The Glacéau vitaminwater brand, known for its bold claiming which was criticized by public and banned by the advertising watchdog ASA, has now come up with a new campaign, which surely won’t generate any negative buzz. The Coca-Cola Company’s colorful drink has launched a new promotional project ahead of London 2012, encouraging fans to join in the creative process of developing a new flavour. The crowd-sourcing project, running on Facebook, is fronted by English signer Jessie J, the new brand ambassador and a ‘Flavour Creator,’ she will also help launch the consumer generated product, the ninth in the brand’s line-up, shortly before the Olympic Games.


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With less than a year to go to London 2012, Olympic sponsorship is virtually sold out, with over 50 partners signed up at global and domestic level by the IOC and LOCOG in deals worth $2billion combined. This makes it one of the biggest sponsorship programmes of its type in the world—it accounts for around one-third of total Games revenues—and certainly the most prestigious given that its members feature a plethora of iconic global brand owners such as BMW, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and Samsung.