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Does This Name Suck? No!

Does the brand name "Halo Top" suck? What do you think? We think it does a decent job of describing the consumer mindstate when they're going for a lower fat, lower sugar ice cream. Ice cream is all about indulgence, but Halo Top lets you still be good, maybe even a little angel, while you partake. And that's not bad!

Does This Name Suck? HALO TOP

May 13, 2021 By Rebeca Arbona

Does the brand name “Halo Top” suck? What do you think? We think it does a decent job of describing the consumer mindstate when they’re going for a lower fat, lower sugar ice cream. Ice cream is all about indulgence, but Halo Top lets you still be good, maybe even a little angel, while you partake. And that’s not bad!

Does This Name Suck? HALO TOP

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Transcript:

Hey guys, it’s Rebeca with BrandTrue. Does this brand name suck, Halo Top? So here’s the thing… I’ve got to have a question. I’ve got to be asking myself whether or not it’s good. If a brand name is excellent, we don’t have to talk about it. And I thought that maybe there could be issues with this one because Halo Top is a lower fat, lower sugar ice cream that’s still delicious, they say. And so it doesn’t describe what it is in any way. Is that a problem? Ultimately, no. It’s a great brand name, because if you think about it, ice cream is about indulgence. Halo Top is a brand that’s about being good, doing the right thing, not feeling sinful even while you’re indulging in ice cream. So it feels like it’s a pretty great name. It really connects to the mind state that the consumer is in when interacting with the brand. What do you think?

 

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