There are many ways to celebrate individuality, but it is much better when well-known brands help you with this. Dr Pepper has launched a new US advertising push dubbed “/1,” or “one of one,” which centers around the “each one is unique” message, which is behind the “One of a Kind” campaign launched in early 2012. The new promotion developed by Deutsch LA includes a series of adverts starring individuals who achieved a lot in their life.

Polaroid is opening up new opportunities for creative individuals, who love taking photos and want to turn them into true pieces of art. The photo brand announced it is launching a series of experimental retail stores, Polaroid Fotobars, where consumers will be able to quickly and easily create visual masterpieces from the digital pictures they take with their photo cameras, smartphones, etc.

Despite predictions that digital age would ‘kill’ TV, most consumers in the developed countries (particularly, in the U.S.) are watching TV more than ever, while laptops, tablets and mobiles, so-called «second» or «third screens», even enrich TV viewing experience. As the latest Nielsen’s report reveals, 85% of mobile owners use their tablet or smartphone while watching TV at least once per month, and 40%do so daily. More specifically, 41% use a tablet while watching TV daily, and 39% use a smartphone.

Pepsi is announcing a new brand ambassador, Beyoncé, who actually has been on the brand’s celebrity roster since 2002. As part of the new round of partnership, which is defined as a “true creative and wide-ranging global collaboration,” the brand and the international music icon will be developing “new content and innovative ways to engage fans, consumers and retailers to benefit both brands,” notes Pepsi.

Wearable electronics, which is gaining momentum now, still evokes futuristic associations. Macy’s wants to make tomorrow come earlier. The US retailer has collaborated with Sean John Combs aka Puff Daddy, the brand’s fashion partner, to create a new item, inspired by this trend—a sweater with a video element, which turns this traditional knitted piece of clothing into a true tribute to high-tech.