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smnrchrds
2523 days ago
Alternatively, it can get really really big. PwC and British Petroleum do not have any consumer products that I know of, yet they are household names all the same.
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RobAtticus
2523 days ago
I'm not sure PwC would be considered a household name. And BP has gas stations.
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fosk
2523 days ago
BP literally sells gas at BP branded gas pumps, that’s pretty consumer in my book.
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SilasX
2523 days ago
Well, used to, until the 2010 oil spill, when like, every convenience store rebranded their gasoline offering (even if it still comes from BP).
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johneth
2523 days ago
It hasn't been called 'British Petroleum' for 18 years, since it merged with Amoco, an American company.
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umanwizard
2523 days ago
Really? I would be surprised if more than 10% of Americans have heard of PwC.
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MegaButts
2523 days ago
I am an American and I had to look up PwC. That said, you can be a household name outside of America.
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bestnameever
2523 days ago
Pretty sure PwC used to run television commercials for branding / brand awareness.
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alasdair_
2523 days ago
Doesn’t British Petroleum sell Petroleum from Britain?
I’ve certainly bought it at a BP-branded petroleum station before.
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afarrell
2523 days ago
Enron also didn't have any consumer products, but I think is still a household name.
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yeutterg
2523 days ago
BP has gas/petrol stations, so close enough?
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