Avon announced the launch of Avon Connects—a social media website for women that allows them to interact with Avon representatives to get expert advice on the products. The new social media at www.avonconnects.co.uk serves for the purpose of helping women socialize, get support and advice from community members as well as enjoy other standard functions an average online community for women performs.

On February 01, Umbro announced the launch of Umbro 1350 — a new global campaign to support the range of its off-pitch sports apparel. According to the blog of the football apparel manufacturer, this «collection…is inspired by the iconic ‘taping’ that featured on some classic kits in the 1970s» and represents a range of ‘Diamond icons’ to be worn both during the footbal game and off-the-pitch life.

The campaign was developed by Manchester-based Love Creative agency. 

Music icon, actress, designer, philanthropist Jennifer Lopez, the ultimate modern goddess, became the one and only Venus Goddess. As the brand’s first-ever global ambassador, she’ll inspire women around the world to “reveal the goddess in you,” which means feeling their most confident, powerful and beautiful, inside and out. Lopez—and her amazing legs— will star in all elements of brand’s 2011 holistic marketing campaign, supporting the total brand portfolio that includes TV and print advertising, public relations, digital, social media and in-store communications.

Diet Coke and Heidi Klum joined forces on to raise awareness and funds for women’s heart health education and research. February is American Heart Month, and for the fourth consecutive year, Diet Coke is partnering with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to support ‘The Heart Truth®’ campaign (read more about the brand’s involvement in the movement in 2009 and 2010).

What does it take to create a stunning, award-winning movie today? For this, you need to assemble a perfect cast and hire a celebrated director (it goes without saying that money and talanted production is included as well). How to make a stunning, really engaging promotional video these days? Do the same. One of the biggest sport gear and apparel brands, Nike, teamed up with celebrity athlete Kobe Bryant, a rooster of movie stars including Kanye West, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, and Robert Rodriguez to shoot a film titled ‘The Black Mamba’ to support the launch of several new additions dedicated to Kobe.

To promote its new football boot, CTR360 Maestri II Elite, Nike launched a hilarious video featuring Barcelona midfield magician Andrés Iniesta, who is captured on the pitch during the game and training drills alongside his teammates Éric Abidal and Thiago Alcântara. The clip, which was presented on Nike Facebook and Nikefootball.com last Friday, includes footage clips filmed at both spots and glued together so skillfully so that viewers can’t even notice where they are linked—it’s like the footballer kicks the ball on the training field and receives the same ball at speed during the game to create new goal-scoring chances.

Changing diapers is a heroic deed in the eyes of a baby, and Pampers ‘Gifts to Grow’ program is teaming up with celebrity mom Bethenny Frankel to celebrate this and all the other wonderful things parents do each day for their babies and families that make them real, unsung heroes. Recognizing parents for all their hard work and dedication to their family, Pampers is unveiling a new year of gifts, incentives and rewards from their Gifts to Grow’ catalog that families can earn by purchasing Pampers branded products.