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Second Cup’s Only Shot

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Coin - 4 Comments

[Cache #181] By Andris Pone President, Coin Branding — If, in your heart of hearts, you doubt our nagging claim that too many organizations fundamentally don’t know what a brand is, you need look no further than the just announced “rebranding” of read more

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Zappos is Crappos

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Coin - Leave a comment

[Cache – #61] We all have baggage.  And when you’re trying to name something, a lot of it comes out.  I once had a client who was dead set against a name because it reminded her of an old boss read more

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Second Cup is Second Best

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Coin - Leave a comment

[Cache – #36] Pretty much any brand name can be distorted into a derogatory (and often accurate) nickname. KFC alone has Kentucky Fried Pigeon, Kentucky Ducky and Dirty Bird. Jet Blue became JetFU after that flight attendant’s intercom tirade and read more

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