Naming the Goodyear Blimp: Corporate Iconography1

Abstract Attentive to names as corporate markers, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, in 2006 offered consumers an unprecedented opportunity to name its newest airship. The company's “Name the Blimp” contest, which ran in two month-long segments, elicited over 21 ,000 entries...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Christine De Vinne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2007-12-01
Series:Names
Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1803