South Africans have a unique way of showing their appreciation for things that they are fond of, things that they interact with on daily basis and ultimately fall in love with. When they really appreciate a product/brand, they baptize it by giving it a name of their own. This is obvious in sports where almost all popular soccer stars have nicknames given to them by supporters/fans, to name just a few: Six Mabone, Computer, 16V, Spiderman, Mokoko, Ngwana wa tshwenya / Troublemaker, Safe Hands, 10111, Slim Kat etc. and the list goes on. But it doesn’t only end up in sport, products used on daily basis or occasionally that are appreciated have got a fair share in the naming stakes as shown in these samples attached here. This fascination story with brands had to be told, and I have done that the only way I know how: through art. Shown here are examples of some brands that have been converted into works of art as well as t-shirts.
Nowhere in the world have I ever seen such an approval for a brand. This is true ownership, a marketer’s dream, or nightmare!
