The time around the first days of January is just perfect for making resolutions for the whole year, and since 2012 promises to be very sportive with the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, a plan for this year should include a bunch of sport related goals. Nike supports both renowned athletes and ordinary people who just like to keep fit and encourages them to make a pledge on Twitter on how they will #makeitcount in the coming 12 months.

Virgin Mobile Australia has rolled out a Christmas marketing campaign celebrating the beginning of summer season in Australia with the bikes giveaway. ‘A Fair Ride For All’ initiative is a real off-line game of hiding bikes in secret locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane each day and releasing clues on where to find them at FairRide.com.au.

The biggest and most awaited event of the next year is the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the brands, which sponsor the international competition, have already started their preparation for it by rolling out dedicated campaigns like Cadbury or previewing new vehicles like BMW. The auto giant, which is the top-tier sponsor of the event, is not only going to provide the fleet of 4,000 cars, bicycles and motorcycles for the athletes and officials, it is also offering the public an opportunity to know more about the event and athletes by releasing the Olympics 2012 iPad magazine app.

New Balance and Dasani have teamed up to produce a shoe with a brand new sustainability concept. To unveil the shoe called newSKY, the brands rolled out a national program, which encourages increased recycling and features Dasani PlantBottle packaging and New Balance footwear with the headlines ‘Step Up and Recycle’ and ‘A bottle today.  A shoe tomorrow.  Recycle.’