article thumbnail

The unimportance of product names

37signals.com

This is Signal vs. Noise , a weblog by 37signals about design, business, experience, simplicity, the web, culture, and more. Follow us on Twitter for more information on our products. The unimportance of product names. Don’t waste too much time on picking a perfect name for your product. Apr 27 2010.

article thumbnail

[Interview] Robert Morton, Toronto Business Leader and Former Home Capital Executive On New Product Development

YoungUpstarts

New product development is an essential part of the entrepreneurial landscape. For companies of all sizes, from big corporations to small businesses, new product development is crucial. New products help companies continue to grow, thrive and generate revenue. Why would a company want to introduce a new product?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Trademark Registration Process — Do it Yourself or Hire an Attorney?

Up and Running

Ideally, the trademark registration process should begin as soon as you’ve narrowed down a selection of possible marks, including business or product names, logos , and slogans. When is it time to apply for a trademark. When using DIY sites, the application must make these determinations alone.

Hiring 133
article thumbnail

Empathic Design: Mapping Your Brain, Brand, and Data

ConversionXL

Apart from basic usability fixes, aligning your messaging and design with your users’ motivations is a good bet. Empathic design is one such technique, an underutilized facet of qualitative research. What is Empathic Design? What you’re looking for are the implicit reasons people use your product.

Design 48
article thumbnail

The 3 Most Common Challenges Faced By New Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Although this measure provides the encouragement and moral support a new businessperson needs, it often does not provide sufficient money to cover the expensive tasks of product development, set-up of operations and initial payrolls.

article thumbnail

The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

If you do have competition, pay special attention to your product name, price range, materials used, what the product claims to do, packaging, and who the manufacturer is. Here’s an example of a great sell sheet for a product called Well Well Wow! Your sell sheet should include: Your product name.

article thumbnail

Startup Marketing: The 4 Building Blocks of Brand Identity You Can’t Ignore

crowdSPRING Blog

Though most startups know the importance of brand identity, it can often take the back seat to more pressing matters such as product development or finances. It’s hard to argue against this; without a finished product or the money to make it, what does the brand identity matter anyways? Well, a lot. A Solid Foundation.