daytonajoe said:The jug with my Hillbilly Moonshine suggestion would look perfext!!
well, yes it would....however, I mentioned 'Shine and Moonshine a long time ago.

Lisa
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daytonajoe said:The jug with my Hillbilly Moonshine suggestion would look perfext!!
twilight said:I don't want this post to criticize anyone's suggestions, but after this many pages of posts am I the only one that thinks anything associated with the word hillbilly is somewhat... derogatory? Please don't take this as a criticism. I'm thinking about the market you're trying to sell this cue towards. I know Mr. Bryant would like something associated with his name, but wouldn't you think you'd deter some people from buying a cue called the redneck, the whitetrash, etc. Again I must apoligize but Hillbilly just... well I don't know. From a marketing approach I don't think it'll be as sucessful. I don't think the japanese market for one would enjoy a stick associated with a name that brings that type of imagery to mind, and in some places the word hillbilly still has a negative connotation. It just seems the explanation is needed as to why it's called that.
A name for a product can make or break it. Case in point, when Chevy trucks came out with the Nova it did not sell in spanish speaking countries at all... Nova or NO VA means "doesn't go" and lack of thinking about its market really hurt chevy sales. Again I mean no offense but if a decent portion of sales go out of the country one should think of how "hillbilly" will be met. To me it doesn't have the "classy" aspect you want to convey about the new X breaker. I know tons of people who absolutely hate the predator BK because if the cat on the break cue and I think to myself if they didn't put that on the cue, less people would have been put off.
I really like BALLISTIC it's catchy it needs no explanation. It conveys power precision and control. Ballistics is the science that deals with the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles, the science or art of designing and hurling projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance. It's not just a cue with a hard tip, it's designed with control and precision not only on the break but also on the Jump.
I'm not great with logos but I can do ads. I think a good picture for an ad is to show a black and white blueprint of a ballistic missile and the X breaker with text pointing to what each part is designed for. A side by side comparision would show the tip of a missile has the warhead and power, the Xbreaker would have it's special tip. The body of the missile talks about its streamline design and fuel, the Xbreaker it's shaft or joint construction. The end of the missle show's its tail and jets of fire propelling and controlling, the Xbreaker would show it's new rear weight and maximizer. In essence it compares the cue's technology to a sophisticated ballistic missle. I drew up a few ad ideas too.
Another idea I had would be the Xbreaker logo (X marks the spot) as a target the cueball is aiming for. It's late over here and I just put together 2 quick pictures of other ideas. Forgive my typing I'm a bit tired.
rukiddingme said:Pool is an INTERNATIONAL sport.
The use of "Hillbilly" as a brand name is limiting. Not every serious pool in the world knows who "Hillbilly" is. They, however, surely know who Charlie Bryant is.
ruk
ridewiththewind said:well, yes it would....however, I mentioned 'Shine and Moonshine a long time ago.However, as I have previously stated, should they decide on another's submission, but would still like to use the jug as part of the logo, I can re-do to accomodate the new name.
Lisa