It’s nearly impossible to create a better beer formula, but creative minds can offer new approaches to take the beer drinking process to the next level. As part of its Ideas Brewery project, HEINEKEN is challenging innovators from all around the globe to think and offer some new draught beer experiences. It is the second Open Innovation Challenge within the project (in April, when the Ideas Brewery was founded, the company called beer fans to create the innovative packaging for beer), and the beer maker wants contestants to use all their talent and technological solutions from other fields, the entertainment and gaming industries to name a few, to develop a truly stunning experience.

Apple is taking a new step in promoting its laptops—the tech giant has released a series of ads which was launched in the USA on the day of the Olympics Opening Ceremony. The short adverts feature stand-up comedian Josh Rabinowitz as an Apple Store Genius, who knows answers to all questions to arise and is always happy to help. In the adverts, created by TBWA\Media Arts Lab, the guy gets into silly situations, which are actually not that humorous. The spots, which appeared on the official Apple channel on YouTube on July 27, have already got a lot of dislikes according to the statistics below the video.

Duracell has launched a campaign revolving around the ‘always powered’ theme to promote the Duracell Powermat wireless charging system, which allows your mobile devices to be charged 24/7. In the new ad, the brand focuses the opportunities the product provides rather than emphasizes the device itself, and the appearance of famed rapper Jay-Z in the end of the video makes us want to buy Duracell Powermat right now.

Gillette takes its Olympic message to the walls. The male grooming brands launched an outdoor promotion as part of its ‘Great Start’ Olympic campaign, created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, in the UK a few days ahead of the launch of the long-awaited sport event. Now, three tower blocks in Stratford overlooking the Olympic Park got giant and impressive visuals featuring the brand’s ambassadors Sir Chris Hoy, Liam Tancock and Tyson Gay within their sport activity.

Procter & Gamble has released a new brilliantly humorous ad for Old Spice following the launch of the deeply emotional and dramatic videos in the ‘Thank you, Mom’ campaign. The baldest brand in the company’s portfolio is presenting a skinny man, who managed to reach all of his ambitious goals with the help of affirmations recorded on tapes, which are played via a walkman designed as an Old Spice deodorant packaging. The ‘I Will Live Forever’ advert, created by Widen+Kennedy (the agency behind P&G’s Olympic push), was released yesterday, July 23, as part of the ‘Believe In Your Smelf’ campaign, launched in spring 2012.