Getting ready for London 2012 Olympics, Coca-Cola rolls out a global integrated campaign, Move to the Beat. The campaign will demonstrate the 2012 Games and sport in general in a way to inspire young people around the world.
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The Coca-Cola Company is taking a decisive step further in its commitment to help positive social changes continue around the globe. The company, which reported that it has recently awarded $9.6 million in grant awards to more than 40 global community organizations during the third quarter of 2011, yesterday, September 22, announced a partnership with UN Women partnership to promote women’s economic empowerment.
The Glacéau vitaminwater brand, known for its bold claiming which was criticized by public and banned by the advertising watchdog ASA, has now come up with a new campaign, which surely won’t generate any negative buzz. The Coca-Cola Company’s colorful drink has launched a new promotional project ahead of London 2012, encouraging fans to join in the creative process of developing a new flavour. The crowd-sourcing project, running on Facebook, is fronted by English signer Jessie J, the new brand ambassador and a ‘Flavour Creator,’ she will also help launch the consumer generated product, the ninth in the brand’s line-up, shortly before the Olympic Games.
Coca-Cola’s expedition to discover happiness started the same time Coke won the hearts of its first consumers. With almost every new promotional piece the iconic fuzzy drink brand is pursuing the goal to uncover a secret formula of happiness—Coca-Cola has already introduced the Happiness Machine and Truck, released a range of applications and surveys related to the theme and launched the hilarious Happiness Factory series to name but a few. The brand has already gained impressive experience of delivering positive emotions to millions of its consumers and it has come again to share some of its secrets. On September 16, Coca-Cola released a new 6 min 30 sec musical film dubbed ‘The Great Happyfication,’ a new installation of the Emmy- & TIME-nominated worldwide series of vibrant and a bit odd animated ads, which are all about discovering the world of Coke and the ways Coca-Cola makes people happy.
Coca-Cola Great Britain is today launching a new PlantBottle packaging. To celebrate the eco-event the company tasked designer Wayne Hemingway (who is also developing a new uniform for McDonalds) to help communicate the environmental message to consumers, creating a limited-edition umbrella, with fabric made entirely from 100% recycled plastic bottles. The umbrellas are exclusively being sold at Harvey Nichols.