How to
Name Your New Intranet with Examples
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Why Naming Your Intranet is Important for Employee Adoption
Before you launch your digital workspace, Employee Experience Platform (EXP), also known as an intranet, you should consider giving it a name that will be relevant to your company and culture in just a word or two. By choosing a relevant name, you will be able to optimize internet communication in your intranet and drive business and employee engagement and give a "fun" handle to your company knowledge management resource.
We understand that naming an intranet can seem daunting. That’s why, in this article, we will give you insights on how you can come up with a good intranet name.
Why You Need a Good Intranet Name
Your branding is an important aspect of a company or business and an intranet name is no exception. A good intranet name contributes to the success and accomplishments of your company.
For instance, more than 80% of consumers prefer to purchase goods and services based on the company’s name. A brand name plays an important role in their growth, quality, and perception.
This also applies to your intranet name. It’s important to have an intranet name that will make your company stand out. Internal branding builds and strengthens trust.
Some companies stick to common intranet names like “[Company Name] Hub”, which is not a bad thing. However, having a personalized intranet name comes with lots of benefits.
The real question is, where do you start? How can you come up with a good intranet name?
The Nielsen Norman Group philosophy suggests that the name of your company intranet and its logo should be considered key elements when naming and identifying your intranet.
Improves Internal Communication and Collaboration
Employees will have access to communication tools such as instant messaging, email, video, and voice calls. This will help speed up their communication with colleagues to relay vital information.
Increases Productivity
An intranet has all the tools and information your employees need. It will reduce the time needed to look for certain information and send emails. Giving your employees everything they need in one platform improves their disposition.
Easier to Find Employees
Are you having a hard time manually looking up your employees’ information? With an intranet, you can easily search for employees and you will be able to see their full name, job title, department, and other personal information.
4 Common Types of Intranet Portal Names
Product or Industry-Oriented Names
While most companies use their mission and vision to be known by their customers, why not translate your product or service into something as powerful?
For example, if you’re selling cars, think of a name or branding that will be dynamic and represent your product or industry. If you’re in an insurance industry, find a name that easily translates to security and trust because you want your customers to feel that when they avail your services.
People-Focused Names
Who are your employees? What are their interests?
This type of intranet branding is more of a social approach to fit the lifestyle of your employees. Getting inspiration from your employees is a creative way to come-up with a name that matches their motivation and energy. e.g.
People Spot
Team Den
Objectives-Oriented Names
What is the purpose of your intranet? How will your employees use it?
Those are just some of the questions to answer when you're naming your intranet based on your objectives. e.g.:
Ideas Exchange
Internally-Oriented Names
What is your company’s nature? Does your company hold a strong value and culture?
Your company’s values can be an integral part of your branding name. Choosing an intranet name that represents your industry, goals, and employees is a good way to start!
e.g. For an agro chemical business you might call it "the Shed"
a food company "The Larger"
a Sports company "Changing Room
Tips on Naming an Intranet
Although your intranet is different from your external brand, there should be a connection between the two. To kick start your naming process, consider the following tips on how to choose the best intranet name for your company.
Use an Acronym
To keep an intranet name simple yet catchy, some companies use acronyms. You can also pick a name using your company’s initials.
Company Symbols
If your company has logos or icons, you can use that to come up with a good intranet branding. This way, it also reflects your company culture, goals, and objectives
Keep It Simple
Your intranet portal will be used by your employees every day. Long and complicated names can be confusing and hard to remember. Keep it at a minimum of two words. Just keep everything simple, easy to spell, and remember. It should also be catchy.
It Should Be Multicultural
Are you operating in a multinational corporation?
Another vital element to consider is the internationalization level of your company. You may need to take into consideration the language and cultural differences. Make sure that your intranet name is easy to pronounce in all languages.
Get Your Employees Involved
Brainstorm with your employees. Having your employees involved in naming your intranet can be exciting! You can organize naming contests then have them answer a poll to vote their choices. But, make sure to give your employees some guidelines first to avoid unusual name suggestions.
By involving your employees, you will be able to gather great ideas as a team and finish the naming process quicker.
Company Values
You can use your company’s internal value or tagline as an inspiration too. If your company has popular slogans or taglines, use it to your advantage! Integrating internal values creates a more unified working environment. Using your values will establish brand identity.
Avoid "Too Techy" Names
Well, techy names are cool at first. Avoid using names such as “Intranet PP2D”, “Intranet 3.0”, etc. These kind intranet names can cause decline in platform usage and adoption rate.
Use an Intranet Business Name Generator
If you want a wide variety of options, you can try using an intranet name generator. These are free websites wherein you will input your company name and a list of acceptable names will appear. However, when using name generators, you might get generic names.
Play With Your Company Name
Consider your company’s name and try to morph it into an intranet name. Popular brands such as Adidas call their intranet “Adiweb”. Similarly, Pfizer calls their intranet “PfizerWorld”.
One of our great clients is called Inlanta. They named their Inlantranet.
Mascot or Character
A fun way to make your employees remember your intranet name is by creating a character or mascot that represents the employee experience. You can also have an intranet named after someone important from your company like the founder.
For example, at Steegle we have clients naming their intranet after animals like Meerkat, Tiger or Lynx. This has a subtle advantage of allowing you to get an icon for your Intranet platform.
Real Examples of Intranet Names
We understand that naming an intranet can be challenging, that’s why we listed the example intranet names based on their types to get you started.
Product or industry orientated
My Lifeline
AQUA.net
The Font
EyeQ
MagNet
ConocoPhillips
Spex
Voyager
Pocketbook
The Checkout
Milky Way
Heartbeat
Planet
Sherlock
MyLaw
BEDPost
The PantryBlue Skies
Click
The Beat
Energy
The World Bank
Internally orientated
The Hub
Spectrum
O-zone
Info.net
Smartnet
Work-e-pedia
Flash
Gebie
Bud-e
The Junction
The Orb
iNet
Intra-Zpne
InfoLink
WorkNet
The Grid
Fishnet
The Wire
The Eye
The Oracle
Invent
Insite
People focused
ConnectFour
The Insider
Athena
iSeek
The Watercooler
Beacon
Pulse
Buzz
Xpress
I-Connexion
MySpace
Grapeviner
The Watercolor
Momentum
Enable
Merlin
Atlas
Our Place
Together
People Hub
Horizon
Vmare, Inc.
Objective orientated
CommNet
The Knowledge Center
OnTrack
Trustnet
Link
Touchpoint
Gateway
Compass
Connect
Agent
Synapse
Inta-Scene
Lynx
Interlink
Porthole
Engine
Knowledge base
The Ledger
Kindtranet
WaterCooler
Lobby
Frontdesk
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