Naming, Taglines
SeaWorld is in a world of hurt. The marine attraction is weathering a storm brought on by “Blackfish,” a documentary exposing its practice of capturing killer whales in the wild, separating them from their families and holding them in...
by Devon | Sep 30, 2013 | Naming
Nothing scares marketing people more than negative connotations in a brand name under consideration. They imagine the worst: Customers recoiling from the brand. The brand launch fizzling. Ridicule from coworkers. Reprisals from management. But in reality, rarely do...
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