Thursday, April 16, 2009

Drop the "h", Bich

Every new company goes through the struggle of naming itself. We did - we wanted something that was part of a whole, something that was universal to all (since we work with every type of industry). We ended up with O2 (you can't live without us!) Marketing + Design. Other companies' names have evolved over time. In the 1940's, the Bich pen was changed to Bic based on fear that people would mispronounce it as "Bitch". 3M was originally Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. 7-Eleven changed from U-Tote'm in 1946 to 7-Eleven to reflect their newly extended hours, 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Reebok was named after an African antelope - alternate spelling of rhebok (Pelea capreolus). You can check out other etymologies here.

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