Tag: Basketball
Congratulations to NBA 2012 champion Miami Heat
by Taavi Kuisma on Jun.22, 2012, under Headlines, Sports
Comments Off :advertising, Basketball, Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, MVP, NBA, Nike more...Uncle Drew
by Taavi Kuisma on May.24, 2012, under Fashion and style, Social Media & Advertising, Sports
Pepsi MAX teamed up with NBA rookie of the year Kyrie Irving for a pick-up game in Bloomfield, NJ. Just that Kyrie did not play as himself but as “Uncle Drew”. Awesome stuff. Well done Pepsi.
The #KobeSystem
by Taavi Kuisma on Jan.14, 2012, under Headlines, Kicks, Social Media & Advertising
What’s the #KobeSystem and what can it do to you? I guess it’s not just what can the system do for you but where do you go once you’ve already reached “the beyond” As Nike put it, “Where do you go from the top? You go over the top. The #KobeSystem: Success for the Successful is Kobe’s winning, results-oriented philosophy on how to adapt to succeed. You’re Welcome.”
The sinking feeling
by Taavi Kuisma on Dec.04, 2011, under Headlines, Social Media & Advertising, Sports
The sinking feeling. The moment when you realize you just screwed up and now need to put your game face on in a matter of seconds to amend the situation. Familiar circumstances to anyone with sports background but most likely familiar to pretty much anyone as we all tend to screw up something every now and then. Nike visualized this feeling pretty well in their latest Air Jordan ad. Although the video is obviously about the flight, I paid more attention to the sinking feeling. Cool ad nonetheless.
Trick Shots
by Tuomas Jaalinoja on Nov.27, 2011, under Entertainment, Headlines
Comments Off :Australia, Basketball, Brodie Smith, epic, international, Trick shots, USA more...For the Love of the Game
by Taavi Kuisma on Oct.26, 2011, under Headlines, Kicks, Social Media & Advertising
Comments Off :advertising, Air Jordan, Basketball, Nike more...adiZero Crazy Light – Nike meets Chainsaw
by Taavi Kuisma on May.26, 2011, under Headlines, Kicks, Social Media & Advertising
Chopping a competing sneaker to prove a point was not enough for Adidas. They decided to chop another Nike kick to make it Crazy Light. This time with a chainsaw…
Crazy Light
by Taavi Kuisma on May.25, 2011, under Headlines, Kicks, Social Media & Advertising
It’s always nice to compare features of a product to a competing brand for instance. You can do that in many ways but seldom the comparison is direct and happens in a video ad. Adidas in their promotion of the new 9.8 oz AdiZero Crazy Light blow a direct hit at a very significant competitor. While the short clip does have some wow effect in it, it also raised a question; “are they allowed to do that?” Still the clip is pretty funny and I recommend paying attention to the disclaimers on the bottom, kind of adds insult to the injury.

Video after the jump.
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Kobe Bryant is The Black Mamba
by Taavi Kuisma on Feb.19, 2011, under Entertainment, Headlines, Kicks, Sports
The time has come, All-Star Weekend is here and so is the premiere of the Black Mamba, a film by Robert Rodriguez. The last two trailers have promised a lot with stellar cast of Kobe Bryant, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo and Kanye West this film should be one of the biggest Nike ads in history. Along the past few days Nike has released pics and teasers of the film which is now live. Watch the film after the jump!
NBA x Marvel All-Stars
by Taavi Kuisma on Feb.08, 2011, under Comics, Design and Artwork, Fashion and style, Headlines, Sports
While back NBA and Marvel joined forces for some pretty epic NBA styled Marvel cover art. Now these two names have joined forces again for some exclusive Marvel styled NBA apparel. Now in most cases these types of shirts would not look too cool. But don’t let the idea fool you. The shirts and caps produced for this collaboration are pretty damn cool.




