Wrigley’s 5 gum is inviting talented bands from across the nation to participate in the 3rd annual Vive tu Musica with 5™ ultimate concert. This year the online talent-search competition for unsigned rock and pop-star hopefuls has a new twist. New to 2011, selected bands will compete for a place in the finale concert within the new Vive tu Musica with 5 reality TV show. Ten bands will be voted to appear on the reality show to showcase their talent while taking part in a series of musical challenges.

Beginning this week, some of the biggest stars in NASCAR will turn laps at a much slower pace than usual, as they hit the racetrack on foot alongside fans for the first of five Coca-Cola Family Track Walks. Throughout the 2011 season, Coca-Cola will give thousands of fans the opportunity to experience a NASCAR race weekend from an amazing vantage point—on the track itself—at five different stops on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ schedule.

Pampers®, the diaper brand committed to making a difference for every parent and baby, right from the start, today announced the unveiling of a mural that honors Latino babies with real-life miracle stories as told by their families. The community mural is part of the brand’s ‘Every Little Miracle’ Hispanic campaign that provides Latina moms with ongoing support and resources for their babies’ happy, healthy development.

Coca-Cola concluded probably the largest experiment in the brand’s music history—its 24-hour live session with Maroon5, during which the band were writing and recording a new song. Throughout the unique event, which was steaming live online, the band’s and the brand’s fans from all around the globe were supporting the guys in the studio by tweeting with hashtag #WithMaroon5 (the messages popped up on the interactive wall in the studio).

The Cheerios® New Author Contest, which kicked off its search on March 22 for the next great new children’s book author, provides aspiring writers the perfect opportunity to make this dream a reality. One Grand Prize Winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize and a possible publishing deal with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, in addition to having his or her book featured inside Cheerios cereal boxes nationwide.

The ‘before and after’ method is the best ones for proving that a product really delivers positive changes. Most frequently, this approach is employed in promotions for cosmetic lines and food brand—and the new campaign based on this approach is all about animals. Purina is inviting animal owners to tap into the 60-Day See the Difference Challenge, through which the pet food brand offers to see the positive difference of feeding animals with the brand’s products and then share the testimonials with public.

The tournament-style Sprite Step Off competition returned with a six-city tour kicked off on March 19 in Charlotte, N.C. with teams from across the country competing for two $100,000 grand prizes in scholarships. Regional event competitions also will take place in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Houston, with the winning teams advancing to the national championship in Washington D.C. on May 21.