TOP 9 The best brands in the world and what is the story of naming it?
Some brands are more than a hundred years old, and despite their global fame, we do not know who these names belong to or the reason for naming them with these names, and who founded those companies. In this article, we will get to know some of the people who gave their names to the most famous brands in the world.
1 - Ikea
"Ingvar Kamprad" is the founder of the IKEA company, and he began his career selling matches at a low price, which is one of the most used items in homes.
It is interesting that this name is an abbreviation of the initials of the founder's name in addition to the first letter of the name of the farm in which he grew up and the first letter of his city name.
2 - Barbie
All girls love the "Barbie" doll and love to play with it, but not many people know the real founder of Mattel, who made this doll.
"Ruth Handler" is the name of the founder of this company, and she named the famous doll Barbie after her daughter, who is called "Barbara". She invented this doll after she saw her daughter and her friends' love for playing with dolls.
3 - Nike
The basketball player "Michael Jordan" inspired Nike International in partnership with him to produce a new line of shoes, and called it "Air Jordan".
In 1984 AD, the first shoe bearing this mark appeared and it was made specifically for Michael Jordan. One of the pictures of Michael Jordan in which he performs one of the ballet movements known as the "Grand Jetty".
4 - Adidas
Dassler started from his mother's kitchen sink in Germany with a dream of providing the best equipment for athletes, so he established Adidas in 1924 AD.
The fame of Adidas increased when the German national team defeated Hungary in the World Cup final in 1954 AD while wearing Dassler clothes, and the interest in its products increased until Adidas reached its glory that it is today.
5 - Lacoste
René Lacoste was one of the best tennis players in the world so they called him "crocodile".
Lacoste liked this nickname so much that he asked one of his friends to sew a crocodile on his white jacket, and from here began the history of that brand.
6 - Dior
"Christian Dior" is the owner and founder of international Dior companies, and he is the most famous French fashion designer.
He founded many fashion houses under the name Christian Dior.
7 - Mercedes
"Mercedes" is actually the name of the daughter of "Emil Jelinek", who founded the "Mercedes-Benz" company by him and "Karl Benz"," Aston Martin ".
Aston Martin was established in a small workshop in London in 1913 by two friends who had a great passion for cars, Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. The two friends started making cars themselves.
Lionel Martin won the "Aston Clinton" hill climb race with a car of their manufacture, so he put the name "Martin" next to the name of the race he won, thus forming the brand name for this type of car.
8 - Lipton
The founder of the Lipton company is "Johnston Lipton".
who has been working in the field of tea since 1887 AD, and it is an international brand for the production of iced and instant tea.
9 - Ben & Jerry's
The famous ice cream company "Ben & Jerry" was established in the year 1978 AD by "Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield", where the duo owned a small gas station at first and then turned it into a store.
The beginning was slow but full of confidence, so they began to produce more ice. cream and send it to restaurant chains, and with increasing orders, they opened the first store dedicated to ice cream in Shelburne, Vermont.
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