Panasonic Life Innovation Container took a leading role in a 6-days event ‘Jumbara 2011’ started on July 4 at the Limboto Campgrounds in Gorontalo and hosted by the Indonesian Red Cross Society. The Life Innovation Container provided by Panasonic is a demonstration of Panasonic’s innovative and comprehensive energy solutions in creating, storing and saving energy.

What happens when two iconic brands come together? Their collaborations usually result in quite predictable products such as extravagant cars (auto + luxury), sneakers (footwear + apparel), bikes (commuter transport means + apparel) and hip bottles (soft drinks + fashion) to name but a few. Following the trend of teaming up for creating something new, SKYY Vodka and Diesel partnered to develop a new product, which is (quite surprisingly) neither jeans nor a cocktail—it is… a new swimsuit capsule collection to be unveiled this week at the beginning of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim (July 14–18, Miami).

A year after YouTube asked people from all around the globe to contribute to making the ‘Life in a Day’ crowdsourcing movie, Intel Corporation and Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. issued a call encouraging Internet users to participate in developing the state-of-the-art social film project dubbed ‘Inside.’ The blockbuster thriller starring Emmy Rossum (‘Phantom of the Opera’) and directed by D.J Caruso (‘Eagle Eye’) and Oscar-winning cinematographer Mauro Fiore (‘Avatar’), will be created in line with the previously launched Intel’s ‘Visual Life’ campaign and its numerous advertising pieces revolving around the escape theme.

Yesterday Nestlé announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the founding family of Hsu Fu Chi, a leading manufacturer and distributor of confectionery products in China, listed in Singapore. Under the proposed agreement, Nestlé intends to acquire 60% of Hsu Fu Chi whilst the Hsu family will own the remaining 40%. Hsu Fu Chi’s current CEO and Chairman, Mr. Hsu Chen, will continue to lead the company in the new partnership.

On July 12, Doritos, a PepsiCo’s snack brand, launched a 2-months storytelling campaign Doritos Uncut for their Brazilian fans on Facebook. The campaign, developed by partner agencies LiveAD in Sao Paolo and Night Agency in New York, gives the idea of social sharing and storytelling through an innovative application that allows multiple friends to tell one story. The story is hoped to be brought to digital life by Doritos.