5 Comments
User's avatar
Rory Woodbridge's avatar

He knows a lot more about naming than me! I guess the main distinction is that he's talking about brands and my piece is about the products within a brand which maybe don't need that level of process? (It sounds great but expensive!)

Expand full comment
Shikhar's avatar

Interesting read. Totally relate with the 'test and iterate' bit, with all your stakeholders. Recently I also read another pov on naming, albeit on a brand level. David Placek, who's responsible for the Intel's "Pentium" name, has a "Diamond Framework" that he recommends. Curious to know your thoughts on that.

Expand full comment
Faris Handzar's avatar

This will help me a lot!

Then there is the I'm a "one-person marketing team" process, which is suspiciously similar to how a garage band finds its name.

It usually involves a high caffeine induced "what if I just called it..." moment at 11 PM, which everyone agrees is a joke until it accidentally gets put on the website and is now the official name forever.

Love the guide on how teams should do it!

Expand full comment
Yael Mark's avatar

Love the article - Num 2 is my favorite! I think products should follow the JTBD framework throughout their product dev starting with the name. A clear name that immediately tells the user what this product is all about like linked, lift, and doulingo - no further explanation needed.

Expand full comment
Rory Woodbridge's avatar

Totally!! Glad it resonated, Yael!

Expand full comment