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10 Thoughts for ‘The Last Dance’

April 17, 2020 bret.dougherty

10 Thoughts for ‘The Last Dance’

Before the debut of the first of 10 episodes of ESPN's "The Last Dance", I wanted to throw out a few thoughts, hopes, and details before I book my next ten Sunday Nights for must-viewings. 1.) 'Perfect Pair' - We finally have a bookend to pair with David Halbertam's 'Playing … [Read more...]

Ball Postings, Basketball, Brand Jordan, Chicago, IL, Film 30for30review, bulls1998, chicagobulls, DeanSmith, GeorgeGervin, KevinLoughery, michaeljordan, thelastdance

‘The Last Dance’ – Feed the Needy

April 16, 2020 bret.dougherty

‘The Last Dance’ – Feed the Needy

One would have to be hard-pressed to ever think that the demand for a sports documentary would be so high that the presentation schedule would be moved up by two months...But it happened. The demand for the series shows how desperate sports fans have been for any topic that is … [Read more...]

Basketball, Brand Jordan, Chicago, IL, Nike, Reviews, Sports Marketing, Uncategorized

Dumb Meme Game for Brand Jordan – Sit Down

August 4, 2015 bret.dougherty

Dumb Meme Game for Brand Jordan – Sit Down

It's interesting to watch the 'What are Those?' meme that blasted Michael Jordan at his annual Flight School Basketball Camp this past week. The 'Jordan XXIX Lows' response is going to be an all-time classic. As a looong time veteran of watching summer basketball camp … [Read more...]

Advertising, Brand Jordan, Branding, Footwear Industry, Sports Marketing BrandJordan, Nike, NikeBasketball, sportsmarketing

Silver 23/25

February 12, 2010 bret.dougherty

Where did time go?... We have gone 25 years since the launch of the Air Jordan, and we watched the brand grow from a underdog wonder to a branding behemoth.  The fact is that despite Mike's retirement for the past seven years, we're still mesmerized by the 'win' image that the … [Read more...]

Advertising, Basketball, Brand Jordan, Branding, Footwear Industry, Marketing, Media, Nike, Sports Marketing, Urban Culture

Kicks Here – Push There

October 26, 2009 bret.dougherty

Here's to the blogging sneakerheads getting their due... With sneaker blogs falling under the mainstream publishing umbrellas of late, marketers are reaching out to sneaker bloggers and other urban culture aficionadoes to push wares and other products for influence and sway.  … [Read more...]

Advertising, Ball Postings, Brand Jordan, Footwear Industry, Marketing, Nike, Online Marketing, Online Media, Sneakerheads, Sports Marketing

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