After collaborating with Campari on the brand’s annual calendar, Penelope Cruz decided that she definitely needed some coffee to re-energize, so the Hollywood A-lister agreed to star in a new Nespresso USA TV ad. The brand from the Nestlé portfolio launched the first TV campaign by Interpublic’s Martin Agency in the USA earlier this year, and it hopes that the new phase featuring one of the hottest female celebrities will help it stand out this season. Until recently, the brand has been focused on the markets located outside the USA—in 2006, the brand launched a gorgeous campaign starring George Clooney, a true US man, to promote the capsules in Europe. Now, Nespresso has hired a non-American female to appeal to US consumers.

This holiday season, Gap is celebrating all forms of love, from sibling and modern love to married and self love to name but a few, by launching a new multi-platform marketing campaign titled “Love Comes In Every Shade” in the USA and Canada. The latest colourful marketing initiative from the brand features a roster of celebrity groups (mostly tandems), which represent all forms of one of the greatest feelings in our world. The brand also encourages its consumers to get engaged into the campaign by using the themed app and participating the holiday give-away.

Campari officially cancels the end of the world. The brand, which last year launched an apocalyptic calendar fronted by Milla Jovovich, has released a new edition for the year of 2013, in which the life goes on with a new dose of passion. The 2013 Campari Calendar features one of the most gorgeous celebrities, Oscar winning actress Penelope Cruz, who pays tribute to the life’s vibe with her braveness and gorgeous looks in blood-red gowns.

H&M is launching two new campaigns to promote underwear Christmas collections, one featuring the world’s hottest and most stylish footballer David Beckham, and the other fronted by celebrated actress and model Laetitia Casta. The retailer also unveils behind-the-scenes video from David’s photo shoot, which is as stunning as the images from the campaign.

The cosmetics brand with a 77-year history, L’Oréal’s Lancôme, taps a legendary, now 80-year old, animated character Betty Boop for its advertising. The sweet female character with giant eyes, created as a caricature of singer Helen Kane, will make its appearance in the Hypnôse Star print advertising and store displays this season. The screen celebrity from the 30s, created by Max Fleischer, will get featured on the ads leaning up against a container of the standing mascara, next to the model Daria Werbowy.

Acer has tapped Megan Fox for its new film promoting the Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook inspired by Intel. The brand decided to leverage the celebrity’s love for dolphins (she once narrated the documentary Na Nai’a: Legends of the Dolphins) and made this passion the theme of the new 1:30 film. In the video, Megan Fox stars as Megan Fox and is changing her life, starting a new study that will allow her to talk with dolphins.

Big and shiny smile can sell a product, no doubt. Especially, when it comes to oral care brands. One of the giants on this market, Colgate, is launching a new packaging for its tooth brush and toothpaste line featuring faces of members of boy band One Direction, in the US next month. The launch of the new packaging coincides with the release of 1D’s album in November.