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Jordan's son to wear Nikes on Adidas team

Michael Jordan's son Marcus, a freshman guard at the University of Central Florida, wants to wear his dad's Nike Air Jordan sneakers. In Chemistry 101, that's probably fine.…

October 26, 2009, 9:35 AM EDT

New Balance running in the wrong direction

As a runner, I'm regularly amused by advertisers' attempts to tap into the zeitgeist of an activity that can at times border on the masochistic. Now, New Balance is…

October 21, 2009, 12:03 PM EDT

Timberland workboots out to kick major ass

Timberland Pro workboots get biz-ay in Mullen's "Stay on your feet" campaign, an effort designed not just to sell shoes but to help blue-collar workers find employment by providing job…

October 9, 2009, 9:32 AM EDT

Grand Shoes are for big feet, not small dogs

A playful pooch does not fare well in this clip from McCann Sweden for Grand Shoes, an online retailer that specializes in large sizes. You can't see it that well,…

October 5, 2009, 9:49 AM EDT

Mutant animal freaks always wear Converse

It's been a while—probably going back to Kodak's dual-cyclops dog—since we've seen a good mutated animal in advertising. Converse gives us a whole host of them—a lion-gerbil, a dog-boy,…

September 17, 2009, 10:53 AM EDT

DSW's shoes are lonely and looking for love

Earlier today we showed you some oversexed feet without shoes, so why not follow up with some lovelorn shoes without feet? Discount-shoe warehouse DSW just launched the "Speed Dating" spot…

September 15, 2009, 12:43 PM EDT

Keep grizzlies at bay with your Timberlands

"If you're not fast, you're food." That's the unsettlingly truthful line employed by Timberland and Leagas Delaney in this pumped-up Lynn Fox-directed spot that features a guy pursued by wild…

September 15, 2009, 9:35 AM EDT

Ads for Bianco shoes promise foot-orgasms

Bianco, the Danish footwear company that previously encouraged straight people to become gay in order to double their shoe collection, is back with a new campaign under the theme, "Orgasm…

September 15, 2009, 9:15 AM EDT

Does Adidas not care about Melanie Oudin?

Melanie Oudin's success at the U.S. Open appears to have taken even her sponsor, Adidas, by surprise. The unheralded young American, who has reached the quarterfinals by defeating three…

September 8, 2009, 4:17 PM EDT

Man beaten by Wild in Teva's parody videos

Vice magazine co-founder Gavin McInnes doesn't look so hot in his underpants, but that doesn't stop him from almost letting it all hang out in "The Naturist," a new parody…

August 27, 2009, 4:09 PM EDT

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