Tag Archives: Serena Williams

Serena Williams Now Looks to Re-produce On the Tennis Court

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

For those of you keeping score at home, it’s been five months since Serena Williams almost died giving birth to her daughter, Olympia. But now Williams is ready to see her tennis career reborn, as Sports Illustrated notes. Williams restarts … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Academy Awards, Indian Wells, New York Times, Nike, Olympia, Oscars, Serena Williams, Sports Illustrated, Until We All Win, WTA | Leave a comment

Nike Just Trumps It in Star-Studded ‘Equality’ Campaign

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Unlike many other marketers, Nike has a long history of addressing social issues, often in its own interests, but sometimes for the right reasons. Now comes this four-page spread in Sunday’s New York Times sports section. First page: Followed by this: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apple, Donald J. Trump, Equality, immigration orders, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, New York Times, Nike, refugees, Serena Williams, Starbucks | Leave a comment

TAG Heuer Needs a New TAGline

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Say, that was some US Open the past fortnight, yeah? It was Upset Central from start to finish, with the 1 seed (Serena Williams) playing the 10 seed (Caroline Wozniacki) in the women’s singles finals, and the 10 seed (Kei … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Caroline Wozniacki, Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic, Serena Williams, TAG Heuer, US Open | Leave a comment

WSJ’s Wimbledon Double-Fault

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Question: When the Wall Street Journal gets it wrong, how does the paper set it right? Answer: Stealthily, in this case. From Tom Perrotta’s piece in the Weekend Wall Street Journal print edition: [Rafael] Nadal, the top seed at Wimbledon, lost his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All England Club, French Open, Halle Germany, Martin Klizan, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Tom Perrotta, Wall Street Journal, Wimbledon | Leave a comment

Wall Street Journal Goes All Wimbledamus

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Nostradamus desk Monday’s Wall Street Journal featured this in its Sports section: Wimbledon Could Get Even Weirder After last week’s upsets, injuries and shoe-sole theatrics, will the ball keep bouncing funny? If you love Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Serena Williams, Wall Street Journal, Wimbledamus, Wimbledon | 2 Comments

Rafael Nadal, Please Call Sam Stosur

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The was some can of whup-ass Sam Stosur opened on Serena Williams in the U.S. Open women’s final, yeah? Match point: And what would the U.S. Open be without a Seranta – in this case because (via YouTube) “playing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged can of whup-ass, Novak Djokovic, Rafa, Rafael Nadal, Sam Stosur, Seranta, Serena Williams, U.S.Open | Leave a comment

Live and Let Learn

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Say, that was some Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde performance submitted by Serena Williams at the U.S. Open Saturday night, yeah? First she went Chernobyl on the lineswoman who called a foot fault on Williams’s second serve at 15-30 in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged meltdown, non-apology, Serena Williams, U.S.Open | 2 Comments