Corona Light is going to feature some of its Facebook page’s fans on one of the most renowned ad space in the U.S., on the 40-foot-tall digital billboard on New York City’s Times Square. Through this promotion, which has been recently kicked off on its Facebook page, the Mexican beer brand is encouraging its consumers to share their photos (at least 500×500 pixels), which will be later displayed to public in NYC from November 8 to December 5.
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The theme of sibling rivalry, which was employed in the summer Stella Artois TV advert, is now explored by Gillette. The male grooming brand has launched a nice campaign featuring two identical brothers, twins George and Dean Georgiades, who can be distinguished only by beard—the first has it and the second is clean shaven. The two men will take part in a series of challenges which will help determine if guys look more attractive with facial hair.
To provide its users with the latest news on what’s going on at New York Fashion Week (September 9-16), Twitter launched a microsite, which aggregates the event-related and industry news from a number of channels including @americanexpress, @BumbleandBumble, @Smashboxartists, @AskBobbiBrown, @WomensWearDaily, @Modelinia, @Bergdorfs and many more as well as images and users’ tweets with #nyfw tag.
It seems that over a few years, we will not have to go to the cinema or even take a disc to watch a movie—everything will be online and for free. Last Friday, 27 August, YouTube launched another free movie section, this time in the UK, inviting people to watch hits of the film industry for free and without any time limitations on the web. To date, there are more than 400 full-length movies of various genres, including action, horror, comedy and animated films, with yet more to come.