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Wtf, come on mananger
Wtf, come on mananger
Yes, because changing names now is definitely the smart move. Easy Allies is a fine name, I don't see why this is even something to complain about at this point.
Rooster Teeth, Funhaus, Kinda Funny, Cool Ghosts, Mega64, none of these explain what they are and they're all doing fine. Even IGN doesn't stand for anything anymore or make any sense.
I am sorry Bloodworth but the name is horrible and I am having the same problem with my friends that are casuals. I tell them about Easy Allies and they have absolutely no idea what it is until I say it's the GT crew. The name would get an F in a marketing class. You have to think of a name that is easily recognizable for a wide audience. See CNN - Cable News Network, Gamespot, Facebook, etc. A general audience can make some sort of assumption on what one of these outlets are. EasyAllies? People have no fucking clue. Your name will surely limit your audience, and what a marketing course would teach you. How the hell did you guys pass that name? It sounds silly. Go check out CNN. Hey Brian go check out Facebook. Compared to, hey Elyse, go check out Easy Allies. Must've been drunk.
I thought KindaFunnyGames was bad but shit, at least it is marketable.
Giant Bomb?
Lol so you expect their brand to be known right off the bat? If their name is so terrible why are they already one of the most popular patreons around and further along than they ever imagined they would be right now?I am sorry Bloodworth but the name is horrible and I am having the same problem with my friends that are casuals. I tell them about Easy Allies and they have absolutely no idea what it is until I say it's the GT crew. The name would get an F in a marketing class. You have to think of a name that is easily recognizable for a wide audience. See CNN - Cable News Network, Gamespot, Facebook, etc. A general audience can make some sort of assumption on what one of these outlets are. EasyAllies? People have no fucking clue. Your name will surely limit your audience, and what a marketing course would teach you. How the hell did you guys pass that name? It sounds silly. Go check out CNN. Hey Brian go check out Facebook. Compared to, hey Elyse, go check out Easy Allies. Must've been drunk.
I thought KindaFunnyGames was bad but shit, at least it is marketable.
I am sorry Bloodworth but the name is horrible and I am having the same problem with my friends that are casuals. I tell them about Easy Allies and they have absolutely no idea what it is until I say it's the GT crew. The name would get an F in a marketing class. You have to think of a name that is easily recognizable for a wide audience. See CNN - Cable News Network, Gamespot, Facebook, etc. A general audience can make some sort of assumption on what one of these outlets are. EasyAllies? People have no fucking clue. Your name will surely limit your audience, and what a marketing course would teach you. How the hell did you guys pass that name? It sounds silly. Go check out CNN. Hey Brian go check out Facebook. Compared to, hey Elyse, go check out Easy Allies. Must've been drunk.
I thought KindaFunnyGames was bad but shit, at least it is marketable.
Does the name "Gametrailers" let you know that the team is making a bunch of personality-driven content that generally isn't about trailers?I am sorry Bloodworth but the name is horrible and I am having the same problem with my friends that are casuals. I tell them about Easy Allies and they have absolutely no idea what it is until I say it's the GT crew. The name would get an F in a marketing class. You have to think of a name that is easily recognizable for a wide audience. See CNN - Cable News Network, Gamespot, Facebook, etc. A general audience can make some sort of assumption on what one of these outlets are. EasyAllies? People have no fucking clue. Your name will surely limit your audience, and what a marketing course would teach you. How the hell did you guys pass that name? It sounds silly. Go check out CNN. Hey Brian go check out Facebook. Compared to, hey Elyse, go check out Easy Allies. Must've been drunk.
I thought KindaFunnyGames was bad but shit, at least it is marketable.
True story, Giant Bomb name came from being two random words that rolled off the tongue. That was how their site was named. They didn't care if it had any meaning.
Easy Allies is a good name and you can even shorten it to EZA. Genius.
Yes, because changing names now is definitely the smart move. Easy Allies is a fine name, I don't see why this is even something to complain about at this point.
Rooster Teeth, Funhaus, Kinda Funny, Cool Ghosts, Mega64, none of these explain what they are and they're all doing fine. Even IGN doesn't stand for anything anymore or make any sense.
Giant Bomb? There's nothing wrong with Easy Allies. Honestly if you're telling a friend to go check something out you should be telling them what the fuck it is to begin with. Not just, oh hey Steve go check out CNN! "Oh thanks Hubble, what the fuck is CNN because I'm not good at guessing acronyms?"
True story, Giant Bomb name came from being two random words that rolled off the tongue. That was how their site was named. They didn't care if it had any meaning.
Easy Allies is a good name and you can even shorten it to EZA. Genius.
So are you saying if someone never ever heard of CCN or Facebook, they'd know exactly what those two companies do?
You're only saying that because you've been exposed to them so much.
I am sorry Bloodworth but the name is horrible and I am having the same problem with my friends that are casuals. I tell them about Easy Allies and they have absolutely no idea what it is until I say it's the GT crew. The name would get an F in a marketing class. You have to think of a name that is easily recognizable for a wide audience. See CNN - Cable News Network, Gamespot, Facebook, etc. A general audience can make some sort of assumption on what one of these outlets are. EasyAllies? People have no fucking clue. Your name will surely limit your audience, and what a marketing course would teach you. How the hell did you guys pass that name? It sounds silly. Go check out CNN. Hey Brian go check out Facebook. Compared to, hey Elyse, go check out Easy Allies. Must've been drunk.
I thought KindaFunnyGames was bad but shit, at least it is marketable.
So you're saying that a major brand name that existed for at least decade is more recognizable than the name of a Youtube channel that's been active for a month.I am sorry Bloodworth but the name is horrible and I am having the same problem with my friends that are casuals. I tell them about Easy Allies and they have absolutely no idea what it is until I say it's the GT crew. The name would get an F in a marketing class. You have to think of a name that is easily recognizable for a wide audience. See CNN - Cable News Network, Gamespot, Facebook, etc. A general audience can make some sort of assumption on what one of these outlets are. EasyAllies? People have no fucking clue. Your name will surely limit your audience, and what a marketing course would teach you. How the hell did you guys pass that name? It sounds silly. Go check out CNN. Hey Brian go check out Facebook. Compared to, hey Elyse, go check out Easy Allies. Must've been drunk.
I thought KindaFunnyGames was bad but shit, at least it is marketable.
Know your audience who you are trying to reach is rule #1.
I wrote what I think, and why is that?
I am a casual gaming podcast listener. I listen and watch videos a few times a week, maybe when I am at the gym, or doing something around. I do not search the interwebz for the latest greatest gaming produced content. I have not listened to Giant Bomb. I have not listened to Rooster Teeth, maybe a few videos in my lifetime for both. I do not know what Fun Haus is. I never ever ever heard of Cool Ghosts before. I do not know what Mega64 is. Is it something about the Nintendo 64 era?
I periodically go to IGN, Gamespot, and GameTrailers. Why? Because I am a casual. I listened to Podcast Beyond and the Greg Miller show, which I thought was just fantastic and kind of like The Late Night Show but for video games. Over the past year, I started to watch GameTrailers frequently, and it overtook Greg Miller's IGN as my favorite game site. I loved Mandatory Update, Huber Hybe, Retrospectives, GT Time, Pop Fiction, Top 10, and more.
There are many people like me who happened to go to GameTrailers because it was a chill casual site that appealed to the masses. I followed them to EasyAllies and support them at the $25 tier, but I bet there are thousands of people out there like me, who used to visit GameTrailers that are completely lost by the name, and are not listening to GiantBomb. They do not know what Easy Allies is, and are not going to research it. They probably never heard of it or are confused on what it is, and are not visiting Cool Ghosts.
So are you saying if someone never ever heard of CCN or Facebook, they'd know exactly what those two companies do?
You're only saying that because you've been exposed to them so much.
There's no name that's going to solve that problem. It can't connect the dots back to GT. People will just have to spread the word or they'll find out when they stumble across a review via search, which has happened to many people in the last week.
Naming it GameBuds or something would have been far more likely to get lost in the shuffle, and GameTrailers probably did us more harm than good over the past few years. Many successful companies do not have descriptive names. What are Apple, Sony, and Nintendo unless you already know them?
Our name at least implies a sense of community or collaboration, and as people mentioned, a lot of people have already found out about us very quickly.
casual gaming podcast listener
Just can't trust an ex Halo fan in 2016. Halo 5 is the best Halo game since Halo 2, yet you're still rocking out with that avatar.
I like the name. Easy Allies is a great name imo. Don't give a shit what the haters think...
Love and Respect!
Trust me all, I know things. Things.
There's no name that's going to solve that problem. It can't connect the dots back to GT. People will just have to spread the word or they'll find out when they stumble across a review via search, which has happened to many people in the last week.
Naming it GameBuds or something would have been far more likely to get lost in the shuffle, and GameTrailers probably did us more harm than good over the past few years. Many successful companies do not have descriptive names. What are Apple, Sony, and Nintendo unless you already know them?
Our name at least implies a sense of community or collaboration, and as people mentioned, a lot of people have already found out about us very quickly.
Just can't trust an ex Halo fan in 2016. Halo 5 is the best Halo game since Halo 2, yet you're still rocking out with that avatar.
Trust me all, I know things. Things.
Talking about R&C, the game's visuals are outstanding. It has the Pixar film quality.
I hope this isn't too off topic, but with the word "marketing" being thrown around had me curious... Who here is actually in marketing as a student or job? I am a senior marketing student myself and I'm considering getting my masters in marketing.
Took some marketing courses for when I went to school for business. Made a marketing plan, and business plans for a previous business administrator position. No longer involved with that stuff.I hope this isn't too off topic, but with the word "marketing" being thrown around had me curious... Who here is actually in marketing as a student or job? I am a senior marketing student myself and I'm considering getting my masters in marketing.
Talking about R&C, the game's visuals are outstanding. It has the Pixar film quality.
Trying to listen to this interview with Kyle Bosman, but superfluous laughing/agreeing guy is making it hard...
http://omnyapp.com/shows/sophistimicated-gaming/kyle-bosman-interview-2016
I feel the exact same way. Except since I'm only a student I feel even less inclined to say anything as I'm still learning after all. I'll admit though I've said stuff in other threads. Some good, some bad.Took some marketing courses for when I went to school for business. Made a marketing plan, and business plans for a previous business administrator position. No longer involved with that stuff.
I feel that when business talk enters some of these threads there is some ignorance sometimes shown, but I don't comment/question it as can never tell if they have the knowledge regarding it. Which is why I generally ignore them.
I know what you mean. Some of it was awkward because it sounded almost like they were laughing about GT getting shut down. I'm sure they didn't mean it that way but it was like a lot of "hahaha wow. hahahaha really? wow hahaha"Trying to listen to this interview with Kyle Bosman, but superfluous laughing/agreeing guy is making it hard...
http://omnyapp.com/shows/sophistimicated-gaming/kyle-bosman-interview-2016
You have to think of a name that is easily recognizable for a wide audience. See CNN - Cable News Network, Gamespot, Facebook, etc. A general audience can make some sort of assumption on what one of these outlets are. EasyAllies? People have no fucking clue.
No, read what I said.
I have.
If someone hears the word Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter for the first time, that person won't have a clue what any of those things are.
There's a deleted video on the EZA channel called frame trap. Even has a banner that says frame trap. So hopefully it is happening soon.
Episode is titled "What do we want out of FFXV?"
Soon.
When you try to play it it says it is processing.