The Coca-Cola Company, which products are often listed among the major contributors to obesity, rolls out a new U.S. campaign designed to encourage people across the country to make informed soft drink choices and adopt more active lifestyles. The company is launching two spots nationally, which start an open conversation about low- and no-calorie versions of favourite drinks and the ways to burn the gained calories. In addition, Coca-Cola is now running a series of sport-focused programs, which help promote physical activity in local communities.

The article is written by Greg Taylor, Director of Brand Provocation at Elmwood, London

It’s that time of year again here in the UK. Our TV screens are being hit with a blizzard of yuletide advertising. The retailers in particular vie for bragging rights as to who has the best ‘Christmas campaign’. This time around, Waitrose and John Lewis particularly struck me. For international readers, Waitrose is the chain of supermarkets of the John Lewis Partnership, which also has a chain of department stores called, you guessed it, ‘John Lewis’. 

Сoca-Cola is reorganizing its prime hub, www.thecoca-colacompany.com, to make it fit into the modern digital environment, shifting from the corporate website image to an online magazine positioning. According to The New York Times, the update is described by the company’s executives “as the most ambitious digital project they have undertaken.” The scope of subjects to be covered on the reimagined platform is ranging from entertainment, the environment, health and sports to corporate announcements, the website will also feature press releases as well as opinion columns, interviews, video, audio and photo content.

Ahead summer in Australia, Fanta launches a new campaign entitled Unbottle the Fun to tap into the happiness and joy the hot holiday season brings. Coca-Cola’s brand is going to challenge Aussies teenagers with a series of fun-packed “Funstigator” missions through December 31. The promotion is centered around the new app, which can be found either on the brand’s Facebook page or be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

With photo-sharing platforms gaining momentum, Coca-Cola also taps into this trend by launching a new destination that can become a true rival to Instagram and Flickr. The new destination, which also seems to be working as a social network, is about to launch at www.happyplaces.com. Currently, the platform is inactive, but Coca-Cola released a free iOS app on the iTunes store on November 1, which allows to see what the new platform will be like.