The iconic ketchup brand Heinz introduces Heinz Tomato Ketchup Blended with Balsamic Vinegar. The new sauce will be available in the USA on November 14, though not in supermarkets. The new product campaign sends consumers directly to the brand’s Facebook page. Those passionate about ketchup will only be able to purchase a bottle of Heinz with a balsamic tinge online, while supermarkets shelves will be filled with the product in late December. 

Polar bears have been Coca-Cola’s for almost a century, and now they really need the brand to help save the endangered animals from extinction. The iconic brand has teamed up with WWF, its longstanding partner in nature focused activities, to launch the new campaign dubbed Arctic Home, encouraging people across the USA to contribute to the polar bear conservation effort during winter season. The brand is making the initial donation of $2 million to WWF, hoping to raise up to $1 million through consumer texting donations. To spread the message across the nation, the brand is changing its visual identity—for the period of the campaign, which is running from November 2011 till March 2012, the iconic red cans will become white with the red ‘Coca-Cola’ inscription and polar bears (a mother bear and her two cubs), and other drinks from the company’s portfolio will get white caps.

Clothing may be a way to make a bold fashion statement or express your inner world, but sometimes it turn to be a great thing that helps us support a social cause. Threadless, BBH New York and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF have teamed up to launch GOOD SHIRTS, a new collection of T-shirts created to contribute to support relief efforts in the Horn of Africa, the region that is now suffering greatly from famine and drought. All the proceeds from the sale of the range, what went on sale on October 25, will be donated to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and will be used to bring hope to the people of the deprived areas.

Patagonia, a California-based apparel company, rolled out a new outdoor company, which is calling on consumers to repair or resell their Patagonia clothes. The initiative within the Common Threads project is focused on reselling Patagonia clothing that people don’t wear anymore on eBay. Though it sounds paradoxical, there’s a smart idea behind this sustainable and eco-friendly as well as marketing move.

Nike, which has developed a range of social and marketing initiatives dedicated to running, is now presenting another light heart campaign to promote its Nike’s Lunarglide + 3 Shields shoes and the running culture around the globe.  The sportswear brand teamed up with Wieden + Kennedy Portland to develop a series of Nike Running episodes revolving around the key webfilm titled ‘Some time together,’ which went online last week. This is a story of Alice, a girl, who just can’t stop running, which makes her family and friends really sad—as it turns out, the only way to connect with the girl is to join her on the track.

Old Navy, a popular American apparel brand, has rolled out a web and mobile telenovela, Estilos Robados, or ‘Stolen Styles.’ With this saga, the company aims to reach 20-something Hispanic women that are passionate about fashion. The episodes are to attract their attention with comedy and drama scenes from the life of a hot TV star Isabella Reyes