Coca-Cola’s Sprite is launching a new advertising campaign in India, where the brand holds the second position in the list of soft drink brands. The tagline of the marketing push, which aims at younger consumers, says, ‘First drink, then think. Sprite—University of Freshology.’ The iconic lemon-lime based soda, which was launched in 1999 across the country, will be now promoted through a series of 6 TV commercials, as well as social media platforms and the brand’s website—www.sprite.in.

ELLE, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Piaget, Acura, the AVEENO skin care and hair care brand, LG and Stella Artois to name a few became the sponsors of the 26th Film Independent Spirit Awards, which pays tribute to the independent film community, celebrating films made by filmmakers who embody independence and originality. ‘Black Swan,’ ‘Winter’s Bone,’ ‘127 Hours,’ ‘The Kids Are All Right,’ and ‘The King’s Speech’ among others received awards at the ceremony, held in Santa Monica, USA, on February 26.

Macallan, a whisky brand known for its passion for the art of photography, has announced the launch of online photography competition. As reported earlier, back in December 2010, the brand introduced Macallan Masters of Photography: Albert Watson Edition, a single malt and collection of pictures taken by the master photographer Albert Watson. The black and white photos represent key moments of the trip of oak casks from the forests of Spain through to the cooperage in Jerez including breathtaking sceneries and interesting people.

In today already walks tomorrow,” once wrote Friedrich von Schiller. This became the idea behind the new Future Perfect Art Contest initiated by the Beautiful/Decay label, “a printed book series and apparel line with a focus on experimental, grotesque, and groundbreaking art,” and sponsored by Toyota Prius. The brands are encouraging creative minds to share their visions of tomorrow though graphics (entrants can use any medium for unveiling their concepts), with the best works to be featured in the upcoming Beautiful/Decay book .

Intertwitter Race is the title of a one of a kind online campaign developed by Nike in collaboration with BBDO Argentina and +Castro dedicated to Buenos Aires Nike 10k—a marathon that was held in Buenos Aires. This online application that united the online and real-life races was designed to compare and visualize the number of literal ‘followers’ a racer had in course of the actual Nike 10K (based on their timing results) to the number of Twitter followers of the race participants. 

From time to time, brands invite their consumers to assist them in developing new products—as a rule, fans create package or apparel designs, commercials or even flavours of drinks, while naming usually remains in the domain of the brand’s creative team. adidas UK decided to step further and is now offering football fans a life-time chance to give a name to the official matchball of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Quite a bold step since the ball is not only the brand’s product, but a part of the international sports history as well.

In course of its online contest ‘Share and Win’ launched in Europe on February 9, Levi’s introduced a unique prize—a one-of-a-kind fixed-gear  bicycle decorated with denim and painted in a color that resembles jeans. This model was created by Levi’s in cooperation with Unik bike, Belgium’s pro in re-inventing vintage bikes, Fixerati, a shop specializing in supplying rare bike parts, and London-based Brother Cycles, which is considered N1 bike  frame manufacturer.

Purina has issued a call for candidates interested in taking quite an exotic and interesting position of cat show correspondent. The job tasks include, according to the press announcement issued by Purina, «traveling the country and connecting with fellow cat owners about how they nurture well-being in their cats». The pet food brand offers travel perks in addition to $50,000 annual salary, plus the candidates may keep their daily jobs. No formal training or expertise in journalism is required.