Western Union, an international money transfer system, in collaboration with the Dutch creative agency 180 Amsterdam have launched a new promotional campaign, a social project called PASS. The initiative is fronted by former international football star Patrick Vieira and start during the Group Stage of the UEFA Europa League Season 2012/13, which kicks off on September 20 across Europe.
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New York has been inspiring creative minds for decades, being the center of art, music and fashion scene of the country. The High Line is the city’s iconic location, which has influenced creative work of a number of artists and brands, needs some support from people who want to preserve the authenticity of the place. Recently, Friends of the High Line, which “works to build and maintain an extraordinary public park on the High Line… by transforming an essential piece of New York’s industrial past,” launched a merchandise program, which was joined by Diane von Furstenberg. The fashion designer created a special-edition collection to contribute the non-profit organization, which “provides over 90 percent of the High Line’s annual operating budget.”
PUMA has decided to find an answer to an eternal question many people would like to know—whether soccer fans love their team more than their wives and girlfriends. In collaboration with Droga5 and Bristol University researchers, the sports apparel brand did a study based on information from Newcastle United fans. Before the test began, the male fans had told researchers that their love to both their wives and their teams was equal.
YouTube has been serving as a hub for both entertainment and news-related footage for years, and has turned into a platform for latest citizen-uploaded footage videos on things happening around the globe, from street disturbances and demonstrations, to on-the-spot reporting covering elections or natural disasters. Last month, the video sharing platform launched a face-blurring tool to help secure anonymity when posting footage, and now it presents a new channel, The I Files, dedicated to investigative reporting.
Mountain Dew continues its partnership with musician Lil Wayne as part of its DEWeezy campaign. The company has also partnered with action sports youth development agency STOKED to launch www.deweezy.com, a hub for fans where they can learn more about the project and help to bring the next DEW/Lil Wayne commercial to life.
LG encourages the US nation to tackle bullying and help create the friendly atmosphere in communities across the country. The tech giant supports Cartoon Network’s ‘Stop Bullying: Speak Up’ campaign by launching an initiative at the sixth annual LG U.S. National Texting Championship next week on August 8. The brand will encourage people in the US to enter a simple message ‘Join LG’ and send it to 27777 during the special ‘Text for the Cause’ round. Each text pledge will bring $1 to Cartoon Network from LG (up to $50,000)—the donated money will be spend on distributing more bullying prevention toolkits for middle and high schools across the country.