The New York Times today featured Big Ass FansĀ® in an article examining the benefits that can come with provocative company names.

Writer John Grossmann recounted how Big Ass Fans was once known as The HVLS Fan Company, a nod to the high volume, low speed products. Inevitably, customers started all phone conversations the same, ā€œAre you the guys who make those big ass fans?ā€ And so was born Big Ass Fans.

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