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Owner-Originated “Nicknames” Replacing Brand Names?

November 10th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Is this a trend: replacing or supplementing time-honored brand names with short, clever nicknames? Seems several high-profile companies are doing it, and I’m not sure why.

Do they think a nickname will make them more “folksy”, more informal, more “with-it”? Or is it a deliberate attempt to rebrand?
Whatever the case, I don’t believe it’s working for [...]

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