Vague sign of the times.
Some signs say almost nothing.
In a previous post I discussed the juxtaposition of a name that conjures an image opposite to what the business actually does.
This time the name is so faceless it conjures virtually no image at all:
“Elite Global Solutions”
I’m not making it up. I don’t think I could’ve invented a more generic-sounding company name—and I do this stuff for a living. (Normally I try to avoid hackneyed clichés, unless that’s the desired effect.)
It’s like the trifecta of business jargon. Or a game of corporate bingo (which is now an iPhone mobile app). The name includes three of the most overused words in all of Corporatedom. (I thought I made that last word up, but evidently I’m not the first. It’s a neologism!)
Considering the highfalutin name, they don’t look very “global” or “elite” based on their modest exterior. Until I did an online search, I had no clue about their line of business—and I’ve driven or walked by this company hundreds of times. Continue reading
