I've begun an asynchronous online course at UC Berkeley
and we've been tasked with creating individual projects to complete the
program. One component of the project includes creating and maintaining a
blog during the class. I have set my project goal: "To identify a
new market segment for my marketing consulting business and launch a cost-effective
interactive marketing effort to cultivate relationships with those new
potential clients."
Having not yet identified this market segment, and
because the new clients are not yet familiar with my brand, I chose to name the
blog my personal name rather than my business name. Rationale: If
the new venture is unsuccessful or the segment not cost effective, it will not
tarnish my existing brand. However, I can always roll any success (connected to
my name) into my existing business. So it's my first two initials
following my last name. And I used the logo of my business as the graphic - nod
to the existing company - and a starting point for merging the two later.