brand graveyard

Definition

The collection of discontinued products, abandoned campaigns, or failed rebrands that haunt a company's history. Where marketing dreams go to die and become cautionary tales.

Example Usage

Crystal Pepsi lives in the brand graveyard along with New Coke and our ill-fated TikTok cryptocurrency.

Origin

Industry colloquialism emerging in the 2000s

Source: Marketing and brand management community slang

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