Levi’s has launched a new digital campaign specifically targeting Chinese market and dedicated to its ‘After Dark’ collection well-suited for night out/party occasions. ‘We Rule the Night‘ is the title of the campaign developed by Hong Kong-based TBWA and its Tequila division, which is Levi’s agency-of-record in Hong Kong for the Chinese and Hong Kong markets. By launching it, the jeans retailer targets youth aged 18-24.

Citroën in cooperation with France-based aerodynamic simulation software company EXA announced EV Design Challenge—a contest for students of Royal College of Art in London. The future designers were tasked with creating a compelling ultra-compact model that could establish a unique Citroën e-vehicle aesthetic for the future. In course of the challenge, the car manufacturer unveiled some key industry figures to the students, thus providing them a better insight into car design industry. It also organized a trip to PSA design center — where the most eye-catching concepts of Peugeot and Citroën’s models are born.

On February 01, Umbro announced the launch of Umbro 1350 — a new global campaign to support the range of its off-pitch sports apparel. According to the blog of the football apparel manufacturer, this «collection…is inspired by the iconic ‘taping’ that featured on some classic kits in the 1970s» and represents a range of ‘Diamond icons’ to be worn both during the footbal game and off-the-pitch life.

The campaign was developed by Manchester-based Love Creative agency. 

Kleenex brand facial tissue is running a campaign dubbed ‘Sneeze Catchers’ targeting American kids of hispanic origin. It is designed to raise awareness of the importance of taking measures against cold and flu among children. They are encouraged to use facial tissues when feeling a sneeze coming on and spread this information among their friends. The winners of the campaign will be awarded with an all-expense-paid trip with their families to an Orlando, Fla and will receive a Kleenex kit consisting of healthcare products.

If you can’t push your principles forward in the society where you created them, go and set up a new community to promote them. Diesel presents the follow-up of its ‘Be Stupid’ movement, which totally supports the above-stated motto, by launching ‘Diesel Island’ campaign on its website and in prints. This is a story of young adults, who are bored of keeping to the principles of the world, where common sense rules. They landed on an island (bought, not obtained by war) to “start a nation from scratch, to take what is great from the countries we know and ditch what is bad, to re-write the laws, and to right social wrongs.” Quite an ambitious goal, isn’t it?

Levi’s has launched another promotional project related to music, travelling, amateur documentary and pioneering youth spirit. The 2011 Levi’s Roadwear campaign, which was developed by BBH Asia Pacific, merges the best traditions of the previous brand’s initiatives of this kind, including the viral spot ‘Guy Walks across America’ and ‘Norte a Sur: Una Ruta, 5 Experiencias,’ a TV series chronicling the journey of five American Latinos along the Pan-American Highway. The campaign is supported by an interactive story which builds on a road trip by Mermonkey band, three mates who embarked on their first-ever tour across the country. Their routes are mapped on the website www.levisroadwear.com/my, which is created in style of old cartographic pieces on which brands jeans models look like geographical objects.

On February 21st, Walmart is launching a new line of cosmetic products for 8-12-year-olds, which gave rise to a passionate debate on the Internet. Geo Girl trade mark is owned by California-based beauty products manufacturer Pacific World Corporation and will soon replace the products from Mary-Kate and Ashley, which have been experiencing loss of popularity among Walmart shoppers recently.

According to the manufacturer, all the products of the range are produced using only natural components such as white willow bark, chamomile, lavender, calendula as well as antioxiodants.

Nike’s commercials featuring LeBron James are going to transcendent to a whole new level. The basketball star will release a series of animated spots, which will represent his personality split into four: the 16-year old Kid LeBron (the leading character), the Athlete LeBron, the Business LeBron (voiced by James himself) and the Wise LeBron, just like in one Nike’s adverts. The upcoming web-episodes project, which will also feature the celebrity in live-action segments, is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Intel and produced by Mr. James’s company Spring Hill Productions.