Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Hannah Wynne Richards — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:20:18 GMT

Or even different ares of the same country-I mean a Scotsman would probably find nothing funny in MaRRRRbonoRRRRR

Wynne

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Martin Atkinson — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:42:09 GMT

[quote user="Hannah Wynne Richards"]

Maybe the worthy politically correct types whoget onto focus groups are just teribly terribly innocent!

Wynne

[/quote] The problem often is that many products are produced by multi-national organisations and have to be marketed in many different countries worldwide. It must be difficult to find a relevant meaningful name that is not offensive nor has a different or slang meaning that appeals to the childish humour of someone somewhere.

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Hannah Wynne Richards — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:14:16 GMT

Maybe the worthy politically correct types whoget onto focus groups are just teribly terribly innocent!

Wynne

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Michael Woodhouse — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:09:53 GMT

Previcox - some kind of contraceptive?

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Bob Russell — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:21:43 GMT

A CKD treatment called Seminitra sounds more appropriate for an erectile dysfunction medication rather than kidneys!

Seem to be some very strange ideas for names out there!

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:38:37 GMT

[quote user="bob lehner"]

That wouldn't even merit a raised eyebrow here in rural Wales.

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Bob, it doesn't have a sheep licence...............

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

bob lehner — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:35:55 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]However much I like cows I can't say to the farmer "I'm going to jab her with MARBONOR".......[/quote]

That wouldn't even merit a raised eyebrow here in rural Wales.

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:53:42 GMT

Micheal If you do I'll bake you a fruit cake with a file in it-worth it for the laugh!

Wynne

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Michael Woodhouse — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:11:20 GMT

They went around the houses but:

In 1995, Upjohn merged with Pharmacia AB, to form Pharmacia & Upjohn.^[2] Later the company merged with Monsanto Company and took the name Pharmacia; the company retained Monsanto's Searle drug unit and spun off the remaining interests, which became the "new Monsanto". Today the remainder of Upjohn is owned by Pfizer.

However much I like cows I can't say to the farmer "I'm going to jab her with MARBONOR"..........

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Mark Hedberg — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:52:09 GMT

To be honest, I was disappointed that Pfizer was the first company to patent an erectile dysfunction drug.

Really, the frustrated comic in me was praying that Upjohn would get it first!

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Glenn Hodgson — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:34:11 GMT

Michael, how is its efficacy compated to Merials new marbofloxacin based offering.... SOFTIFLOX?

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

Had our Norbrook rep in today, discussing their marbofloxacin. When they told me the name I cracked up. Took the rep a moment to realise why - she said they had been selling it for 3 months and I am the first person to notice.

The product is called:

MARBONOR

It's order that or MARBOX - a sort of 'his and hers' of carry on style smutty innuendo. Ves Vet Vision 14.00

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Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:26:58 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Todd"]You are slow Martin [it's an age thing][/quote] I put it to my assistant and 2 nurses (all young and female) and they all started sniggering, even Mr & Mrs Bates son got it, so maybe even though I'm never slow to pass some toilet humour its just I'm a grumpy old man.

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Anthony Todd — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:17:50 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]

I think I've got it but I can see why you were the only one to think it was funny in 3 months Michael, schoolboy humour that didn't even occur to me.

[/quote]

You are slow Martin [it's an age thing]. My friend, Mike Litoris, got it instantly.

Smiled for the rest of the day too.

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Sammy82 — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:56:23 GMT

depends on the dialect as well I guess, a dropped R makes things worse. Wouldn't think anything of it, but now that is has been pointed out I don't think we can order it :-)

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:23:25 GMT

I think I've got it but I can see why you were the only one to think it was funny in 3 months Michael, schoolboy humour that didn't even occur to me.

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Sammy82 — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:53:41 GMT

Just keep the emphasis on "Mar" :-), could imagine to enlighten a few farmer's days!

Re: Don't they have focus groups to avoid these situations.......

Mark Hedberg — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:51:06 GMT

...proving that marketing bods have an evil sense of humor! :)

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Arlo Guthrie — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:30:31 GMT

Took me a while to get that one. But I was thinking that you pronounce 'bonor' as in 'honour', not 'donor'