Rob Meyerson’s writing (select list)
Designing Brand Identity: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Brands and Branding (6th Edition), co-author with Alina Wheeler
Brand Naming: The Complete Guide to Creating a Name for Your Company, Product, or Service
“5 Brand Fundamentals Startups Must Get Right From Day One,” The CMO Club
“Don’t Change Your Brand Name — Unless You Really Have To,” Entrepreneur
“How to Pick the Best Name for Your Company,” Harvard Business Review
“How to Evaluate Brand Names – A Simple Name Evaluation Tool,” JUST Creative Blog
“What’s in a Brand Name?” AMA.org
“Why Are Brand Names Important?” Branding Strategy Insider
“What’s a Company Name Really Worth?” StartupNation
“What does Byron Sharp’s research really tell us about differentiation?” WARC
“Should You Name Your Business After Yourself?” Entrepreneur
“Should You Use Your Own Name or Create a Brand Name for Your Business?” Entrepreneur
“Brand Naming – How to Present Names & Win Every Time,” JUST Creative Blog
“The Optimal Brand Naming Process,” Branding Strategy Insider
“I name brands and companies for a living — here’s what it takes to succeed as a ‘professional namer,’” Business Insider
“The Worst Possible Name For Your Brand And Three Things You Can Learn From It,” TechCrunch
“Mind, body and sold: bridging the divide between business and brand,” The Guardian
“Startup names don’t have to be terrible. Here’s the proof.” VentureBeat
“What makes a great brand name in Singapore?” Singapore Business Review
“Two Identities, One Logo: How International Brands Integrate Chinese and Non-Chinese Names and Taglines in Logo Design,” BusinessForumChina
“2010’s Top Five Brand Stories in China,” Labbrand LABReport Vol. 3 Iss. 3
“Businesspeople Are People Too: The Case for Emotion in B2B Branding,” BtoB Magazine
Rob Meyerson’s podcast/media appearances (select list)
“Campbell’s Soup Sales Were Declining. So It Redesigned Its Iconic Can.” The Wall Street Journal (video)
“The lessons you can learn from these rebranding fails,” CEO Magazine
Talking with Branders, Branders Magazine, “The State of Branding in 2024” (video)
JUST Branding, “Designing Brand Identity (+ Brand Architecture)” (video)
Talking with Branders, Branders Magazine, “Future Trends in Branding” (video)
“How to Name (or Rename) Your Advisory Firm,” Think Advisor
The Big Brand Debate with Stef Hamerlinck and Ilya Lobanov (video)
Rob Meyerson’s teaching/presentation experience (select list)
“Fundamentals of Memorable Brand Naming” for Domestika (online course)
Brand Strategy Workshop at General Assembly (a regular, three-hour, in-person class prior to the pandemic)
Information Design Lecture Series, PolyU Design (live presentation to attendees in Hong Kong)
Brand Naming “Artisan Workshop” for Level C
Guest lecturer, Lehigh Master’s in Technical Entrepreneurship Program (2022 and 2023)
Office Hours, The Futur Pro Group
Presentation on podcast naming for Espree Devora‘s “Launch 30 Podcast Episodes in 30 Days” cohort
Guest speaker, Master in Marketing and Communication program, Bocconi University
“Intro to Branding – From Definitions to Design,” Designhill (online presentation)
Guest speaker, USC Marshall School of Business (New Product Development course)