One of the best ways to make an ad viewed and talked about by larger number of people is to make it controversial. The Dr Pepper brand has posted a new visual to its Facebook page—actually, quite a conventional one,—which ignited a lot of buzz in the comments. The ad titled “Evolution of Flavour” actually depicts an evolution of a man, featuring three stages of a human’s development: Pre-Pepper (an ape), Pepper Discovery (a cave man), and Post-Pepper (a man as he is now). This approach has been used numerous times in all kinds of visuals, but this time it turned to bee really offensive for some fans of the Dr Pepper page.

Pepsi has one again tapped one of the biggest Bollywood stars, Priyanka Chopra, as its ambassadress. The brand already collaborated with the Indian A-lister four years ago (the deal was closed because of some endorsement fee issues), and now welcomes the celebrity again. Chopra joins a roster of well-recognized Indian faces including MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina as well as Ranbir Kapoor, who co-star with Priyanka in the latest Bollywood comedy Barfi!.

Coca-Cola is committed to spreading happiness across the globe using all methods and approach possible. Philologists note than when people are heaving their meal, they are more and their sub-consciousness is more perceptive and the information they gets into their mind easily. That’s why it’s important to eat and drink with people you love and in the positive atmosphere. Coca-Cola can provide that. The iconic brand, which launched the Happiness Truck and the Happiness Machine, introduced its Happiness Table to people in Naples, Italy.

New York has been inspiring creative minds for decades, being the center of art, music and fashion scene of the country. The High Line is the city’s iconic location, which has influenced creative work of a number of artists and brands, needs some support from people who want to preserve the authenticity of the place. Recently, Friends of the High Line, which “works to build and maintain an extraordinary public park on the High Line… by transforming an essential piece of New York’s industrial past,” launched a merchandise program, which was joined by Diane von Furstenberg. The fashion designer created a special-edition collection to contribute the non-profit organization, which “provides over 90 percent of the High Line’s annual operating budget.”

Green is an everlasting trend influencing the performance of virtually any brand and company, which want to develop a positive image around the globe. Traditionally, leading an eco-oriented life implies a number of activities, such as recycling or skipping to water (energy, air)-saving technologies or just encouraging people to switch off the light when they leave the room, etc., and in fact there’re no new territories to explore here.