The luxury brand Prada has developed a gorgeous promotional campaign for its new Spring/Summer collection of menswear. The core element of the campaign is the 9-minute film called “First Spring”, which was directed by Chinese photographer and director Yang Fudong. The stunning black and white video set in old world Shanghai links the new collection of the brand with traditional Chinese costumes in a very natural way.

Guinness, which is supporting the rugby teams in Ireland, has introduced more technology into its campaign. With the help of ball manufacturer Gilbert and Fraunhofer Institute in Nuremberg the brand featured rugby balls with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technology) chip and sensors around rugby pitches to monitor and analyze how the ball moves. The results of the technology’s merging with sport provide rugby fans with an accurate game statistics and give a deeper insight into the process.

Nike footwear and apparel store, which opened in Tokyo last year, is the biggest flagship store on the Japanese territory. The design was elaborated by renowned architect Masamichi Katayama and studio Wonderwall. It takes 946 square meters and is more like a playing field, than a conventional store. The store was opened in November, and the huge number of clients, who visited the space since then, proved that the move was just right.

Budweiser invited its loyal consumers to take part in shaping its promotional campaign for the upcoming Super Bowl XLIV event, taking place on February 7. The brand wants to prove that the consumers’ opinion does make difference and so wants it influence the image of the beer. The visitors of the Facebook page of the brand were to watch three of the commercials made just for the date and determine which of them will air in the breaks.

Pepsi Max has released an African-inspired music track called ‘Oh, Africa’, made by R’n’B Grammy nominees artists Akon and Keri Hilson, to help African people in need. The video for the song features global football superstars Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba as well as two-time Grammy-winning the Soweto Gospel Choir. The anthem started to be available to download yesterday and proceeds from the sakes will be donated to organizations supporting underprivileged African youth.

Coca-Cola, being the major soft drink advertiser at the Super Bowl event after Pepsi decided to rule itself out, is using the sport competition for raising money and donate it to social organizations. The corporation is planning to give up to $500,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and half of the sum — $250,000 — is to be gathered with the help of Facebook project relating to the Super Bowl.