In this awesome commercial for Li Ning—aka the low-budget version of Nike—Argentina's 2004 Olympic Gold Medal winning basketball team maneuvers the court as a cascade of killer plants (Triffids?) tries to stop the men from scoring. Video inside.

Did you know that just by sitting there, not drinking, you are killing the American economy? We're currently in the midst of the biggest "lite" beer sale decline in recent memory. The culprit? You. (And "Drinkability").

Hey there—you, the consumer. How would you like $1 off a Frappuccino, or a free Croissanwich, or just a meaningless virtual corporate-assigned "title?" You'd like it a lot. All we need is every bit of your personal information, free.

John Wren is CEO of the massive, ominously named advertising and PR conglomerate Omnicom. As part of his contract, whenever he dies, the (publicly traded) company pays his heirs $41 million. This benefits the shareholders by....????

America's greatest controversy right this minute: Why is Michael Jordan wearing a Hitler mustache in Hanes ads? Is it because Hanes is crap, and Michael Jordan is an asshole? Makes sense, if you think about it. Carry on. [Adfreak]

KFC knows how to do three things: 1. Get lots of PR for its terrifying chicken-byproduct products; 2. Lose money; and 3. Make comical "branding" statements, while doing items one and two. Wait'll you catch the new tagline!

A Sicilian advertising agency rolled out 18-foot posters of Hitler in pink uniform across the capital city, Palermo, to promote a teen clothing line with the slogan: "Change Style—Don't Follow Your Leader." Some people are quite angry. [Telegraph]

You there, citizen: is that coffee in your hand a Starbucks™ brand coffee? There is a 95% likelihood that it is not. That is unacceptable. Fear not; Starbucks™ brand coffee will soon be even more ubiquitous. More Starbucks. More!

You see a cool YouTube video of people running on water. It's called "liquid mountaineering," and you share it on Facebook and Twitter. Then you find out it was a viral marketing campaign. And you feel like a tool.

Amour, a Canadian porno television network, is running a slew of promo ads showing, haha, dumb porno girls being dumb. 1. Since when does porn need ads? 2. Sexist much? 3. What's wrong with you, Canada? You've changed. [via Adfreak]

For months now, mighty P&G has been battling hordes of upset parents who say that the new Pampers Dry Max diapers are ill-fitting, worthless, and even chemical burning their babies' bottoms. Can corporate PR defeat irate poop cultists?

It's worse than we thought: "Bret Michaels Brain Hemorrhage May Affect Pantene Campaign."

Magnum condoms, for those of you who don't know (not me), are big condoms that are great for when your penis is extra large. Who better to promote Magnum condoms than rappers, who have extra-large penises, as everyone knows?

What the hell...the U.S. government—which depends on consumer tax revenue—has started a new program to "educate" kids on how advertising works. Outlandish! Oh, wait—by "educate," they mean "indoctrinate, as enthusiastic consumers." Please continue!

Belgian men's magazine Che, one of the foremost practitioners of assvertising, has a fun new online promo: "The Blow Job," rowrrrr. **May result in your image being recorded and used by Che for promotional purposes. Blow it hard, fellas! [Adrants]

Consumer insight from the top minds in advertising: people these days like free money.

KFC's nasty Double Down sandwich was the buzziest product rollout since KFC's Oprah-sponsored Grilled Chicken fiasco last year—which helped KFC lose $4.9 billion in sales and 1.7 market share points in 2009. This time is different, though. [AdAge]

Dudes if you are ever in a bar and a hot chick is all "Heyyy put your number in my BlackBerry Storm2 9950 and I'll totally call you," don't do it! It's all an evil "stealth marketing" trap.

Kevin Daum writes books about business and marketing. He is not a New York Times bestselling author. That did not stop him from getting "New York Times Best Seller" tattooed on his chest (backwards).

America has given so much to the people of Afghanistan.Our latest gift: modern military propaganda. The military's new Afghan ad campaign is in favor of soldiers, but against suicide bombers. Click through for one more democracy-engendering ad, via Ad Age.