Business-Freak 05

1. The idea for this brand originated in 1858 when a Pennsylvania chemist first noticed oil workers treating cuts and burns with a residue from oil pumps. Now this brand has almost become generic to the product category.(Now don’t ask me whts a generic product!!!) What is the brand name?

2.This product was first used in Germany in WWII. Its name in german implied fantasy since considerable imagination was needed to create a palatable drink from the limited means available in the war years of austerity. What are we talking about?

3. It was initially sold as ‘Motor Spirit’, until a London based firm trademarket it to the present name. Name it

4.In the 1780s, Andrew ______ realised that Londoners were using rouges, creams and powders manufactured by him to repair the harm caused by hard soaps of that time. This led him to produce a soap. Its production process has been maintained over the two centuries. Each lot of soap takes about 10 weeks to manufacture and another 10 weeks to mellow, before each bar of soap is hand polished. Which soap are we talking about?

5.Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has a wide range of products under the Virgin brand. Name the only brand owned by this group which isn’t sold under this brand name, because it isn’t used by virgins

6. In the US a certain Barbie doll was banned by the schools. Hy?

7.Which product was the first and oly so far to be launched in the Indian Parliament ?

8. What is so special about THE Rothmans brand of cigarettes in London?

9. To the countless paramours, it is simply known as ‘The Bug’. It had its engine in the wrong place – at the rear of the compartment. Adolf Hitler was the inspiration behind this people’s car. It was designed by the legendary car designer Ferdinand Porsche. It first rolled out of the production line in Germany in 1938. Name this legendary car?

10.Washington Wentworth Sheffield was a dentist in New London, Connecticut in the mid 1880s, who developed a tooth cleaning powder that was quite popular with his patients. His son Lucius, also a dentist, helped him modify to make Dr.Sheffield’s Crème Dentifice. What first did this establish?

Business-Freak 04

1.Which is the first Indian company to sponser MSN messenger, the most popular one-to-one messaging system on msn.com?

2.Which internet company sometime ago blocked the sale of Nazi memorabilia on its US auction and shopping sites, in effect catapulting it to the jurisdication of an overseas court over online material?

3.Which popular brand established in 1938 gets its name from the second name of its founder? The first of the founder was Earl.

4. Fit, Fabric, Finish and Features-These are the four Fs of the worldwide marketing strategy of which company?

5. Which brand trademarked in 1948 is associated with the Battelle Development Corporation and how?

6. Which company introduced the fully transistorized “Handie-Talkie” HT-200 FM portable two-way radio in 1962?

7. ‘Snap’, ‘Crackle’ and ‘Pop’ are amongst the most recognized characters in advertising the products of which company?

8.Identify the man in question.

9. Connect the pics.

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Business-Freak 03

1.Long time back, when the British ruled India, a small factory was setup in the suburbs of Mumbai, to manufacture sweets and toffees. The year was 1929 and the market was dominated by famous international brands that were imported freely. Despite the odds and unequal competition, this company survived and succeeded, by adhering to high quality and improvising from time to time. Name the company in question.(Hint: You must have watched Fiza and Page3!!!!!!)

2. There were two cousins X and Y who spent much of their youth in the family’s textile mill in western Japan that was established in 1918. When a British concern offered an impressive sum in 1929 for the rights to his latest, the family saw an opportunity to shift gears entirely and convert to automobile production. Y helped setup the family’s new manufacturing operation, while X was sent off to Tokyo Imperial University to study mechanical engineering. In 1934, the family produced an engine so identical to a Chevrolet model it accepted Chevrolet parts. Under Y’s leadership it also found revolutionary ways to boost efficiency. After receiving a degree in 1936, X returned to the business. To their dismay, the major portion of their plant was destroyed during war. The family rebuilt their plant and resumed production. Later, to understand competition, X visited Detroit. He came back with inspiration and ideas. He also developed his first yearning for international expansion, which led to exports to half a dozen countries including the US by the end of the decade. My question is which company does this story relate to?

3. Identify the logo

4. Connect the pictures