Landor Associates, a global creative community of brand strategists and designers, has released the results of its 2012 Breakaway Brands Study, which demonstrates top ten US brands that have successfully progressed in brand strength over a three-year period from 2008 to 2011. Just like the last year, Facebook was identified as the brand with the leading brand position, which has grown by 206% over three years. 

To inspire international creative community, Stolichnaya Premium vodka has rolled out an online project at www.ORGNL.TV. The brand has been playing off the idea of ‘being original’ in its previous campaigns including the search for the most original Britains and the spring digital initiative too. This is a hub showcasing the creative process of noted art, music, and fashion experts and offering people to upload their own videos to the website to share their own creativity with others.

UNIQLO is rolling off a new cross-platform advertising campaign to spread the word about the launch of two new stores of the brand in the USA. The latest marketing effort dubbed «The Faces of the People» features celebrities from all the fields, who embody the light, casual and playful nature of the apparel label. The new campaign stars both well-known human faces and Maru, beloved YouTube cat sensation from Japan, which got featured in a in a new online game, “UNIQLO Lucky Cube with Maru”, which offers users a chance to win nice prizes from the brand.

A Hollywood beauty and Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry unveiled her new fragrance, launched by Coty Beauty. The new scent “Closer” for her is all about a play of opposites, as it combines the traditional masculine and feminine accords and is unveiled in a bottle, which resembles the contours of the male and female body. The fragrance from Halle, which is developed to allure both men and women, is set for the global launch in September.