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Posting Date: June 13, 2002
 

PwC Consulting changes its name to simply Monday -- "Many may find the name change to Monday odd, but the move is no laughing matter for PwC Consulting. The firm is striking out from under the shadow of accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers after years of toiling within a company more synonymous with ledgers and gray suits than catchy slogans."

 

  

Reader Comments...
 

Well, I'll just rename my consultancy to "Friday." Everybody loves Friday.

TGIF!

Posted by: Jack on June 14, 2002 12:22 AM

 

They could have saved a lot of money, kept PwC and just changed the expanded version:
Pie with Chips (i saw this used in PwC)
People with Constipation
Purple waged Consultants
Projects with Cachet


Posted by: Mac on June 14, 2002 06:43 AM

 

I wonder if they'll go to court about "owning" the word Monday? I can hear it on CNN:
"Due to a suit by the Monday Corporation, the day will now be referred to as PwC"

I wonder if they'll have to reschedule any meetings from any other day of the week to mondays. Or if they plan on announcing Monday as part of the weekend from now on to avoid the confusion?

We should ask Seinfeld what he thinks. My friend commented that it sounded like a Seinfeld episode. True. It's funny.

And when they say that it's advantageous for advertising purposes do they think that every Monday everybody will be thinking of the company? hmm. That would be interesting to follow up on. But how many people think of the company Xerox, when they hear "Will you xerox this for me?" Even when they hear "where's the xerox machine?" I think it's more likely to backfire.

Posted by: Berna on June 14, 2002 10:42 AM

 

This is very serious....I have been told by an internal source that the second choice was....wait for it......wait......
Kayak.

I dead set kid you not!

Posted by: JB on June 14, 2002 11:43 AM

 

Kayak?... I wonder what made them pass on that option? heheh.

Posted by: Berna on June 14, 2002 12:05 PM

 

I think The Bangles and The Mamas and the Papas will being getting some royalty money very soon...

Posted by: Darin on June 14, 2002 12:56 PM

 

I think Kayak was there fall back if things were not going right - up a creek without a paddle :)

Posted by: JB on June 14, 2002 07:23 PM

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/25770.html

My thoughts exactly.

Posted by: MadMan on June 19, 2002 06:44 AM

 

Damn, John should turn on auto URL Linking in MT. :(

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/25770.html. Read it now.

Posted by: MadMan on June 19, 2002 06:46 AM

 

I do have URL linking turned on in MT. Realy, I do! I'll investigate some more...

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on June 19, 2002 07:36 AM

 

I do have URL linking turned on in MT. Really, I do! I'll investigate some more...

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on June 19, 2002 07:36 AM

 

I'm collecting web feeedback on this topic at http://www.mba-experience.com/name.html send me suggestions!

Posted by: M on June 20, 2002 08:31 AM

 

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