Creating a permanent marking in a human or animal by heating a metal object, often molded to form the shape of the owner's initials, and pressed hard into the receipent's body.

This was common among farmers who branded their cattle to identify them as belonging to them. This can also be found in extreme BDSM and sadomasochistic scenarios, where the dominant partner "brands" the submissive partner as his or her own.

Taking a piece of $hi* and spray painting it.

Any marketing idea that involves large amounts of money and no measurable returns.

A marketing goal and methodology which involves elevating hype over substance; of imparting great value to the name whether or not the thing so named is worth anything at all.

writing your initials on a girl with liquid energy, (ejaculate); it only counts if it is your own ejaculate

to leave any type of mark on a female after sex

The grouping of several items that share a common theme under one mark.