fw : product name fyi : copy of email i sent to pat o ' donnell .
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from : forster , david
sent : wednesday , january 30 , 2002 12 : 06 pm
to : ' pat . odonnell @ ubsw . com '
subject : product name
pat ,
i remain concerned that we should proactively promote a short product name .
i realise this is not consistent with group ' s position .
some considerations :
- if we do not promote a short name , the market will do it for us . noone is going to refer to the system as " the online trading platform for ubs warburg energy " . they will find something 4 syllables or less .
- this is a system which had a very high profile and unique identity within the industry . downtime is reported in the trade press . numerous general news articles referenced it . whether we want the " product " to have a unique identity or not , it will have one , and we should control it to the extent we can .
- enrononline was more than just a means of doing business with enron . it was recognised by many as a kind of " marketplace " , which provided a unique combination of liquidity , pricing and ease of transaction . the market will look to our new system as the replacement for this marketplace and the marketplace needs a name .
- some segments of the market are already starting to use their own short form during informal conversation . they have selected " ubsol " . as discussed , i think it is in our best interest to aggresively provide the market with a replacement for this . to do otherwise means we will shortly be stuck with this name and it will be very difficult to " unstick " .
- there are significant volumes of online and offline documentation ( help , etc . ) for which it is helpful to have a name by which to refer to the collection of people , processes , internal trading tools , reporting applications , administration applications , and website . it is important to note that the website , though the most visible part , is only one part of the overall " system " which was enrononline .
i understand how an extremely large corporation such as ubs would be concerned with the proliferation of product names , which could be confusing when looking at all of them on a single list . however , many of our customers will have exposure to only a few ubs products , and for the individuals at those companies , most will have exposure to only one : the trading system .
dave
fw : product name
fyi : copy of email i sent to pat o ' donnell .
- - - - - original message - - - - -
from : forster , david
sent : wednesday , january 30 , 2002 12 : 06 pm
to : ' pat . odonnell @ ubsw . com '
subject : product name
pat ,
i remain concerned that we should proactively promote a short product name .
i realise this is not consistent with group ' s position .
some considerations :
- if we do not promote a short name , the market will do it for us . noone is going to refer to the system as " the online trading platform for ubs warburg energy " . they will find something 4 syllables or less .
- this is a system which had a very high profile and unique identity within the industry . downtime is reported in the trade press . numerous general news articles referenced it . whether we want the " product " to have a unique identity or not , it will have one , and we should control it to the extent we can .
- enrononline was more than just a means of doing business with enron . it was recognised by many as a kind of " marketplace " , which provided a unique combination of liquidity , pricing and ease of transaction . the market will look to our new system as the replacement for this marketplace and the marketplace needs a name .
- some segments of the market are already starting to use their own short form during informal conversation . they have selected " ubsol " . as discussed , i think it is in our best interest to aggresively provide the market with a replacement for this . to do otherwise means we will shortly be stuck with this name and it will be very difficult to " unstick " .
- there are significant volumes of online and offline documentation ( help , etc . ) for which it is helpful to have a name by which to refer to the collection of people , processes , internal trading tools , reporting applications , administration applications , and website . it is important to note that the website , though the most visible part , is only one part of the overall " system " which was enrononline .
i understand how an extremely large corporation such as ubs would be concerned with the proliferation of product names , which could be confusing when looking at all of them on a single list . however , many of our customers will have exposure to only a few ubs products , and for the individuals at those companies , most will have exposure to only one : the trading system .
dave