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> Monsanto hasn't existed for years. Of course it has, Bayer just tried to ditch the bad brand image: > The closing sets the stage for the 117-year-old agribu
by senko 4y ago
> Monsanto hasn't existed for years.
Of course it has, Bayer just tried to ditch the bad brand image:
> The closing sets the stage for the 117-year-old agribusiness brand name “Monsanto” to be dropped by Bayer. Monsanto’s efforts to promote genetically modified crops have been the subject of much controversy from anti-GMO activists, and the U.S. company has spent millions of dollars over the years on brand and corporate ad campaigns to improve its overall image.
It's now called Bayer Crop Science Division and does the same thing.
Are you also outraged if someone says Facebook instead of Meta, although the social network is just one of the products from the company called Meta today?
- Karunamon 4y agoIt would be nice if people would differentiate between Facebook (the social network, a specific application) and Meta (a company that owns the aforementioned application and many others). There is a useful tell here when someone uses the old name for the wrong purpose, it can be a flag that the person is possibly operating under old information. Anyways, if you want to remove all ambiguity and also signal that you know and aren't falling for the rebrand as reputation washing, just mention them both: Meta nee Facebook, Bayer nee Monsanto