Posted By: John Sweney on May 14, 2011
In years past, big mergers led to big merged names. Our own clients include ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and BakerHughes, for example. For fun, here are big corporate mergers we would like to see:
- Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W.R. Grace Co. merge to become: Hale Mary Fuller Grace.
- Polygram Records, Warner Brothers, and Keebler Crackers merge to become: Polly-Warner-Cracker.
- 3M and Goodyear merge to become: MMMGood.
- John Deere and Abitibi-Price merge to become: Deere Abi.
- Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining merge to become: Zip Audi Do Da
- Honeywell, Imasco, and Home Oil merge to become: Honey I'm Home.
- Denison Mines, and Alliance and Metal Mining merge to become: Mine All Mine.
- Federal Express and UPS merge to become: FED UP.
- Xerox and Wurlitzer will merge and begin manufacturing reproductive organs.
- Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will merge and become: Fairwell Honeychild.
- 3M, J.C. Penney and the Canadian Opera Company will merge and become: 3 Penney Opera.
- Knott's Berry Farm & National Organization for Women will merge and become: Knott NOW.