Pepsi releases an instantly iconic ‘Gladiator II’ ad, Olipop dupes Mountain Dew, and Nike flips its logo upside down

These are the branding news stories we’re reading this week.

This week in branding, Pepsi released a new take on a major throwback, Olipop started some covert beef with Mountain Dew, and Nike flipped its logo on its head. Here are all of the branding news stories we’re following: