Need Ideas Ladies!!

Updated on February 24, 2015
Y.S. asks from Frisco, TX
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Hello Ladies hope this message finds you well. After working in Corporate America for years, I have decided to take the risk and venture to do what I truly love. However, I need a catch name for my business want to start if off with the "RIGHT NAME". Following is what I love to do:

Design Bows
Tuttos
Design Headbands
Girl's Dresses
Sock Design
Design T's with appliques
Floral Pieces
Holiday Crafts

I deeply appreciate your ideas in helping me make this happen!!

Nervous and Excited about this new venture in my life.

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D.B.

answers from Boston on

Honestly, if you are serious about this business venture, work with a good advertising copywriter, one who does "conceptual" work. That means someone who doesn't just come up with cutesy puns or write good body copy, but one who will really take your products and your vision and your intended market, and put it together.

My husband has done this sort of work for years, and I can tell you that it's worth the investment you will make to get something that holds together. You need to know who your competition is (so you don't do anything too close to them) and (IMPORTANT) so you don't wind up infringing on trademarks and copyrights. That can get very expensive if you step on someone's rights inadvertently, and then you will have to start all over with a new name (losing customers and the gains from advertising up to that point).

The more info you can give an advertising person, the better you will do. Photograph samples of your work, identify the types of people who will buy them, explain how you will sell them (booths, consignment to boutiques, on line, whatever), and your basic competitive advantage. Failure to do this will cost you much more in the long run.

You could use a freelancer vs. an ad agency, but they have to have experience. They don't have to have experience in these products - that's a common misconception. A good writer can write well if you give enough direction. But as with computers, "garbage in, garbage out" - if you have a preconceived idea of what you want, but you aren't open to a fresh name/design or if you don't give enough input, you will be frustrated and you will alienate the type of professional who can be incredibly helpful to you. That conceptual writer should have colleagues (either in an agency or other freelancers he/she works with) who can do the graphic execution for you. You're talking company name, hang tags, stationery, business cards, web sites and banner ads, and more. So it's not just the cute name - it's what you're going to do with it. A good freelancer should be able to come up with a dozen names and then recommend 3 top ones to you. A good art director can give you some rough designs too - but start with the IDEA, not the design!

Don't sell your business short, or yourself either, but failing to treat this as a professional enterprise. You need to stand out, and that means having a fundamental understanding of who you are, not just now but as you expand.

While we all love to be asked what cute name we like, your background in corporate America should tell you that no decent company would put this out to an inexperience group for opinions. (We all wish you well but we don't necessarily know what we are talking about!) Think of the clever commercials you see vs. the car dealers who do their own - bad writing, bad talent and all! If you look cheap, you won't be successful. You need a branding expert, and that doesn't mean you have to go to a 100-person ad agency and pay all that overhead.

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G.D.

answers from Detroit on

Are we talking Facebook business? If so, I would steer clear of cutsie names. There are just too many. I was stoked to find a woman that did embroidery through a FB mom page. Let's say it was precious designs. I messaged back and forth with her about making two super hero capes for a friends son's bday (a kid who has everything). She sent me a pic of the pattern, it was perfect! About two weeks before the party her FB page dissapeared. Huge let down.
I see so many of the bow/tutu businesses. Frilly flair. Bowtiful. Etc.
I would like to see one with a more personal, reliable name. Debbie's designs. Lara's Unique Gifts. Really sell that you are a real person offering unique items.
Maybe you could come up with your own catchy acronym? Like IKEA did. (Maybe not the best example?)

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S.B.

answers from Dallas on

How are you planning to sell your wares? That might help choose the name of your new venture. Are you planning to open a dedicated retail store? sell to wholesalers? sell via FB or ETSY? sell at craft fairs? sell from a website? sell to a family and friends network? Or a combination of those selling formats? There were suggestions to research the name to make sure you are not infringing on someone else's patented or copyrighted or registered name. That is good advice. Good luck with your new venture.

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P.G.

answers from Dallas on

Can you give us some more info? Do you design the patterns on the bows/headbands/socs, etc or the things themselves or both?

If you can tell us more about what makes YOUR stuff special, we might be able to give more interesting answers.

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❤.M.

answers from Los Angeles on

You've got a lot to offer so it doesn't seem to fit under "one" heading.
However it seems geared to girls so here are some business name ideas:
-Designs for Girls
-Things for Gals
-Gear for Gals
-Girl Stuff
-Everything Girlie
-Things Girls Love
-Go Girlie
-Crafts n' Clothes for Girls
-Girl Power
-Just Gals

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M.P.

answers from Portland on

Gamma G. She is asking for suggestions for a business name for a business that sells those things.

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G.B.

answers from Oklahoma City on

These names are so generic. They don't say anything about at product.

Girls dresses....okay, what sizes, fancy? Casual?

Floral headpieces? Who would need one? For weddings? I really don't know any kids that wear flowers in their hair so that isn't anything I'd look at.

Tuttos? No idea. Why would I even look?

Sock design...maybe that's a page for kids with sensory issues that need socks specially made? I don't know. What other purpose would someone design socks?

Design bows...okay, another bow page. I already like 3-5 of them and don't need another.

Holiday Crafts sounds like a page I'd go to so I could see free patterns and ideas to make crafts in my home for every single holiday. I have Family Fun that's great but if that page had different ideas and a different style I might like it.

So I guess my thoughts are that none of these really say anything in particular about what the business/page is about. Why would anyone check them out?

What about making the name a little longer and saying more or using the name then adding a tag line.

Designer bows
Select the style and colors to custom design bows for all occasions

Girl dresses
Select theme and fabrics and I'll create a special dress for your child sizes 2T to 6X.

Floral headpieces
Hair decorations with flowers and streamers and beading

Having more information sure makes it easier to know if it's something you want to click on or check out.

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