Caribou: Fintech Company Rebranding

• Prize
  Winner in Corporate identity / Branding
• Company
  Catchword Branding
• Lead
  Mark Skoultchi, Maria Cypher
• Team
  Catchword Branding
• Client
  Caribou (formerly MotoRefi)

Catchword helped auto finance company MotoRefi rebrand, including brand positioning and new name. We worked closely with the client to identify the brand’s fundamental benefits (control over finances and the freedom of car ownership) and create a robust new name. The name Caribou is delightfully unexpected. It conjures images of agility and natural freedom, reinforcing the ideas of financial freedom and the independence gained by owning your own car. The name recalls both car (visually) and care (aurally), underscoring its customer-centric approach, while the final bou is playful and friendly.

Catchword is one of the world's leading brand naming agencies, with more than 20 years' experience in every aspect of name development – naming strategy and architecture, product and company naming, linguistic and legal screening, and domain acquisition. Catchword's engagements range from quick-turnaround projects with startups to retainer relationships with Fortune 500s. From offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, Catchword's award-winning team of strategists, linguists, and storytellers have delivered 1,000+ successful, ownable names to clients in every sector.