All the texts I’ve recently published in The Slow Burn have been born from a desire to share and inspire. I emphasize this because I recognize that it wasn’t always like this. In the past, when I called myself a publicist and entrepreneur, my writing was often driven by a need to build my personal […]
For the third year in a row, ASCAP will be at the Cannes World Representative Meeting in London. When I attended the first one in 2007, it was my turn to make a brief presentation. On that occasion we discussed our arrival [...]
With only a few days to go before the results of the Ojo de Iberoamérica are known, the Costa Rican finalists with a chance for Gold, Silver or Bronze are the following entries: El Ojo Promo PM7 – Positioning El cuarto de [...]
I have been hooked on chairs for about 20 years, when without realizing what we were doing, we bought two white Wassily chairs before returning from Mexico and back to Costa Rica. They were designed in 1925 by Marcel Breuer and we [...]
In the transformation of Tribu into DDB, effective from January of next year next year, I have known since early May Juan Carlos Ortiz, president of DDB Latina. Ortiz, president of DDB Latina. In this interview in June in Cannes, there is [...]
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity for a one-on-one meeting with Kevin Roberts, global CEO of Saatchi Saatchi and creator of Lovemarks. It was 45 minutes of love and respect for the man who has most influenced my professional life, [...]
A few days ago I received an unexpected invitation: “We would like to invite you to be the blogger of the month in SoHo Magazine online “, said the text of the message written by Daniella Fernandez. Then she then detailed the [...]
Three words were repeated most frequently at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: storytelling, purpose and big-data. In his opening remarks at the Cannes representatives meeting in London this morning, Phil Thomas, CEO of Lion Festivals, provided concepts that clearly set [...]
This is a blog post that is likely to be relevant only to advertisers, as it has happened before and will surely happen again. However, since what wins is usually only known to advertisers, it is not out of place to invite [...]
About three decades ago I passed a sign outside the Baby’O nightclub in Acapulco that read: “This place sucks. Go next door”. In other words and in our language: “This place sucks. Go next door. Today I say the same to you [...]
On June 25, 2012 Oreo posted this message on her Twitter feed: Celebrate your pride for loving who you love! and added her incredibly popular hashtag #dailytwist, as well as the image that immediately went viral around the world. The twist of [...]
The next International Festival of Creativity Cannes Lions 2014 has marked the next year and has summoned us for June 15. In our country some will accept the invitation and others will choose to ignore it. Which group will you be part [...]
Running a marathon is an unforgettable experience, it is an integral challenge, it is an exciting achievement and it is a personal best. The marathon is a distance of 42.2 kilometers and tests discipline, perseverance, the product of gradualness, will and constancy. [...]