MINI, which last year launched a hilarious geo-location campaign in Stockholm, has now running a new awesome international promotion in another European capital, Berlin. For the new advertising initiative dubbed ‘It’s Personal,’ the brand merged billboards and interactive technology, inviting just everybody—both in the real and digital dimensions—to tap in and get featured on the giant MINI Photo Box, located at the corner Kurfürstendamm and Joachimstaler Straße in the German capital.

Cheetos, PepsiCo‘s Frito-Lay’s mischievous and playful snack brand, is on a mission to reward the best of the best when it comes to goofing off. The brand unveiled the Cheetos Billion Minute Break, a first-of-its-kind, internet-wide experience where  American consumers can compete to become the greatest break-taker alive and the winner of the ultimate Cheetos reward—a larger-than-life portrait of themselves made entirely of Cheetos snacks. Every minute spent goofing off online helps consumers earn greater goof-off status and valuable prizes, and helps Cheetos achieve its ultimate goal—a collective one billion minutes of time spent goofing off by its fans.

LinkedIn has become the first privately-held social media company to go public by selling its shares at $45 per unit. Surprisingly, in the first day of trading shares rose as 171 percent and closed at $94.25, more than 109 percent above the initial price. According to www.reuters.com, to date 7.84 million shares have been sold, which puts the company at a valuation of about $4.3 billion.

Building on the terrific success of reality show ‘Bud United: Bud House’ that aired during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Budweiser is going to roll out another sensational project entitled ‘Bud United: The Big Time’. This is a next-gen project launched in course of the Bad United experiental platform. The latest endeavor of the beer brand is all about getting little people hit the big time. The casting is now performed through the brand-operated pages on social media, including Facebook and Renren