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116. Facebook’s Rebranding Explained!: Why Do Major Companies Change Their Names? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

116. Facebook’s Rebranding Explained!: Why Do Major Companies Change Their Names? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

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116. Facebook’s Rebranding Explained!: Why Do Major Companies Change Their Names? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

FromThinking in English

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14 minutes
Released:
Nov 12, 2021
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Podcast episode

Description

Facebook has changed its name to Meta. Why have they done this? And why do some major companies choose to rebrand after years of already being successful? Let’s talk about that on today’s episode of Thinking in English!

TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/11/12/116-facebooks-rebranding-explained-why-do-major-companies-change-their-names-english-vocabulary-lesson/

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Vocabulary List
To launch (v) - to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product
The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month
Corporate (adj) - relating to a business, especially a large business
Once he started at the company, he moved rapidly up the corporate ladder
To rebrand (v) - to change the way that an organization, company, or product is seen by the public
We’ll show you how to rebrand your organisation in ten steps
To confine (v) - to limit an activity, person, or prblem in some way
Please confine your use of the phone to business calls only
Immersive (adj) - seeming to surround the audience, player, etc, so that they feel completely involved in something
They staged an immersive theatrical experience
To merge (v) - to combine or joining together, or to cause things to do this
They decided to merge the two companies into one
To distance (v) - if you distance yourself from something, you try to become less involved or connected with it
The president distanced himself from the extremists in the political party

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Nov 12, 2021
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A new podcast for Intermediate to Advanced English Learners. Thinking is an incredibly important step on the road fluency, and we aim to help you achieve this by discussing topics ranging from politics and economics, to philosophy and science. Learn new vocabulary, listen to native level English, and test your comprehension!