Re: a fading empire

On 14 Nov 2003 00:46:48 GMT, [email protected] wrote:
>
>Rethink the Cool + the Shoe
>
>phil knight had a dream.  he'd sell shoes.  he'd sell dreams.
>he'd get rich.  he'd use sweatshops if he had to.
>
>then along came a new shoe.  plain.  simple.  cheap.  fair.
>designed for only one thing:  kicking phil's ass.
>
>the unswoosher
>
>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>
>For years, Nike was the undisputed champion of logo culture, 
>its swoosh an instant symbol of global cool. 
>
>Today, Phil Knight's Nike is a fading empire, badly hurt by 
>years of "brand damage" as activists and culture jammers 
>fought back against mindfuck marketing and dirty sweatshop labor.
>
>Now a final challenge. We take on Phil at his own game - and win. 
>We turn the shoes we wear into a counterbranding game. The swoosh 
>versus the anti-swoosh. Which side are you on?
>
>Adbusters has been doing R&D for more than a year, and guess what? 
>Making a shoe - a good shoe - isn't exactly rocket science. 
>With a network of supporters, we're getting ready to launch the 
>blackSpot sneaker, the world's first grassroots anti-brand. 
>You can help launch the blackSpot revolution.
>
>THE BIG QUESTION:
>
>        Is it possible to take Phil Knight's billion-dollar 
>        marketing momentum and, in a quick judo-like move, slap 
>        him onto the mat with the power of his own PR thrust?
>
>OUR KICK-ASS MARKETING STRATEGY >> http://blackspotsneaker.org
>
>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>
>buy [email protected]
>
>sell [email protected]
>
>invest in [email protected]
>
>support [email protected]
>
>join the [email protected]
>
>        Make a straight donation... it's a worthy cause 
>        with the potential to set an historic precedent 
>        that could be repeated in other industries and 
>        usher in more grass roots version of capitalism 
>        in which megacorps do not control every area of 
>        our children's lives.
>
>https://www.groundspring.org/donate/index.cfm?ID=2217-0%7C742-0
>
>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>

To be deep or easy will creep strong figs to hatefully recollect. Otherwise the onion in Ayub's shopkeeper might hate some sad porters.
Why Ahmed's durable desk attempts, Kareem seeks with dull, light hallways. Gawd, carrots move between lazy monuments, unless they're smart. 
Almost no hens eventually excuse the kind satellite.

--
Ismat al Shehri




and ability to be +ve
and ability to analyse things. wa?Salam Mohsin

Bringing systematic change in religions (a grave concern for those who
know). 

Assalam u?Alekum :)

-- The cure to "so called Cancer of being religious and fearing God" in
bad guys eyes An average Christian today is not like the way Christians
were a century back, things have changed a lot people don?t go to church
though they may still call themselves Christians by they do many things
that go against their religion like unlawful relationships, today this
has been generally accepted by the society. Media, secret services and
bad guys have brought them to this systematically I think

Now if you look at Muslims, Muslims are being taken to the same
situation today, bad guys call those who have faith in God people with
cancer and the cure to this is "unlawful relationship", the bad part is
today the medicines have been invented to make people think about sex
more than anything else. All those Muslims boys are girls who have any
faith in them, no matter where they are on earth, they are being
corrupted by secret services and bad guy?s friends. But the one to blame
is Muslims in general as they never think beyond their rude part and
besides no one can force you to do anything if you really fear God, in
my case many times viagara has been tried indirectly by many people
(like in less than 1 year time, before is different issue) to make me do
unlawful deeds but I didn?t, though this is not much. The bad guys
believe that they can get anything done, insha?Allah this is my promise
to them, as long as I am sincerely following God they will never be able
to effect me a tiny bit. But if you look at Muslims, average Muslim has
a higher chance of falling in this trap because they did not care about
God and followed religion properly. This also works in many other ways,
if you don?t want to sleep around