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I’d like to revisit a curious observation I made in the past. I have always noticed the unusual, sometimes funny, yet predictable approach many Hong Kong companies take when finding names for their business. Positive adjectives are commonplace – Top, Good, Smart, Rich or other positive qualities as part of company identity. Whether this...
I’d like to revisit a curious observation I made in the past. I have always noticed that unusual, sometimes funny, yet predictable approach many Hong Kong companies do when finding names for the business: using positive attributes Top, Good, Smart, Rich or other positive qualities as part of company identity. Whether this is dictated...
