To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition and the 70th anniversary of the reopening of the distillery, the whiskey brand Jack Daniel’s has launched an auction, where any person of drinking age can make a bid and get limited edition Jack Daniel’s memorabilia. The auction is arranged at the www.jackdanielsauction.co.za, and you can make your bid with Daniel’s Dollars.

The globally known international home products retailer IKEA is sure that just $1 can make the life of children better and be enough to start introducing positive changes on a global scale. The social campaign “One dollar is a fortune” was started in 2003 and is aiming at raising money for improvement of children’s education all round the world. To support the project the retailer devised the singing activity Soft Toy Said featuring cute soft toys.

Convenience in Canning: The Mediterranean Fish Market

By Steve Thomas, Marketing Manager, CROWN Food Europe

Every year, around 12 billion kg of fish is consumed in the EU. That equals 24 kg for every EU citizen, which is well over the world average of 13 kg per person. What’s more, the demand for fish in Europe is growing. With busier lifestyles, consumers are becoming more conscious of the need to eat a nutritious and balanced diet in order to maintain good health. For them, fish is a great way to consume lean protein and also boost the nutrients and vitamins in their diets.

Coca-Cola gives its heart to social campaigns again. Within its Diet Coke’s annual partnership with The Heart Truth campaign the soft drink producer revealed its limited-edition cans with lovely heart graphic. The design is simple and cute – a sketch of a big red heart with a little black man holding it up. The launch is dedicated to American Heart Month, which takes the whole February.

The marketing campaign of much-anticipated «God of War III» Sony PlayStation’s game has launched its marketing campaign, being strongly supported by 7-Eleven convenience stores and Mtn Dew soft drinks. The Greek mythology-based action game will be launched only on March 16, but staring from yesterday gamers can enjoy the blackberry-and-lime-flavored Kratos Fury Slurpee drink made exclusively for the release.

Starting on February 1 America can cast their votes at Pepsi‘s www.refresheverything.com for the refreshing consumer-generated ideas that they believe will make a positive impact on their communities. This is the first of eleven opportunities for the public to win grants from $5,000 up to $250,000 throughout the year. The first voting session ends on February 28 and the ideas that receive the top votes will be announced on Monday, March 1, 2010.

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.