On December 1, Heineken announced the global roll-out of the new iconic Heineken bottle, completing the redesign of its global brand packaging range. The restyling aims to streamline the visual identity and make the brand even more consistent and recognizable in all 170 markets worldwide. The new bottle will come in five different volume sizes and will be available in Western Europe at the beginning of 2011 and across the rest of the world by 2012.

To expand functionality and beat all the competitors, quickly following business social network LinkedIn,on December 5, Facebook introduced a new look and feel of its user profile page. The idea behind this innovation is to make users login to Facebook not just for staying in touch with friends, chatting, watching photos and reconnecting with the old friends, but also consider it a tool for doing serious business, hiring people for the new job, exploring more information about your employees and find people with the same professional interests as well as those working in the same field.

Independent Film Channel (IFC) and Bombay Sapphire teamed up to create a detailed story about quality, taking the iconic gin brand as the example of perfection. The website of the Channel now features a documentary film ‘The Culture of Quality. The Artisans,’ which helps viewers get a better insight into the wonderful world of real gin and learn a lot about how it’s made.

Belvedere is excited to reintroduce Belvedere Silver for the 2010 holiday season. Belvedere Silver is Belvedere super premium vodka packaged in a brand new, limited edition Silver bottle. A fixture at Fashion Weeks around the world and the Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera this year, Belvedere Silver is the centerpiece for the hottest celebrations. Popular not only for its precious contents but also for its stylish, keepsake bottle, Silver is this holiday season’s must-have souvenir.

In honour of the World AIDS Day, December 1, the charitable (RED) project in collaboration with global brands gave boost to its international program focused on providing help to HIV-infected people in Africa. They have introduced a new twist of the campaign, which has been running since 2006: this time, (RED) wants to bring attention to the possibility of the first AIDS Free Generation in 30 years by 2015, and is encouraging people around the globe to promote the idea by customizing their social media profiles with (RED) avatars, badges and backgrounds as well as buying the branded goods from iconic manufacturers.