Branded place names

11 Mar 2010

I've heard/seen a few radio and media quips recently that branding should apply and the planet we live on should be re-named "Google Earth" - whatever next, I ask you!
Anyway, if this was the case, should all cities and towns be so branded? In the East Midlands where I live, Nottingham no longer has Players and Raleigh Cycles, but Boots are still here, although they belong to someone else, but there is Experian who have a Head Office. Derby still has Rolls Royce and Leicester has Walkers Crisps, indeed the football ground is already so named. So how about:
Rolls Royce Derby
Walkers Leicester
Experian Nottingham
In the event that this lunacy happened, what name would your home town have?
Plim wink

11 Mar 2010

Rowntrees York - of course biggrin

:D:D:D:D
Forget those foreign interlopers Nestle. They just renamed the factory.
PS. We're even in a famous Mnemonic - Rowntrees Of York Give Best In Value - for the colours of the rainbow. There is an alternative about some bloke called Richard but that's not as good. :D

11 Mar 2010

uncle joes wigan!!!!!!!!!!!!! although to be fair that is preferable to The DW Wigan

11 Mar 2010

Cotswold cleaning and valet service Cotswold

11 Mar 2010

Quote by Lost
Cotswold cleaning and valet service Cotswold

That's a winner - really trips off the tongue. biggrin

:D:D:D

11 Mar 2010

Quote by Kaznkev
we already got one,Newcastle Brown Ale

Except the buggers don;t brew it there any more, lol

11 Mar 2010

Dualit.
...sorry, errm: Toaster.
oh blimey; Towcester.
I'm not doing this right am I?
lp

11 Mar 2010

No... we're sending you to Coventry!

11 Mar 2010

so if this were a think-tank where these names are being created, would we be situated in Brands Hatch?
lp

12 Mar 2010

Quote by __random_orbit__
Dualit.
...sorry, errm: Toaster.
oh blimey; Towcester.
I'm not doing this right am I?
lp

It's Tadcaster. In sunny Yorkshire. lol

12 Mar 2010

University of Bristol Bristol. They already think they own the place anyway

12 Mar 2010

Well I was struggling to think of a Brand for Wolverhampton until the beer drinker in me shouted Banks'
Banks being the only brewery left in the town now. Not sure the word Banks is a good one to be associated with these days :sad:
The ales still bostin tho lol

12 Mar 2010

Thanks to those who have contributed to date.
Plim wink