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Nike’s ‘Walkers Tolerated’ sign at the Boston Marathon was meant to fire up runners. Instead, it insulted them.

Nike got a brisk reminder last week of how edgy marketing can easily blow up in a brand’s face. The sneaker and apparel giant’s ad, at its store on Boston’s Newbury Street ahead of the city’s iconic marathon today, declared: “Runners Welcome. Walkers Tolerated.” It was a striking misreading of the culture of runners, and…

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