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How the mighty have fallen: Name review of Oath and Altaba 

Alex Kelley
April 13, 2017
A lot of shuffling has taken place with Yahoo recently. In February of this year, the terms were finalized in a deal by which Yahoo would be bought over by Verizon. A lot of Yahoo’s value comes from the fact...
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AB InBev SABMiller Merger Name Game

Alex Kelley
October 16, 2015
Hi folks. As you may know, the beer world has fermented a fusion. AB InBev and SABMiller, the two largest brewers in the world, reached an agreement on a merger. AB InBev gave them the old ‘there ain’t room in this...
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Guest Post at DuetsBlog: A Difference That Makes No Difference

Laurel Sutton
March 6, 2013
This blog post originally appeared at the DuetsBlog. Besides the big story of American Airlines taking over US Airways, recent news of acquisitions includes the buyout of OfficeMax Inc by its larger rival Office Depot.  The Depot insists that the deal was a...
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By |March 6th, 2013|Brand Naming, Branding, In-the-News|1 Comment
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What’s In A Name? The Ability To Make Or Break A Merger

Laurel Sutton
March 5, 2013
This blog originally appeared in Fast Company. We’ve always known that the golden age of air travel is long gone. The fabled United tagline “Fly the Friendly Skies” seems quaint, a by-product of a time when food was actually available and...
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If Two Search Engines Collide and No One Is Around to Care, Does it Make a Sound?

Mark Skoultchi
July 30, 2009
Remember when Microsoft made Yahoo! a ridiculously generous buy-out offer and Yahoo! declined the offer? (Doh!) Now we get word that Yahoo! is going to use Microsoft's Bing to power their searches. Um... Can anything less than a Microsoft takeover...
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By |July 30th, 2009|Brand Naming, Branding, Fun Stuff, In-the-News, Language Use|6 Comments
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