With Christmas and all the festive dinners being over, people want to get skinny and fit to meet the summer season in their perfect shape. Beverage brands are here to help consumers to reach this goal with their low calorie drinks—yesterday, we announced the new round of Diet Coke’s campaign, and now another diet product comes up: Diet Pepsi is releasing a new spot featuring actress Sofia Vergara, who starred with English soccer legend David Beckham in the previous commercial of the brand last spring. The new advert will debut on the 69th annual Golden Globes awards show on January 15, 2012, and now fans of Diet Pepsi and Modern Family star can watch a teaser of the commercial. Watch the teaser of the new commercial on the brand’s Facebook page.

The article is written by Ronny Beck, Executive Director, Account Management at Interbrand, Cincinnati, USA

It might seem counterintuitive amidst the current cycle of high unemployment that employers need to work harder than ever to retain qualified and motivated employees. However, a survey by MetLife revealed that 36 percent of employees hope to leave their job in the next 12 months; many are watching for evidence of an improving economy to move to greener pastures. The study also showed that less than half of employees felt “very strong loyalty” to their employers.

Dr Pepper, the iconic beverage brand which celebrated the 125th anniversary of its ‘original life’ in 2010, is kicking off a new advertising campaign, which is revolving around authenticity. The U.S. promotion dubbed ‘Always One of a Kind’ includes a commercial, which features nearly a thousand of the brand’s fans, who are living their life in an unconventional way and are happy to have their fresh and bright traits, which make them different from most of other people—the spot, which debuted yesterday, January 9, during the BCS National Championship Game, will be aired in March ABC, CW, FOX, NBC and cable channels.

Alcohol drinks manufacturers always strive to provide its consumers not only with drinks, but also with an opportunity to enjoy various mixes on the go. Such brands as Veuve Clicquot, Perrier-Jouët or Cointreau have already unveiled their own high end bar bags, fridges or bottle coats for those who like to have their drink while travelling. Following in the footsteps of its rival brands, Bombay Sapphire has collaborated with the New York-based design company Barking Irons to create a portable bar in a soft pebbled leather case, which contains all the esentials a professional mixologist may need to prepare a drink.