It’s a boom time for domain names as more people and more marketers flock to the Internet. Domain names have grown 7% in one year, with more than 41,000 new ones added each day, on average, last quarter. Online ad revenue in the U.S. is expected to reach $25 billion this year, according to reports from the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
Someday, China will be the biggest consumer market in the world. No wonder marketers are increasingly interested in Chinese naming.
Ahh, the perils and pitfalls of international branding.
When it comes to naming brands, technology and pharmaceutical firms are among the busiest performers.
The Tea Party Bookshop in Salem, Oregon, has a generous selection of titles on personal growth and spirituality. There’s a poetry reading on the third Thursday of every month. And every once in a while, there’s a “pagan meet-up,” when folks are invited to enjoy a nice evening chatting with fellow pagans. (Well, this is Oregon.)
