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NIKE - JUST DO IT
When it comes to Nike, the classic tagline “Just do it” and the swoosh logo are probably what first spring to mind. Is there anything special about the marketing strategies that have put the brand on the map? Just like any other effective marketing strategy, the company has to remain consistent in the messages that it sends to customers, as well as build up real and relevant values for them. Nike, besides selling shoes, also sells touching sports-related stories that appeal to the hearts of ordinary people and inspire them to keep running and practicing.
One example is the Dream Crazy Campaign started in 2018. This controversial campaign featured Colin Kaepernick, an American football player who is best known for kneeling while the national anthem was playing before a game to protest against racism and police brutality in the country. The two-minute-long commercial featured Kaepernick telling stories about people who try their best to overcome hardships in life and strive to become the best in their sports. The commercial met with a mixed reaction from the public with numerous hate tweets from opponents calling for a boycott of Nike, and images of people burning Nike products or cutting the Nike logo off their socks all over the media. As the storm of protest was brewing, Nike quickly lost their sales. Then something crazy happened. Those who identified themselves with the anti-racism beliefs started to voice their support by spending money. Sales grew by 31% within days of the commercial being released. Nike’s alliance with Kaepernick appealed to those who feel that brands should be agents for social change, which taps into the younger market who potentially become lifetime customers.
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HOBBIES
For many of us, work, school, family, and community obligations have already occupied a large portion of our lives, leaving us little time for things that we enjoy ___(12)_________. However, a quick Google search gives us numerous articles discussing the personal and professional benefits of ___(13)_________ a hobby. Above all, hobbies offer us a mental escape by taking our minds ___(14)_________ daily worries and giving us the opportunity to do ___(15)_________ interests us. We can also learn to perfect a skill or simply have the chance to socialize with others. ___(16)_________ having a hobby means that we may have to add one more thing to our to-do list, hobbies are great stress relievers.
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The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor talented artists and creative products in the film industry. Winners are awarded a golden statuette called the Academy Award of Merit. The statuette features a knight holding a sword, standing on top of a reel of film with five spokes representing the five branches of the Academy: actors, writers, directors, producers, and technicians. The origins of the name 'Oscar' are not clear. A popular myth is that Margaret Herrick, the Academy librarian who later became the Academy executive secretary, said that the statuette reminded her of her Uncle Oscar, so the Academy staff then started referring to it as Oscar. The statuettes are made of solid bronze and are gold-plated. It takes around three months to produce 50 Oscar statuettes for the Awards Ceremony. All Oscar statuettes have blank base plates as the Academy wants to prevent the names of the Oscar winners from being leaked prior to the ceremony. Since the first Awards Ceremony in 1929, more than 3,000 statuettes have been presented.
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