Selling Latin America

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Identifikator:: 101030657X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-41609

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Aughinbaugh, William E.

Title:: Selling Latin America

Place of publication:: Boston

Publisher:: Small, Maynard & Company Publishers

Year of publication:: 1915

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 408 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: XXIV. Trade marks

Collection:: Economics Books

282 SELLING LATIN AMERICA acter, the great value of an easily discernible, prominent and effective trade-mark becomes obvious. As a matter of fact the Indians who make up the greater portion of the purchasing public of these countries know goods only by brands and ask the storekeeper for them by their distinguishing names. Another feature to be most seriously con sidered in selecting a name for your article in Latin America is that the Spanish alphabet contains no “W.” This letter is formed, when it is necessary to use a word employing it, by combining two V’s,—thus VV. Even to the educated native this letter is unpronounceable. It is therefore quite obvious that no word con taining it should ever be used for distinguish ing any brand. Such a trade mark, for in stance, as “White Wings” instead of attracting custom, would act otherwise, owing to the ex treme sensitiveness of the native in fearing criticism in pronouncing the words. Once your trade mark is established, no mat ter how crude it may be, never change it. I know of a firm in Baltimore who formerly

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