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A 150-year-old brand reacts to the nickname fans gave it

Vaseline · Beauty and personal care

Most brands would correct a mispronounced name. Vaseline’s international accounts adopted a creator’s “Baseline” and named her CEO.

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Vaseline’s UK, Indian and other international Instagram and TikTok accounts switched their display name and logo to “Baseline”, after a Korean beauty creator’s viral video in which she says it about each product. The post read “We heard you. We agreed.” and named her CEO of Baseline.

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