1/7 Ever wondered how some of South Africa's biggest brands got their names? (A thread)

We did the research so you don't have to (yes, we're obsessed with #SouthAfrican #entrepreneurs & #business)

Check it out! 👇

#marketing #branding #shopify #southafrica #smallbusiness
2/7 The co-founders of @superbalist stretched their imaginations to come up with their amazing name.

Are you Superbalist? Tag one in the comments 👇

#fashion #superbalist #southafricanbrands
3/7 The iconic @ChickenLickenSA name was suggested by a waiter back in 1981.

Did you know that Chicken Little story is also known as Chicken Licken?

#chickenlicken #southafricanbrands #ProudlySouthAfrican
4/7 @kulula was South Africa's first low cost airline and they were determined to make everything affordable and simple. Hence the name!

#kulula #southafricanbrands #ProudlySouthAfrican
5/7 Yoco = "Yo"ur + "Co"mmerce 🤯

#yoco #helloneo #southafricanbrands #ProudlySouthAfrican
6/7 @tymebankza is South Africa's first digital bank and its name is an abbreviation that stands for the following:

Take
Your
Money
Everywhere

So clever!

#tymebank #southafricanbrands #ProudlySouthAfrican
7/7 Do you remember this man?

@Vodacom was South Africa's first commercial cellular network and the origin of its name is simple.

Vodafone + Telkom = Vodacom 👌

#vodacom #southafricanbrands #ProudlySouthAfrican
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