about us
  

The success of any brand is the perfect fusion of three elements: product, business and marketing."

This is the credo of the Modern Pulse Consulting Group, founded in 2009 by Len Pesko and Deborah Cianciotta, two of most respected voices in the footwear industry. With more than 40 collective years of experience working with some of the most prominent names in the space, Len and Deborah recognized the need for a boutique business that would offer comprehensive services for companies large and small. Today, the Modern Pulse offerings have expanded into an all-encompassing group of programs that speaks to the retail and wholesale sides of the footwear market. Focusing strongly on the original offerings of business, product, sourcing and marketing they continue to grow where needs lead them. Today they are linked with experts that have allowed them to offer PR, Social Media, Back End Operations and Display Solutions. They also are prepared to take on customized special projects that may not be listed.

With their in-depth knowledge and a team of seasoned industry professionals they have the unique ability to assist companies of all sizes in every aspect of starting, running or re-imagining a business and turn their creative visions into an integrated brand reality.

Our clients are savvy enough to value the years we have spent entrenched in their sector and the passion we bring to our projects. Modern Pulse empowers clients with the tools they need to run a successful and profitable venture and creates genuine, long-lasting connections in the process.

public relations
  

Modern Pulse offers comprehensive public relations and social media management services. Our dedicated team has more than 25 years of collective experience developing and managing strategic communications and media campaigns for some of the most prominent brands in the global and luxury fashion world, including Nine West, Calvin Klein, Diane Von Furstenberg, FFANY Shoes on Sale, GUESS, Ralph Lauren and TOMS Shoes.

Thanks to our decades-long relationships with reporters, editors and producers, our brands continually receive the best in broadcast, online and print coverage in both consumer and trade outlets. Through carefully crafted press materials, timely pitches and product placement, we have garnered an audience reach of millions in dozens of top-tier media outlets. We have also overseen hundreds of product launches, store openings and trade conferences.

PR Services
*Media Strategy and Outreach
*Product Placement for Television, Online Media and Print
*Celebrity and Influencer Engagement
*Special Event Production
*Trade Conference Exhibit Design and Promotion
*Social Media Management
len pesko
  

Len Pesko's role as Principal and Partner at Modern Pulse Consulting Group is a key component of its success. Since co-founding Modern Pulse in 2009, Len has offered strategic business leadership and a portfolio of wholesale and retail experience with some of the world's biggest brands.

Len has been a trusted, high-level footwear industry executive for more than twenty years. His talent for creating winning strategies that dramatically improve the bottom line is one of his most powerful weapons. However, his greatest pride comes from his exceptional customer relations skills and innate ability to identify each particular client's objectives, goals and strategies to achieve powerful results.

Len's insight is frequently sought out by independent research firms in the investment community, including DeMatteo Monness, Guidepoint Global, Coleman Research Group and Gerson Lehrman Group. He also provides critical research and market intelligence to potential footwear industry investors.

He has become known for his engaging seminars at conferences including Advanstar Magic Show, MICAM and many others. Len has educated scores of industry leaders on a wide range of topics including the ins and outs of wholesale, what to expect when starting a footwear wholesale business, how to do business in the U.S., and operational topics such as warehousing, customer service and financial factors.

Len's career began at Macy's, where he quickly evolved from corporate buying to development. At Nine West Group's Enzo Angiolini division, over the course of 13 years he rose from Director of Concept to President, led the brand's growth from a $30 million to $145 million business, and maintained one of the industry's consistently highest bottom lines. He was then President and COO of Donald J Pliner, where he strategically reorganized various components of wholesale, including factories, operations and reporting structures that dramatically affected both footwear and handbag profits. While there, he was also instrumental in expanding brand awareness through the opening of retail stores.

Originally from the Jersey Shore, Len graduated from Monmouth University with a BS in Business and currently lives in Northern New Jersey with his family. He is a passionate music enthusiast and can frequently be found planning his next live concert experience.


deborah cianciotta
  

Deborah is one of the footwear industry's most respected voices. She has an exceptional talent for spotting emerging trends, identifying every aspect of a line's needs, and partnering with clients on product design, sourcing and manufacturing, branding, and merchandising. Her success stems from 30 years working with such notable creative product visionaries as Vince Camuto and Enzo Angiolini.

Since co-founding Modern Pulse in 2009, Deborah has inspired both established brands and startups to translate their product visions into reality. Her growing client list includes Nicole Richie's House of Harlow 1960, Flexi and Leon Max. She regularly partners with design teams and agents, introduces international brands to the U.S. market and improves her clients' productivity and profitability.

Deborah's career launched at Nine West Group, where she gained a solid foundation in the design, technical and business aspects of the footwear industry. She then became Senior Vice President of Product at Enzo Angiolini, where she traveled the world to collaborate with the world's most talented footwear artisans and was the driving force for the brand's explosive growth from a $45 million company to a $200+ million industry success story. Deborah also helped Camuto Group build its exclusive private label footwear business from $20 million to $70 million, focusing on all aspects of the brand's image by interfacing with RTW and accessories.

Deborah regularly provides trend forecasting and analysis to leading trade media outlets, including Footwear News and WGSN. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Fashion and Interior Design. She currently lives in the New York metropolitan area, where you can often find her hunting through flea markets for the next best vintage find.

display solutions
  

We partner with Springboard Designs a design and production company which provides clients with unique environments, fixtures and displays. Since 2001 they have been producing custom pieces, wall kits, props and graphics for the trade show, retail, corporate and promotional event markets.  They also offer their own line of rental fixtures - designed to create a clean, streamlined image.

When it comes to service we only work with the best - our focus is to deliver "peace of mind" -- allowing our customers to ‘Just Show Up’ and know they will be satisfied from start to finish.  From convention centers to five star hotels, they stand for professionalism and organizational skills to plan, coordinate and execute even the most challenging installations.

Fabricated the decor for various media events such as “QVC presents FFANY’s Shoes on Sale” benefits, Samsung/Best Buy's 2014
SASE launch with Bruno Mars, Casio GShock 25th anniversary with Kanye West, the Blackstone Group’s US IPO launch.

If you would like to be connected to Springboard contact us with your needs so we can put you in touch with an associate that can help.

Display Services
*Exhibits:Design >Build >Ship > Install >Store
*Logistical Planning
*Warehouse Services
*Graphic Design & Pre-Production
*Fixture Design
*CAD rendering &Prototyping Services
*Model Making
*Event Production:Fashion shows,
  Private events, Promotional, Corporate

back office solutions
  

Over a hundred years of combined Wholesale and Importing experience gives Opus Remote a competitive edge in the Back Office Solutions business. It taught them the importance of being proactive rather than reactive and that makes all the difference. Responsibility, accessibility, accountability, technology and experience are the elements that drive the team. They will provide your company with robust support at cost effective rates, empowering your business with the quality and efficiency you need to achieve a successful and profitable business outcome.

We are proud to be associated with the footwear and handbag industries premier back office solutions company. Please review some of the extensive services listed below and contact us to see how they can put their experience to work for you.

Back Office Services
ORDER  MANAGEMENT
*Order Entry
*Confirmations & Distribution
  Processing
*EDI/Product Cataloging
*UPC Management

PRODUCTION & LOGISTICS
*Factory Order Processing
*Freight Forwarding
*Transportation
*Customs Entry

DISTRIBUTION
*Receiving
*Warehousing
*Order Allocation
*ASN (Advance Shipping Notification)
*Shipping
*Invoicing

OPERATIONAL & FINANCIAL REPORTING
*Accounts Receivable Management
*Accounts Payable Management
*Receivables Factoring
*Operational Data Reporting
*Real-Time Sales & Inventory Reports
*Financial Reports Preparation

Your Global Resource For:
PRODUCT | SOURCING | BUSINESS | BRANDING

product
  

A brand's most critical element is the physical product itself.
At Modern Pulse, we draw from more than two decades of technical skills, design knowledge and creativity to help guide you from concept to samples to sourcing. We thrive by closely collaborating with designers and development teams. We also take the time to fully understand our client's goals and ensure that both the creative and budgetary elements of your project align with your business objectives.

Regardless of your organization's size-large corporation, young company or startup-we can customize the ideal services that work for you.

Product Services
*Design and Development
*Private Label
*Sourcing
*Factory/Agent/Management Interfacing
*Leather and Color Direction and Development
*Merchandising
*Interpreting Trends to Commercial Value
*Junior Design Team Mentoring
*Footwear Forecasting

*For Product Services
  contact: Deborah Cianciotta - 203-981-8816
  dp@modernpulse.net




Clients include:
House of Harlow 1960
Camuto Group
Flexi
Leon Max
OYSBY London
Rosegold
and many more
sourcing
  

Footwear sourcing has become increasingly more complex as manufacturing is shifting around the globe. Finding the right providers for your product is key to its success which is why we are committed to consistently exploring new global opportunities.

The Modern Pulse team has spent more than two decades helping some of the worlds largest brands master the “art of production”.
Our clients get a competitive advantage through our trusted and proven network of resources. We have long-standing relationships with the best artisans, agents and factories around the world, including but not limited to Italy, Spain, India, China, Mexico and Brazil. Your company can rely on us to strategically pair your brand with qualified service providers that produce measurable results by positively impacting production with quality, efficiency, pricing and timing.

Regardless of your organization's size-large corporation, young company or startup-we can customize the sourcing solution that is right for you.

Sourcing Services
*Factory, Agent and Management Interfacing
*Contracting Negotiations
*Supplier Evaluation
*Cost Sheet Library and Advantages
*Best Practices Implementation
*Alternate Supplier Identification
*Price Negotiations

*For Sourcing Opportunities
  contact: Len Pesko - 201-741-7380
  lp@modernpulse.net


business
  

Modern Pulse clients gain a competitive advantage from more than two decades of market experience. Our in-depth knowledge of business and product, including sourcing, uniquely positions us to understand and anticipate the fluctuations in the footwear and accessories industries.

We offer custom-tailored services to both the wholesale and retail sectors. Both early stage startups and evolving corporations can have confidence in our abilities to provide strategic business leadership that effectively troubleshoots issues and delivers long-term and profitable results.

Our superior expertise has made us one of the most sought-after advisors to a global network of independent research firms in the investment community, including DeMatteo Monness, Guidepoint Global, Coleman Research Group and Gerson Lehrman Group. In addition, we consult with major investors on a wide range of fashion industry issues and provide critical research and market intelligence to potential footwear industry investors. Our services include individual meetings, investor field trips, and custom presentations.

Business Services
*Business Advisory
*Industry Seminar Leadership
*Business Plans
*Startup Strategic Plans
*Cost of Goods Tracking and Analysis
*Sourcing
*First Cost/Private Label
*Expenditure Analysis
*Organization Effectiveness
*Inventory Planning and Control
*Reporting Systems
*Brand Expansion from Apparel to
*Footwear for Wholesale and Retail
*Software Systems for Footwear

*For Business Services
  contact: Len Pesko - 201-741-7380
  lp@modernpulse.net


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marketing
  

Great marketing is all about the art of creating desire.
It illuminates the product to the entire world.

In a sea of competitive marketing, discovering and specifically defining who you are and what you stand for speaks volumes in the process of building a business. Originality is key in creating visibility and maintaining customer loyalty. At Modern Pulse, our unique blend of designers, product and business acumen helps us successfully curate the ingredients that will ensure your company and product stand out.

Our marketing team has more than two decades of targeted experience in the footwear and accessory industries. From startups to established companies, our clients come to us with a vision. We use that vision to distill a brand down to its core elements: a name, a logo, and creating that unique voice for your brand with strategy, packaging, web design and product development. We know brand recognition is built up by creating an accumulation of positive experiences between your customers, your product, and the influences of your advertising, design and other media, and look forward to getting the opportunity to help your brand thrive.

Marketing Services
*Web Development
*Packaging
*Branding
*Look- books

  
social media
  

Our public relations expertise extends deep into the evolving and complex world of social media. Quite simply, we are experts in digital strategy, providing our clients with competitive analysis and recommendations for strategy and brand building. We help both emerging and established brands come to life by deftly utilizing community engagement and management, customer relationship management, and content distribution.

Modern Pulse helps brands expand their digital footprint through targeted use of a variety of social media platforms. We utilize Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Tumblr and Instagram, and are always on the lookout for the next influential platform. We also target the fashion and trade blogger communities to spark word-of-mouth brand conversation.

Social Media Services
*Customized Social Media Programs
*Content Development and Distribution
*Fashion Website and Blogger Community Outreach
*Community Management
*Event Support
contact us
  
Modern Pulse Consulting Group, LLC
820 Eastview Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33483

p.f201-741-7380
Len Pesko-Business Development
lp@modernpulse.net
Deborah Cianciotta 203-981-8816
Product Development and all other Services
dp@modernpulse.net
Gary Cianciotta-Creative Development gc@modernpulse.net
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news
  
In Memory of: Relationships mean everything to us. We will always miss our dear friend and colleague Vince Camuto.
June FFANY Industry Party: Len Pesko with FFANY President-Elect Ron Fromm and Peter Mangione of Global Footwear Partnerships.
How to Build a Brand with a Voice. MPCG Principal of Product Development, Deborah Cianciotta, outlines ways. READ MORE
Len with Tyson Beckford at the book launch party for his good friend Remo Tulliani in Las Vegas at FN/Platform.