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| bboysnj:
If you're going retro - can Disney sue you for calling it "Flynn's" ? :dunno Other thoughts: Flashback Icon Brand the logo like a university or Greek frat and call it "C.P.U." Level Up Or steal one of the greatest storefront names I've come across in the states --- "The Bunghole" -- their motto is "I got it in the The Bunghole" lol...(incidentally, they're a liquor store -- yes yes, Bunghole Liquors -- the possiblities are endless...... |
| pinballwizard79:
LMAO @ Blue Oyster reference to Police Academy! |
| saint:
--- Quote from: drawfull on February 24, 2009, 02:27:26 pm ---Thanks U rebelscum As of Friday last, we decided on Chapters as it fits with the kind of place we want. I agree completely with you Urebel on that. Logo and branding work has begun, I might post some concepts. Cheers --- End quote --- May I suggest you're going about this wrong? You're talking to a bunch of dedicated retro-geeks here. We're not a big enough group to keep you in business, nor are we a sufficient unbiased sampling. If you're really sinking money into this, you need to do real market research. Come up with several names, and go do some polling. For instance, "Chapters" to me says "bookstore." When I was in college, one of my business classes was a small-business consulting thing. Small businesses applied to the college for help, and in the course of the semester the students (under the guidance of the business professor so that nothing went awry) would do market research, troubleshoot problems, determine advertising plans, etc for the business free of charge. Business would get a good foundation for success, students get experience. Don't know if the local college near you has such a beast, but if not there still should be something that can be done. Your local chamber of commerce or whatever your equivalent is can probably help. If nothing else, hire one of those companies that has people in the mall ask survey questions, or find a place with a good mix of people and do it yourself over the course of several days or even a few weeks. Do it in the area you're thinking of setting up shop in, but don't be afraid to expand your research to nearby areas that are within reasonable driving distance to get to you. If you don't have a business plan and solid homework/research behind you before you start, you're setting yourself up for failure even if the idea is a good one but is poorly implemented. 8 out of 10 startups fail I believe. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try, but you should do everything you can to be in the 20% category who succeed. Asking for opinions here is a good place for some creativity, but a lousy place to make a decision. You, your partners, your friends, your family, are also lousy places to make a decision - all too close to the issue. You need good, unbiased opinions from a significant sampling size of people who don't have any personal investment (emotionally or monetarily) if you succeed or fail. Good luck! --- saint |
| Chazz:
Ted: We should buy a bar. Barney: Of course, we should buy a bar! Ted: We should totally buy a bar. Barney: We should totally buy a bar. Our bar would be awesome. And dude, dude, dude, dude... the name of our bar... Puzzles. People will be, like, "Why is it called Puzzles?". That's the puzzle! |
| RayB:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 23, 2009, 11:32:50 am ---"Losing Propositions" "Money Pit" "Hell Froze Over" "Loose Change" "Mighta Worked In the 80's" --- End quote --- LOL If it could work for "50's Diners" why couldn't an 80's theme work? Great advice from Saint there. Don't neglect to do a trademark search. |
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