Dan Wieden was responsible for the slogan that lifted Nike to the multi-billion dollar apparel company its known as today.
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Nike-shunning Poliquin touts New Balance footwear
With Nike under fire from conservatives who are unhappy with its decision to use former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a new ad campaign, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin took to social media Thursday to urge Mainers to lace up New Balance shoes instead. “With Nike hiring Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers famed […]
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Nike’s Hyperadapt shoe ties the laces for you
What’s the best thing about slip-on shoes? For many of us, it’s never having to tie your shoes. Of course, this luxury doesn’t extend to all types of shoes. If you’re playing a sport or being active, tying a pair of laces is almost always required. (Unless Velcro is your type of thing.) But that […]
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Phil Knight, Nike co-founder, to step down
NEW YORK (AP) — Nike Chairman Phil Knight plans to step down, and says he wants President and CEO Mark Parker to succeed him. Knight, 76, says he plans to stay involved with the company after he steps down as chairman. Parker has been Nike’s president and CEO since 2006. Nike Inc. says it expects […]
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‘Just Do It’? Brand names within NY standardized tests raise suspicions of product placement
NEW YORK (AP) — “Just Do It” has been a familiar Nike slogan for years, but some parents are wondering what it was doing on some of New York’s Common Core standardized English tests. Brands including Barbie, iPod, Mug Root Beer and Life Savers showed up on the tests more than a million students in […]