tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post115315288397120636..comments2023-06-27T13:04:00.780+01:00Comments on ....the world's leading....: ....the world's leading....http://www.blogger.com/profile/04151866935732424950noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153415833677397932006-07-20T18:17:00.000+01:002006-07-20T18:17:00.000+01:00Lewis is the worst for this. He just loves his own...Lewis is the worst for this. He just loves his own surname...Lewis Media Centre, Lewis this, Lewis that...argh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153411977791079742006-07-20T17:12:00.000+01:002006-07-20T17:12:00.000+01:00the later mon ami mr anon, the laterthe later mon ami mr anon, the laterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153344116067594722006-07-19T22:21:00.000+01:002006-07-19T22:21:00.000+01:00Regardless of Rainier's origins, the general point...Regardless of Rainier's origins, the general point about crappy 'surname-oriented' agency monikers is still valid.<BR/><BR/>Whether the naming is the result of a creativity-bypass, or stems from a fanatically-misguided belief in the principals' own self-importance - either way, it ain't good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153260976465997992006-07-18T23:16:00.000+01:002006-07-18T23:16:00.000+01:00Shit, you're right. It's a mountain, isn't it?Shit, you're right. It's a mountain, isn't it?....the world's leading....https://www.blogger.com/profile/04151866935732424950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153260602746317992006-07-18T23:10:00.000+01:002006-07-18T23:10:00.000+01:00Shurely shum misteak. There ain't no Mr, Mrs, or M...Shurely shum misteak. There ain't no Mr, Mrs, or Miss Rainier PR.Stephen Waddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686283327794156254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153241419936034832006-07-18T17:50:00.000+01:002006-07-18T17:50:00.000+01:00Mr TWL..do you actually think those are great name...Mr TWL..<BR/><BR/>do you actually think those are great names for agencies or are they just the first "slightly more original than a firm of solicitors" agencies names that came to hand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153231014349469372006-07-18T14:56:00.000+01:002006-07-18T14:56:00.000+01:00Couldn't agree more! Choosing your own name as you...Couldn't agree more! Choosing your own name as your company's name is as painfully lacking in creativity as claiming that it's one of the world's leading somethings.<BR/><BR/>In fact, only client companies also named after their founders should be allowed to work with eponymous agencies. <BR/><BR/>That'll screw up the client lists at the likes of dullards H&K, BM, Edelman, Band & Brown, Rainier, Lewis, Johnson King and bolster the rosters of great-named consultancies like Inferno, Red, Bite, Octopus, Text 100, Hotwire, Brands2Life...<BR/><BR/>Think of the IT heavyweights...Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Sun, IBM, Yahoo!, Orange, Motorola, Nokia...there isn't a surname amongst them. Dell's one of the few...Dell by name, dull by nature.....the world's leading....https://www.blogger.com/profile/04151866935732424950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153226520916420002006-07-18T13:42:00.000+01:002006-07-18T13:42:00.000+01:00"perhaps it just got it wrong because it has ridic..."perhaps it just got it wrong because it has ridiculously low editorial standards."<BR/><BR/>or worse - perhaps it just simply does not know what it is talking about.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I do think that any agency that can only manage to name itself after the surnames of its principals deserves all they get...and that's not a direct dig at Johnson King - its a dig at any agency in a supposedly 'creative' sector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153210733920700682006-07-18T09:18:00.000+01:002006-07-18T09:18:00.000+01:00Maybe, just maybe PB was trying to coin a new and ...Maybe, just maybe PB was trying to coin a new and amusing moniker for Johnson King. Perhaps in a subtle homage to Spin Bunny and the various nicknames she developed for various agencies.<BR/><BR/>Actually on second thoughts, perhaps it just got it wrong because it has ridiculously low editorial standards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28401170.post-1153171095187014512006-07-17T22:18:00.000+01:002006-07-17T22:18:00.000+01:00Unfortunately, PR Business isn't the first to make...Unfortunately, PR Business isn't the first to make this faux pas. Perhaps Miss Johnson and myself should have put more effort into coming up with a more creative name when we set the firm up. Then again, could have been worse - we could have gone with King Johnson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com