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Portland Ad Agency Wieden + Kennedy Reportedly Pressured Nike to Use Colin Kaepernick in Advertising

Nike’s ad campaign featuring dissenting quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been a runaway success. The Portlanders who designed those ads may think Nike owes them a debt of gratitude.

A Transgender Software Engineer Alleges Nike Failed to Stand Up for the Values It Advertises

Jazz Lyles’ complaint paints a damning picture of a toxic workplace—and of discriminatory behavior toward a transgender person that continued even as the CEO pledged reforms.

Why is Nike Co- Founder Phil Knight Backing Both Colin Kaepernick and Republican Nominee For Governor Knute Buehler?

Earlier this month, Phil Knight, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, gave GOP nominee for governor Knute Buehler $1 million. That is in addition to the $500,000 he gave Buehler ’s campaign last year.

Nike and Its Co-Founder Are Backing Opposing Candidates for Oregon Governor

When Nike goes left with its political giving, Phil Knight goes right.

Sen. Jeff Merkley Wrote His Own Parody of the Nike “Just Do It” Campaign—Starring President Trump

He let staff do the photoshopping.

Nike Sales Spike After Made-in-Portland Colin Kaepernick Commercial Debuts

Sorry if you burned your shoes. Maybe you can buy more shoes?

Colin Kaepernick Is Celebrating His Nike Commercial at the Edge of Portland

Today, the Oregonian first reported, Kaepernick brought the buzz to Portland. The NFL quarterback is in town to celebrate Just Do It Day at the company’s Beaverton headquarters.

In a Parody of Nike’s New Ad Campaign, Anti-Government Militant Ryan Bundy Uses His Portland Mug Shot

Ryan Bundy posted an image of his 2016 mugshot photoshopped to mimic the Kaepernick campaign—which black and white and features the phrase “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything”—to his Ryan Bundy for Nevada Governor Facebook page yesterday.

Nike Buys Air Time During NFL Kickoff for Its Colin Kaepernick Ad, Made by Another Oregon Company

Behind the campaign is the Portland ad agency Wieden + Kennedy.

Nike Unveils Colin Kaepernick as Face of New Ad Campaign, Causing Conservatives to Burn Shoes in Protest

Today, with the start of the NFL season just four days away, Kaepernick tweeted an image of his face overlaid with the phrase “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” accompanied by the hashtag #JustDoIt. ESPN’s Darren Rovell confirmed that Kaepernick would be part of the company’s 30th anniversary campaign.

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