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kC
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Posted: Sat Aug 22nd, 2009 11:11 pm |
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I'd say the ultimate is when your company is the "household" name for a type of product.
A few off the top of my head:
- Coke
- Jacuzzi
- Clorox
- Mack Truck
- Xerox
Others?
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JP
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Posted: Sat Aug 22nd, 2009 11:50 pm |
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kC wrote: I'd say the ultimate is when your company is the "household" name for a type of product.
A few off the top of my head:
- Coke
- Jacuzzi
- Clorox
- Mack Truck
- Xerox
Others?
Google= search engine
Microsoft= software
Kentuky fried chicken =fast food
MacDonalds=fast food
BurgerKing=fast food
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Posted: Sun Aug 23rd, 2009 12:07 am |
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| Colgate
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Sail
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Posted: Sun Aug 23rd, 2009 01:00 pm |
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kC
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Posted: Sun Aug 23rd, 2009 05:04 pm |
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Maybe it's a US thing, but what I mean is when a brand name is used in conversation, when describing the type of product they make, whether it's that actual brand or not.
Google, definately!
Caterpillar makes me think of another big one, Winnebago.
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Posted: Sun Aug 23rd, 2009 05:17 pm |
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| Many Folks in the Far East tend to term Colgate as a Synonym for Toothpaste, and Caterpillar as a Synonym for Loaders. As well as Panadol for Painkillers.
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ringotuna
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Posted: Sun Aug 23rd, 2009 09:00 pm |
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Kleenex
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eddie
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Posted: Mon Aug 24th, 2009 12:57 am |
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KFC, McDonald's, Energizer, Budweiser and Wal-Mart.
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wilmywood8455
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Posted: Tue Aug 25th, 2009 01:51 am |
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ringotuna
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Posted: Tue Aug 25th, 2009 02:17 am |
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wilmywood8455
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Posted: Tue Aug 25th, 2009 02:42 am |
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 Channellocks
 Crescent Wrench
 Vise Grips
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ringotuna
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Posted: Tue Aug 25th, 2009 02:51 am |
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| Good ones Mr. Wood.
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wilmywood8455
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Posted: Tue Aug 25th, 2009 03:25 am |
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dcbl
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Posted: Sat Aug 29th, 2009 02:38 pm |
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Ziplock
Wonderbra
Ralph Lauren (there are still people that think that a shirt is not a 'polo' unless the RL emblem is sewed on the chest)
Skoal 
Oreo
M & M's - they melt in your mouth, not... (anybody out there that can't complete that sentence???)
Timex - It takes a licking and keeps on...
Rice Crispies - Snap, Crackle...
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ignorance is bliss
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Posted: Sat Aug 29th, 2009 05:07 pm |
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Type
Public (OMX: ELUX B)
Founded
1910
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Key people
Marcus Wallenberg (Chairman of the board), Hans Stråberg (President and CEO)
Industry
Manufacturing and service
Products
Home and major appliances
Revenue
SEK 104,792 million (2008)[1]
Operating income
▲ SEK 1,188 million (2008)[1]
Profit
▲ SEK 2,925 million (2008)[1]
Employees
55,180 (2008)[1]
Electrolux Sweden. The world's most famous vacuum cleaner brand.
You still hear the older generation refering to vacuum cleaning as "doing the luxing".
Last edited on Sat Aug 29th, 2009 05:09 pm by ignorance is bliss
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