Mind share - Alternative usage

A brand may achieve dominant mind share when it is associated with a whole category of products, but has not necessarily become a generic term for these products. For example, Kleenex may sometimes be used to describe any facial tissue product, but retains it status as a proprietary trademark. Other examples include Hoover, which has long been synonymous with vacuum cleaners; Dyson, which subsequently achieved similar status with a more sophisticated model of vacuum cleaner; and the internet search engine provided by Google, from which the term "googling" was d ...

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