I need business name ideas!
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Steve
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Hehe, that really is funny smee, but wouldn't that be more like 'PerfectMate'. I think the truth is it will be very difficult to come up with the 'perfect' name if you want to as pkoslow said 'build the brand'. If that is the case it is up to your marketing to make the name sound like what you want instead of morphing it into something weird or funny. Like what the heck is Polaroid, have you heard of that? It sounds to me like some hemorrhoid preparation for use in Alaska. But they built the brand to what is now a household name. I think you will have that challenge with any catchy name which is why I like simply 'Powell Enterprises' which is simple and uniquely yours and can do whatever you want with it, which is what I think you need for a 'mom and pop' operation. Of course another option is you can always incorporate under 'Powell Enterprises' and do a DBA with a catchy name if you come up with one.
Squintz,
I settled on Santa Barbara Smarthomes for a business name. It's not necessarily unique and maybe limiting geographically, but Santa Barbara holds an alure here in south and central California. Everyone associates it with beauty, wealth and good living so it kind of already has it's own name brand recognition.
I registered www.sbsmarthomes.com (most Californian's refer to Santa Barbara as "SB"), but also registered www.santabarbarasmarthomes.com which forward to the same site.
For now I just have a slightly modified version of my personal HA web site published, but will be working on a much more professional looking site over the next couple months.
Nailed down my logo last weekend and waiting for some business cards to be printed... hoping that they are ready before I leave for EHX tomorrow!
Here's the logo I put together:
I settled on Santa Barbara Smarthomes for a business name. It's not necessarily unique and maybe limiting geographically, but Santa Barbara holds an alure here in south and central California. Everyone associates it with beauty, wealth and good living so it kind of already has it's own name brand recognition.
I registered www.sbsmarthomes.com (most Californian's refer to Santa Barbara as "SB"), but also registered www.santabarbarasmarthomes.com which forward to the same site.
For now I just have a slightly modified version of my personal HA web site published, but will be working on a much more professional looking site over the next couple months.
Nailed down my logo last weekend and waiting for some business cards to be printed... hoping that they are ready before I leave for EHX tomorrow!
Here's the logo I put together:
John & Squintz... thanks for the compliments on the logo!
John - I've already been chewing on that idea, but thought it might be too cheezy? People with money around here can be really competitive, so maybe it's a good idea... I could assign IQ points for each device or system and then tally them to produce the results...
Door/Window Contact = 2pts
Automated light switch = 5pts
Motion Sensor = 7pts
Automation Controller = 35pts
RFID System = 40pts
I agree that creating standard packages referenced to IQ may be interesting too. Maybe a standard setup is around 110pts, a simple setup with only scene based lighting may only be 60pts, a decked out install with all the bells and whistles... 200pts?
That leads me to bumper stickers :huh:
Instead of "my child is a honor student at..." how about:
My house has an IQ of 186!
What's the IQ of your house?
PK
jrfuda said:
John - I've already been chewing on that idea, but thought it might be too cheezy? People with money around here can be really competitive, so maybe it's a good idea... I could assign IQ points for each device or system and then tally them to produce the results...
Door/Window Contact = 2pts
Automated light switch = 5pts
Motion Sensor = 7pts
Automation Controller = 35pts
RFID System = 40pts
I agree that creating standard packages referenced to IQ may be interesting too. Maybe a standard setup is around 110pts, a simple setup with only scene based lighting may only be 60pts, a decked out install with all the bells and whistles... 200pts?
That leads me to bumper stickers :huh:
Instead of "my child is a honor student at..." how about:
My house has an IQ of 186!
What's the IQ of your house?
PK
Guy Lavoie
Active Member
Its kind of funny, but the "IQ" name is actually used in the UK for a product line that is in fact a re-branded Ocelot and expansion modules:
http://www.simplyautomate.co.uk/productDis...asp?prodId=5060
http://www.simplyautomate.co.uk/productDis...asp?prodId=5060
Dean Roddey
Senior Member
Isn't coveting thy neighbor's logo one of the big ones?
Dean Roddey
Senior Member
How about
Innomation
as a combination of innovation and automation? If the company grows beyond that realm it's abstract enough not to tie you down. That's why I picked Charmed Quark Systems, because it's non-specific. If we get larger and want to have some subsidiaries or something, we can do Charmed Quark Automation, Charmed Quark Love Toys, Charmed Quark Bongs and Works, whatever. I just didn't want to have a name like "Automation Company" that tied us into one specific thing.
Innomation
as a combination of innovation and automation? If the company grows beyond that realm it's abstract enough not to tie you down. That's why I picked Charmed Quark Systems, because it's non-specific. If we get larger and want to have some subsidiaries or something, we can do Charmed Quark Automation, Charmed Quark Love Toys, Charmed Quark Bongs and Works, whatever. I just didn't want to have a name like "Automation Company" that tied us into one specific thing.
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