AXE (Lynx) is well-known for its controversial campaigns, touching on the most personal themes, primarily about man-woman relationship. A few days ago, the brand has launched a nice poster in Hong Kong claiming that Lynx can turn a lesbian into a straight girl with just a few blasts of the body spray onto a male’s body. The promotion developed by BBH Asia Pacific in Singapore for the Hong Kong market builds on the announcement made by real-estate tycoon Cecil Chao, who offers HK $500 million dollars ($65 million US) to a guy who will turn his lesbian daughter Gigi into a straight gal.

Microsoft has released a campaign to promote its upcoming tablet Surface, which is to be available to purchase next week. The new promotion has arrived just in time for the launch of the pre-Christmas advertising season, thus encouraging more consumers to buy Surface tablets as gifts to their loved ones (though, the adverts do not relate to the hottest shopping season directly). With this move, the tech giant is definitely enters the battle with its major competitors, Amazon, Google and Apple, which also have something to offer.

IKEA, which has been helping consumers across the globe create simple and comfortable interiors, is launching a new campaign in the UK, which is focused not on the products but on activities which take place at home. The new campaign, developed by Mother, will launch on October 20 to draw Brits’ attentions to their home as the center of their family life, and will tel how IKEA can help improve it.