Converging with a major trend in branding, Diet Pepsi asked HGTV star designer Vern Yip to come up with a new limited-edition mini-can that will invite consumers to "Sip in Style" this spring. The soon-to-hit shelves can continues the brands' multi-platform "Love Every Sip" campaign that has starred Sofia Vergara in TV ads.

While arguably Yip comprises only a "light" instance of the phenomenon, Diet Pepsi's collaboration with him also adds to the growing number of partnerships between celebrities and brands to fill or originate "creative director" spots, including Alicia Keys and BlackBerry, Swizz Beatz and Reebok, Marc Jacobs and Diet Coke, Polaroid and Lady Gaga, Bud Light Platinum and Justin Timberlake and Intel and Will.i.am.Continue reading...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital celebrates Thanksgiving with messages from its roster of celebrity supporters including Marlo Thomas, daughter of founder Danny Thomas, plus Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Aniston, Robin Williams, Michael Strahan, Luis Fonsi, and Shaun White:Continue reading...

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Burger King today unveiled the post-celebrity kick-off to its summer campaign: "Barbecue Day." The description: "Summer time is all about great food, good company and fun! This is the time of year we all look forward to. It’s BBQ time friends! Let’s have a BBQ today at BURGER KING®!" 

Click here to watch its new commercial, and take a look back at its (somewhat) controversial, just-wrapped celebrity-studded campaign for its new menu below.Continue reading...

Burger King made a splash with its celeb-laden new campaign that debuted two weeks ago, featuring Jay Leno, David Beckham, Salma Hayek and a Mary J. Blige commercial that resulted in a "She said/BK said" flap.

Today the burger chain adds Sofia Vergara to that list, with a Spanish-language commercial that touts its Garden Fresh Salad as one of its healthier new menu items — click here to watch — joining Hayek's bilingual, character-packed pitch for BK's salad, chicken wraps and crispy chicken strips: a Spanish-language, salad-touting spot for Hispanic-targeted TV channels, and a companion English-language version.

Rocawear's first ever TV commercial features founder Jay-Z, above. In other celebrity brandcasting today, Burger King's new commercials feature Mary J. Blige, David Beckham, Jay Leno, and Salma Hayek promoting BK's 10 new menu items, its biggest menu expansion since 1954, which debuts today.Continue reading...

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In a video born to go viral, Pepsi uploaded this video on YouTube of Dancing with the Stars choreographer Mark Ballas showing off some fancy footwork with a can of Diet Pepsi on his head. 

ABC announced the next batch of DWTS competitors today, with Ballas pairing up with Welsh opera star Katherine Jenkins in the 14th season, which starts on Monday, March 19th.

Other new cast members include tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and singers Gladys Knight and Gavin DeGraw. Ballas also choreographed Diet Pepsi's recent commercial featuring another ABC star, Modern Family's Sofia Vergara, dancing her heart out to promote Diet Pepsi's skinny can.