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 [...]
Today we finally received the signal we were waiting for: it’s official. Movistar, our new big client has chosen us to be their creative partner in Costa Rica for an unprecedented launch in the country. Although until just a few weeks ago… [...]
Last night the results of Young Lions were announced, the creative duos that will represent our country in Cannes in the categories of Cyber, Print and Film. They were chosen by a jury made up of 19 renowned colleagues and friends of [...]
It is with great joy that I share with you some happy news: Costa Rica’s participation in Cannes is the largest in our short and successful history at Cannes Lions. With 58 entries for the country, the participating agencies will try to [...]
In this third entry regarding our advertising industry in Costa Rica, I bring to your screen a first and very simple proposal: let’s celebrate all the differences and since it is better to do it in a single forum, let’s coincide in [...]
At Incae I was taught a definition of strategy that I love. Strategy is about choices, about sacrificial decisions and about deliberately choosing to be different, as proposed by Michael Porter. Strategy is also about knowing clearly when to say no. Success [...]
In the twenty-something years of Tribu (formerly Consumer Publicidad), we didn’t always celebrate like we do now. We all know it and yet, we easily forget it. When we lost in a Pregonero or a Volcán, when we thought we were going [...]