Topic: nike

One of the guys that I work with is running in Oregon's Hood to Coast this summer. The Hood to Coast is an annual race, sponsored by Nike. (Side note: Did you know Nike is headquartered just outside of Portland in the lovely little suburb with a terrible name--Beaverton? That's not what the sign says as you enter Beaverton, but SSG thinks it should. Either that or "Don't Hold Our Name...

The Nike Hyperdunks (inspired by the movie Back to the Future II) will be made available by the end of July. The shoes will not include the awesome air-pressurized auto-lacing mechanism from the film. Instead, the shoes will include 'Flywire technology,' which is really PR-speak for the latest and greatest of ultra light materials. They sport the same high-ankle boot style of the original...

This afternoon I volunteered at the Windermere tent in the free-to-the-public pavilion. We have a great display of children's art work. Windermere ran a contest in the local schools, with 4 first prizes in different grade levels. First prize was 4 sky box tickets each! We were also giving out autograph books. I got one autograph when Dedy Cooper (110 meter hurdler) stopped by, and he hung... July 5 10 a.m. - noon Geoff Hillister, author "Out of Nowhere: The Inside Story of How Nike Marketed the Culture of Running" Mac...

Fast on the heels of END, yet another line of shoes is launching in Portland, helmed by yet another high ranking alumnus of a local looming sneaker monolith: former president of Adidas America and Adidas Japan, Rob Lansgstaff's new baby is RYZ (END's co-founder, Andrew Estey, was global director of footwear design at Nike). Its concept is one that attempts to harness the power of popular vote to...

Fast on the heels of END, yet another line of shoes is launching in Portland, helmed by yet another high ranking alumnus of a local looming sneaker monolith: former president of Adidas America and Adidas Japan, Rob Lansgstaff's new baby is RYZ (END's co-founder, Andrew Estey, was global director of footwear design at Nike). Its concept is one that attempts to harness the power of popular vote to...

"Say Hello" to Nike's new in-your-face Hyperdunk print campaign. Great job team! AD: Sasha Swetchinski? CW: Edward Harrison? CD: Jeff Williams? SA: Brian Troyer, Rob Mumford and Rehanah Spence SM: Sarah Starr? PM: Jason Schwartz? AE: Alyssa Ramsey AB: Krystle Mortimore? Media: Tenny Park & Christy Ruiz PHOTO: Dewey Nicks COLOR: Frazer Goodbody and Sef Mccullough...

The Internet Strategy Forum Summit, the homegrown Portland event that focuses on "a diverse array of important and complementary strategy areas including general digital strategy, social media strategy, personalized marketing, e-commerce, email marketing and customer metrics," is drawing ever closer. Only a few weeks remain until the fifth incarnation of the event, July 17 and 18. This...Ramsey, Co-founder & CEO, eMarketer Chris Shimojima, Vice President, Global Digital Commerce, Nike Daniel Stickel, new CEO, WebTren...

Raising healthy children doesn't have to be expensive. But it doesn't have to be. My wife and I were at our local grocery store yesterday and what I saw will astound you! Well, maybe not, but it will definitely make you realize why 1 in 3 kids in the U.S. are considered overweight or obese. What we noticed, in almost every instance, was that the cheaper the food, the worse it was for...order w/ Free Shipping Coupon Code: FREESHIP Expires: 6/29/08 See All: Ross Simons Coupons Nike Store.com Get $10 taken off your $7...

I wrote a few weeks ago about the demise of Nau, the Portland-based outdoors company that in addition to making some great jackets and gear, was a model of consumer-driven giving. So, great news last night from Treehugger:Yep, it seems like a phoenix, Nau will rise from the ashes. Six weeks ago the eco outdoor apparel company, that some had dubbed ‘Patagonia-meets-Prada’, closed its... Horny Toad's chief executive, referring to the two companies' makeup of former Patagonia and Nike employees. "We had been rooting for...

I am a big fan of LinkedIn, I think it is one of the most useful 'social networks' on the web (though I hate that term and don't think it applies well to LinkedIn). I recently joined the Nike Global Alumni Network on LinkedIn to allow me better access to past co-workers without having to add them directly to my network. Last week I apprently helped inspire the creation of a new LinkedIn...