These Brands Did Marketing So Well That People Have Forgot The Original Product Names
Every word that we use in our life has a story behind its origination. While most words are taken from other languages and translated in a better way, there are words which come into existence due to the popularity of a product or brand. We have collected 10 such words which are actually names of brands.
1. Jacuzzi
Product name: Hot tubs
What Americans refer to a hot tub, people in other parts of the world call it as Jacuzzi. It is the name of the brand that sells hot tubs.
2. Band-Aid
Product name: Hansaplast
Whenever there is a small injury, it is common if you hear about applying Band-Aid on it. Well, it is a brand name which was started by Johnson & Johnson. In many parts of the world, it is called as plaster or hansaplast as it provides dressing on injuries.
3. Sellotape
Product name: Transparent Adhesive tape
The item which we recognize as Sellotape is actually a brand name of clear sticky tape. Sellotape is very popular all over the world and other brands are confused with this name.
4. Xerox
Product name: Photocopy
Xerox is a generic term we use for photocopying a paper but according to the definition of the Xerox machine maker, “you cannot xerox a document, but you can copy it on a Xerox brand copying machine”.
5. Photoshop
Product name: Image editing
This one is for the computer using generation which likes to play with graphics using software. Photoshop has become a part of internet life and people use it as a generic term in place of airbrushing and image editing.
6. Flip Phone
Product name: Clamshell
Flip Phone is the name of a handset series launched by Motorola and the trademark rights of this have now expired. The right word for such phones is clamshell.