Approaching Corporate Giant

[cc976a]

Anyone had any experience on approaching a large corporate company with a domain name you feel would be 'perfect' for them?

I have a domain, and would suit a very recognised company. It is a 'product' name of sorts, highly lucrative, they already use the name but it's not TM'd.

I would assume marketing department is best place to start but is this a generally frowned upon exercise and will yield little result - or are their some tips / etiquette on this type of thing anyone can provide?

 

[Rob_F]

Anyone had any experience on approaching a large corporate company with a domain name you feel would be 'perfect' for them?

I have a domain, and would suit a very recognised company. It is a 'product' name of sorts, highly lucrative, they already use the name but it's not TM'd.

I would assume marketing department is best place to start but is this a generally frowned upon exercise and will yield little result - or are their some tips / etiquette on this type of thing anyone can provide?

Not a registered TM but could they claim common law TM rights? Doesn't have to be registered to be a TM.

Unless it's 100% generic, I'd forget it. If they want it, they'll contact you eventually.

- Rob

 

[cc976a]

Thanks guys.

In terms of the TM issue the term is used - or going to be used - by other companies who provide the same service. Not to say I could be caught by this (we all know the powers these companies have in the courts) but I had the name before they started marketing their service as such.

It's a bit like Vacuum Cleaner rather than Hoover etc... (just an analagy, nothing to do with this product).

It's just this one company is actively using the name as part of their services now and bidding for the phrase on Adwords, whereas the others are not (yet).

I've had the name for over a year now and on Sedo. If they had wanted so far I am sure they would have found me, guess I wanted to leave the breadcrumbs...

 

[rainbowjet]

Why don't you give it a try?

Better fail at trying than not doing anything. It will hound you as long as you don't get the answer, "NO" or "Yes!"


I am in the same situation and I want to get to the decision-makers themselves. It's a tough journey even requiring me to learn another language, but I'm resolved.

 

[expertc]

...If they want it, they'll contact you eventually.

- Rob

I agree on this one! Been there

 

[DarrenTSO]

The problem is, unless you really need the money now you're unlikely to get the maximum value of the domain if you approach them. Conversely, if you wait for them to approach, they may never know of the domain's existence and availability.