To appeal to different categories of consumers effectively, some brands use different promotional concepts for similar products, tailoring the positioning to the tastes of target audience. The iconic carbonated drink Dr Pepper has finally launched its Dr Pepper Ten, a 10-calorie soft drink, which has been testing on the U.S. market since early year, across the country. Basically, the new product is another version of the brand’s diet drink (though, with its calories and sugar it differs from Diet Dr Pepper, 10/2 in Dr Pepper 10 vs. 0/0 in Diet), but its low calorie background was not highlighted here since, as researches state, male shoppers don’t think that diet products are ‘manly’ enough.

Coca-Cola is committed to spreading happiness and sharing positive emotions all around the globe. Usually, one doesn’t need much to feel happy, since even a small gesture, a little personalized gift can make our day. In Australia, the legendary soft drink brand has released a range of bottles and cans with the most popular names in the country—Jess, Sam, Edward, Matt, Kevin, Kate and others (there are 150 of them)—printed on the front of the packaging as part of the Share a Coke campaign ahead of the Christmas season, inviting people to buy these personalized drinks for their friends and family. Consumers can purchase the cans and bottles, which already have the names, or ask to put the ones they want for free at one of 18 Westfield Shopping Centers.

Powerade is launching a month long on-pack promotion giving consumers the chance to win a pair of tickets to the sold out 100M Finals at the London 2012 Olympic Games with every promotional bottle of Powerade ION4 and Zero. From October 3 through October 31, fans can not only win tickets to the fastest show on earth but will also have the chance to watch other Olympic events such as Basketball, Track Cycling or Beach Volleyball on two different days as part of a once-in-a-lifetime hospitality prize package.

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.