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An Exercise in Branding: To the losers go the spoils

Typically, when a company goes through a big acquisition, you end up with either a hybrid hyphenated name or a new name all together - or the acquired company just gets enveloped in the new parent's name:

De-Branding

  • Genesys + VoiceGenie = Genesys
  • Verizon + MCI = Verizon
  • Intervoice + Edify = Intervoice

Hyphenated names:

  • Alcatel + Lucent = Alcatel-Lucent
  • St. Paul Insurance + Travelers = St. Paul Travelers Group

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