On the heels of discussing trademark genericide through the Anything is Popsicle prism yesterday, let us turn our attention back to Velcro, who is at it again, this time making a genericide sequel.
The sequel is called “Thank You for Your Feedback — Don’t Say Velcro.” Like any sequel I’ve ever seen, I’m not feeling Velcro’s second attempt either, so Napolean Dynamite, please, don’t do it.
What the Velcro sequel does offer are many crowd-sourced generic alternatives to Velcro’s “hook and loop” preference. No thanks, Velcro says it’s sticking with its chosen noun and generic term.
The thing is, Velcro doesn’t get to decide this one. What I’d really like to see from Velcro next time, is whether the videos moved the needle on whether Velcro has at least 51% brand meaning.
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