cctld Can U add 2 this List of End-Users that use Canadian Generics?

[Ilze]

On my website, I have added a list of Companies and the
Generic Domains that they have purchased to be redirected to
their current website. Below is a current list of what I have
collected to date. If you can add any domains that would be great.
As I keep track of the weekly domain sales, I would like to keep track of
sales of Generics to End-users. Some of the examples I have listed on my site
are: Insurance.ca TD Bank
CarRental.ca Discount Car and Truck Rental.
If you can add any in this thread, I will add them to my site.
The link is below…thanks again, Ilze



http://excellent.ca/pressroom.php

 

[Spex]

Great thread. Here’s one that I’ve seen quite a bit…

Decks.ca – owned by Hickory Dickory Decks

 

[Ilze]

Great thread. Here’s one that I’ve seen quite a bit…

Decks.ca – owned by Hickory Dickory Decks

I just added Decks.ca to my website, so thank you for that!! With the help of this Community, I am hoping we will all be able
to show others the value of a Generic!!

 

[ianccc]

WAX.ca to WAX Partnerships

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festive.ca to Festive Food Catering

 

[Ilze]

Thanks Everyone. I am particularly looking for generics that are not in the name of the company.
This shows that the End-User values the traffic from an additional source.

 

[Maxwell]

Thanks Everyone. I am particularly looking for generics that are not in the name of the company.
This shows that the End-User values the traffic from an additional source.

I concur with this. It's one thing to go by a brand name, but it's another thing to create a new brand based on a relevant keyword.

Very shrewd idea, Ilze, to showcase the usage of premium domain names to show potential purchasers that it's a common practice nowadays.

A perfect example is wheels.ca, presently in use by the Toronto Star as an auto-related matters portal. They had a perfectly reputable name as "Toronto Star", but they used that name in the news business, not in the cars business.

This is exactly where a premium domain name comes in handy, to create a "sub-brand". Just like Procter and Gamble does with its sub-brands such as Tide. It's a parallel concept, in my opinion.

 

[Spex]

Here's another one I saw while surfing around tonight...

mustard.ca -- Mrs. McGarrigle's Fine Food Shop

Not exactly a mega corporation, but a small business that "get's it"

 

[silentg]

Condos.ca (Recently launched)

 

[Ilze]

Spex, thanks!! Another great one to add to my list!! Here is what I have on my website so far, so that everyone really gets a handle on
what I am looking for.

Decks.ca May 15th, 2012 Hickory Dickory Decks acquires Decks.ca Insurance.ca May 15th, 2012 TD Bank acquires Insurance.ca Playing.ca May 15th, 2012 Canada.com adds Playing.ca to their extensive Portfolio. Enamel.ca May 15th, 2012 Dr. Vincent HJ Hartloper BSc, BA, DMD-Dental Clinic acquires Enamel.ca Vasectomy.ca May 15th, 2012 Dr. Ronald S. Weiss acquires Vasectomy.ca EyeDoctor.ca May 15th, 2012 Dr. David Brown B.Sc. Md acquires Eyedoctor.ca Molasses.ca May 15th, 2012 Crosby Molasses Company acquires Molasses.ca Police.ca May 15th, 2012 Royal Canadian Mounted Police acquire Police.ca Batteries.ca May 15th, 2012 OmniSource Technologies acquires Batteries.ca VacationPackages.ca May 15th, 2012 Net Holidays acquires VacationPackages.ca Electricity.ca May 15th, 2012 Canadian Electricity Asso. acquires Electricity.ca Lobsters.ca May 15th, 2012 Lobster Canada acquires Lobsters.ca Notebook.ca May 15th, 2012 Computer Trends acquires Notebook.ca Computer.ca May 15th, 2012 Computer Trends Canada acquires Computer.ca Tax.ca May 15th, 2012 Chartered Accountants of Canada acquire Tax.ca Traffic.ca May 15th, 2012 The Weather Network acquires Traffic.ca Flu.ca May 15th, 2012 Sambucol acquires Flu.ca CarRental.ca May 15th, 2012 Discount Car and Truck Rentals acquires CarRental.ca ToiletPaper.ca May 15th, 2012 Kruger Products acquires ToiletPaper.ca ​

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Just got 2 more!

www.Chocolate.ca

purchased by Kraft foods

www.Cheese.ca

Balderson Cheese Company

 

[Maxwell]

Here's a perfect one... Table.ca, which was recently in TBR, now redirects to www.hdthreshing.com, a furniture company.

Ilze, I have a feeling that this is exactly what you were going for re: non-brand name use.

 

[Ilze]

Here's a perfect one... Table.ca, which was recently in TBR, now redirects to www.hdthreshing.com, a furniture company.

Ilze, I have a feeling that this is exactly what you were going for re: non-brand name use.

Yes Maxwell!! This is terrific! My list is getting longer and longer on my website with everyone's help! How did you find this??

It is a real find!

Ilze

 

[Maxwell]

Yes Maxwell!! This is terrific! My list is getting longer and longer on my website with everyone's help! How did you find this??

It is a real find!

Ilze

Just memory, from a memorable TBR week

Another one I just found by accident is "lineofcredit.ca" - belongs to a financing broker named Joe Malek, redirecting to his site www.joemalek.com.

I'd recommend going through your list of domain sales. Chances are, after someone paid a sum upward of mid $x,xxx for a domain, they did something with it.

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Wouldn't you know... with "boots.ca" being at the top of your list, I typed in "boot.ca" by accident, just as a brief test of my own theory, and it turns out the Toronto International Film Festival owns it (???).

Would be interesting to look into the reasoning behind it.

You've got quite a list going there, Ilze. Keep up the good work!

 

[Spex]

It doesn't forward to the following page, but maybe this is the reasoning for boot.ca?

http://tiff.net/industry/programmes/filmmakerbootcamp

Developed in partnership with Telefilm Canada, Filmmaker Boot Camp gives filmmakers the skills and contacts they need to make the most of their experience at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmmaker Boot Camp is open to Canadian filmmakers who are attending the Festival for the first-time with their feature or short films in Official Selection.

Although boot.ca forwards to http://tofilmfest.ca/films/ , i can't find a film called "boot", so if not for the bootcamp I have no idea why they own boot.ca

Edit: Ilze, if you only want names in this thread and no discussions, let me know and I'll delete this post

 

[Ilze]

It doesn't forward to the following page, but maybe this is the reasoning for boot.ca?



Although boot.ca forwards to http://tofilmfest.ca/films/ , i can't find a film called "boot", so if not for the bootcamp I have no idea why they own boot.ca

Edit: Ilze, if you only want names in this thread and no discussions, let me know and I'll delete this post

I love the discussion and comments.. Thanks for it all !!!

 

[Tedgeman]

www.Cheese.ca

Balderson Cheese Company

I think cheese is brilliant for branding, big time, as it imply,s smile and say cheese, for photos of course. Genius! Not to mention the generic use as well.

 

[Spex]

Here are some more, but no owned by major corporations (that I know of)

shed.ca -- forwards to patioconcepts.ca
sheds.ca -- forwards to arrowsheds.com (an American company)

 

[Ilze]

Thanks for these domains. It looks like a very, very impressive list so far of Canadian businesses that "get it".

http://excellent.ca/pressroom.php

 

[DropWizard.com]

mortgage.ca owned by BMO (Bank of Montreal)

 

[Ilze]

Wow, that is great!! Thanks G..!!

 

[DOTCA]

carinsurance.ca owned by CG&B Group is another great example!!