From the perspective of being an in-house designer:

Boss: “We want to use the name Auburn as our mass market name, but spelled A U B E R N instead of the traditional.”

Me: “Why the E?”

Boss: “If we spelled it with a U, we wouldn’t be able to sell our products in the south because of those people’s hatred and rivalry with Auburn University.”

Me: “You are kidding right?”

Boss: “No.”