Massive creates and advances in the fields of genetics, energy, entertainment, biomedical technology, ballistics, artificial intelligence, aeronautics, government networking, and the list goes on… It’s the platonic ideal of a name for a multi-billion dollar corporation making multi-disciplinary moves.
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But alas, the science fiction TV drama Fringe beat us to it and created Massive Dynamic, the ultimate conglomerate. This is a name so good we wish we’d come up with it first.
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And to bring things full circle, it’s exactly what Globex strives for. It’s a company apparently vehement about corruption and little else.
Ultimately, Vehement suffers an SEC investigation and falls into the infamous Nancy Botwin’s drug empire. But that’s how Weeds’s delightful doofus Doug, chief accountant at VCP, brings humor to irony. It’s not what we’d typically associate with a New York hedge fund, and certainly not with a hedge fund front for a massive Ponzi scheme. Vehement says intense, passionate, insistent it’s a word for describing an argument or an artistic platform. But perhaps Hooli was a mark so fitting it had to break through the fourth wall and into the real world. Its creators failed to heed the perils of violating copyright and trademark law with a corporate name, so they may be hearing from HBO’s lawyers. And in a strange turn of events, a real app called Hooli hit the App Store last year.
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The HBO hit series Silicon Valley’s Hooli coyly smacks of the signature sound and feel we can’t quite put our fingers on: that goofy yet apt naming convention of mega-tech companies like Yahoo, Hulu, and Google. Its slogan perfectly sums up the dark business of bio-organic weapons and world domination under one sinister umbrella: “Our business is life itself.” We love the meta-notion of naming an umbrella organization Umbrella. This bioengineering pharmaceutical company and laboratory is equal parts science fiction and grim reality. In the Resident Evil Universe, there’s Umbrella Corporation. It’s the ironic self-defeater of corporate brand naming, as Initech ultimately shows a patent lack of name innovation. Initech underscores the dry humor and core values of Office Space it’s a perfect poke fun at the futility of our sad, cubicle-bound and corporate-run existence. And then suddenly, Initech reveals itself as a redundant and meaningless moniker, despite sounding almost as powerful as Intel and as fundamental as tech support. Initech (Office Space)Ī veteran namer could break this down upon first sight: “ini” – innovation, “tech” – technology. Now you can buy yourself an actual bag of Soylent and pray that, unlike fictional supplement “Soylent Green” from the film of the same name, it doesn’t (spoiler alert) contain people. But the genius of fictitious names often lies in their believability. Had Soylent Corp not inspired a real-life brand name of nutritional supplement and viral sensation, it wouldn’t have made this list. According to the official Simpsons Wikipedia, the mission statement of Globex Corp is “Evil Supervillain Front.” Sounds about right. Nothing says, “nonspecific international company serving the needs of consumers through service and synergy” like Globex.
Consider Acme the gold standard in evil brand naming. The English word acme is synonymous with zenith or peak so, fittingly, this name tops our list. In reality, the mark was used from the 1940s onward as a popular generic company name valued because it placed companies at the top of local phonebooks. In the show, Acme Corp produces everything from TNT to explosive tennis balls. This diabolical Looney Tunes mega-corp responsible for falling anvils and other humorous disasters has created some of our best memories of cartoon mischief. Best Brand Names from our Favorite Shows and Movies 1. But to be fair, they’re mostly downright ridiculous. We were amazed at the strategic fit of some of these names. So we’re bringing you an unexpectedly quirky list of the eight best brand names for faux companies featured in some of our favorite shows and movies. What if you had a fake colleague somewhere out there? Wouldn’t you want to know him or her? Study their craft? See the products of your work in a parallel and meaningless universe? The fictitious company names of television and film don’t get enough love. This article originally appeared on LinkedIn
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