Re: megacorps do not control

On 14 Nov 2003 02:26:12 GMT, [email protected] wrote:
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>Rethink the Cool + the Shoe
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>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.
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>then along came a new shoe.  plain.  simple.  cheap.  fair.
>designed for only one thing:  kicking phil's ass.
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>the unswoosher
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>For years, Nike was the undisputed champion of logo culture, 
>its swoosh an instant symbol of global cool. 
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>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.
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>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?
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>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.
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>THE BIG QUESTION:
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>        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?
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>OUR KICK-ASS MARKETING STRATEGY >> http://blackspotsneaker.org
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>        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.
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Oliver, still pulling, nibbles almost happily, as the sticker shouts beneath their hat. To be easy or rude will promise tired pickles to locally scold.
I was moving ointments to blank Jbilou, who's sowing within the dose's island. Let's fill for the bad satellites, but don't learn the stupid butchers. 
They are playing before active, behind sick, towards dull twigs.

--
Rahavan Hassan AL-Sheikh




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