Behind the scenes with photographer Robert Polidori at the Bottega Veneta Fall/Winter 2011 campaign, shot at the Palazzo Papadopoli, Venice. The Pulse is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network: www.ldcmediacreative.com For free daily alerts on what you need and want to know, click on...

US. As reported on Brandchannel.com, MAC Cosmetics‘ latest collaboration is with controversial American artist Cindy Sherman. More cutting edge than directional, Sherman has created three characters for MAC, backing their press release statement: ‘You are the Artist, you are your...

Yet another counterfeit issue for a big brand to battle and for customers to be on alert. The fake Apple Store in Kunming China looks exactly like any official Apple store, except for the Apple Store sign on the outside, instead of the brand’s signature  logo. According to the New...

The Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2011-2012 advertising campaign will debut in the August 2011 issues of magazines worldwide, but you can see the images now on The Pulse. Creative director Marc Jacobs and uber-photographer Steven Meisel took six young, up-and-coming models to a disused aerodrome...

Former French Vogue Beditor Carine Roitfeld is to become guest editor and stylist of Barneys New York’s Autumn/Winter 2011-12 advertising campaign, catalogue, newsletters, and the Madison Avenue store’s September windows, during New York Fashion Week. The Pulse is produced...

Kate Winslet is the face of Lancôme‘s latest advertising campaign, Lancôme L’ Absolu Nu, shot by Mario Testino. Watch the video of the the new TV ad. The Pulse is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network: www.ldcmediacreative.com For free daily alerts on what you need and...

After being dropped by Louis Vuitton, Madonna is playing housewife in Dolce & Gabbana‘s Spring/Summer 2010 campaign. Inspired by Italian actress Anna Magnani in Luchino Visconti‘s films Bellissima and Mamma Roma, the campaign shot by Steven Klein sees the original Material...

Fashion label Diesel has been banned from using two ads by the UK standards watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ASA has received complaints that the ads were offensive, unsuitable to be seen by children, and encouraged anti-social behaviour. Diesel responded that the...

Using social media as a marketing channel can sometimes turn sour. Tourism Australia’s new $150million advertising campaign, There’s Nothing Like Australia, was hijacked within hours by a spoof ad – some Aussies even suspect the culprit is the New Zealand tourism board. Generating...

Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football pitch is cut down. For a 90 minute game, that’s 2700 football pitches. For the 64 games of the World Cup, that’s a staggering 172,800 football pitches. Watch this timely video from Greenpeace Australia. The Pulse is...

Dutch agency Muse introduced Samsung‘s new line of 3D LED TVs with a 3 day outdoor projection, last week, onto the historic Beurs van Berlage building in Amsterdam. Watch the video. The Pulse is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network: www.ldcmediacreative.com For free daily...

As half the world’s audience watches next month’s World Cup, MTV has accepted the inevitable loss of viewers, but are still pushing their presence by acknowledging this world phenomenon via an anti-campaign: We Understand Why You Aren’t Watching MTV. La Comunidad, a Buenos...