# Give me your opinion on a new business name for a marketing consultancy **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572 "2013-04-24T06:00:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/21 "2013-04-25T14:28:46Z")
I totally disagree with your impression of the name Acorn (I think it’s good, but blatantly obvious), but, just as I thought, there’s already a bunch of Acorn Marketing, Acorn Management, etc., type companies out there. Even a few “Acorns” in Australia, including Acorn media and Acorn Capital Limited. I’m not sure why you’re focusing on the “corn” part of the name. I don’t think anywhere hears “acorn” and confused it or focuses or even notices the “corn” in the name. I think Oh, I get it. From an acorn (of an idea) grows the mighty oak (of implementation/marketing). ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/22 "2013-04-25T14:48:27Z")
Warning: brainstorming ahead. I’m a fan of off-the-wall branding; it can backfire of course but I favor intrinsically attractive words and would stay away from the word “marketing” all together, especially for non-profits. Of course this is all my two cents, but I have _cough_a few years\*cough of communications work under my belt. So, think of words you like to say and things that put pleasant, get-things-done thoughts into your head. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/23 "2013-04-25T14:54:28Z")
So what are your suggestions, Miss Know it All? Creamery Creative Purple Prose Silken Inc. Cotton Collective Jack and Jane Glow All Aglow (say it out loud. Groovy) For years I’ve said that if I were going to incorporate and become a vast conglomerate, I would name my business Exc **ellen** ce. Or maybe excELLENce. It’s a visual thing, not as effective in spoken form — but it says “Ellen is Excellent” and that’s the most important thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/24 "2013-04-25T21:09:50Z")
I have worked with a PR agency called 2 birds talking, which for would be an ideal sort of name. Evocative of the service offered (birds noisily chatting, birds on a telephone wire, sharing information), but it’s also set up by two women - 2 birds. It’s fun, memorable but ultimately serious and no need to have any qualifier with it. I guess that’s what I deep down want to find, and sounds like some of the professional advice is hinting at as well. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/25 "2013-04-25T21:22:57Z")
i think we need to brainstorm this more, but maybe more in the direction is something like “Count of Three”, based on a quote which suggests we all work better when we work together. You get 3 people who are willing to put their backs into the job and help pull together. We also quite like The Revery, based on the Emily Dickinson poem (although this wouldn’t be familiar to Australian audiences). But it’s not a 2 Birds Talking, or Two Trick Pony or any other fun name like that right now. Triple Threat Three Ring Circus Three Squares Beck & Call The Flexible Sidecar Company Three Wise Melbourne Boardroom Eyes I think I need coffee. Which reminds me that I am having coffee with the ex-MD of a large branding agency next week, so might be able to pick his brands too (ha, autocorrect is funny.) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/26 "2013-04-26T00:16:03Z")
Ha! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/27 "2013-04-26T02:20:19Z")
Why not Girls From Mars Marketing? You’d never forget it, at least, though not sure whether or not you want to give the impression of spaciness. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/28 "2013-04-26T02:25:39Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > Why not Girls From Mars Marketing? You’d never forget it, at least, though not sure whether or not you want to give the impression of spaciness. 🙂 I think the boy in the group might not appreciate it! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/29 "2013-04-26T02:47:21Z")
Just a random thought from my inner 12-year-old regarding “Big Red Pen”…I’m fairly normal in the dirty-mind department (not too much, not too little) and it took me about three seconds to add two more letters to the end of that, then snicker. If I did it, others probably will too. Might not be the image you want to foster. 😃 Working on the “Three” theme: how about Power of Three? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/30 "2013-04-26T03:01:56Z")
ThreePete Tripolar 😉 Treble Clef Triangulate ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/31 "2013-04-26T03:18:17Z")
Clockwork Marketing The Kingpin Consultancy Group This and That Marketers Tres Marketing ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572/32 "2013-04-27T01:01:11Z")
Brand U Day (giving BUD as the acronym; both new growth, and friend) Advancing Hungry Brainstorm Unspeakably Cr8iv Things Pow wow BOOM! Skid Marketing (only because it made me laugh out loud.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-opinion-on-a-new-business-name-for-a-marketing-consultancy/656572.md?page=1)