{"id":1351,"date":"2013-08-31T10:48:54","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T10:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2013-09-03T06:00:01","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T06:00:01","slug":"product-and-company-names-gone-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/2013\/08\/product-and-company-names-gone-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Product and Company Names Gone Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Names mean a lot for your brand and the success of your business. Sometimes you just have to wonder what people were thinking when they chose the name for a product, or even their company name. In some cases it is a language barrier, but in others, it seems like they should have done just a bit more research when choosing such important names.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1358\" alt=\"BrandMe - Poison Bakery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/poison-bakery.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/poison-bakery.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/poison-bakery-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/11\/21\/the-most-inappropriate-bu_n_786623.html#s187901title=Doggie_Styles\">Huffington Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1359\" alt=\"BrandMe - Poo-Ping\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/poo-ping.jpg\" width=\"551\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/poo-ping.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/poo-ping-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/11\/21\/the-most-inappropriate-bu_n_786623.html#s187901title=Doggie_Styles\">Huffington Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1356\" alt=\"BrandMe - Hindenburger\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hindenburger.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hindenburger.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hindenburger-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/11\/21\/the-most-inappropriate-bu_n_786623.html#s187901title=Doggie_Styles\">Huffington Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1360\" alt=\"BrandMe - Tonic Water\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tonic-water.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tonic-water.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tonic-water-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/sob\/10-tech-food-products-lost-in-translation-b7r1\">Buzz Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1354\" alt=\"BrandMe - Bing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bing.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bing.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bing-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/sob\/10-tech-food-products-lost-in-translation-b7r1\">Buzz Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1355\" alt=\"BrandMe - Gerber\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/gerber.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/gerber.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/gerber-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/sob\/10-tech-food-products-lost-in-translation-b7r1\">Buzz Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1357\" alt=\"BrandMe - Hulu\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hulu.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hulu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hulu-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/sob\/10-tech-food-products-lost-in-translation-b7r1\">Buzz Feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Names mean a lot for your brand and the success of your business. Sometimes you just have to wonder what people were thinking when they chose the name for a product, or even their company name. In some cases it is a language barrier, but in others, it seems like they should have done just a bit more research when choosing such important names. 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