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 […]
This video has over 7.6 million views on YouTube, produced, acted, created and posted by “Fred”, a guy who entertains, amuses and is followed by millions of people around the world. Of all the recent phenomena, Fred is one of my favorites, [...]
Have you ever thought about how different your outlook on life would be if you were a person with absolute faith that God is with you? If you have never meditated on this before, this might be a good time to do [...]
With Telas de Protecto and the stories of Salat, we had a great night in Guatemala. In addition, JWT Costa Rica was the agency of the year, and with the Tribu Jades and the one won by Garnier BBDO, we can return [...]
With more than 5.6 million views on YouTube, this Evian commercial proves once again that people love to be entertained, have fun, enjoy the unexpected and add a little joy and sweetness to life. Here it is so we can keep adding [...]
UGAP has organized one more year its creative festival in Antigua, Guatemala, very possibly, as in all creative festivals, with less participation than in 2008. From Costa Rica, the agencies sent entries that were modest in quantity but very important in quality.
We will move from words to deeds. Life commitment. A few days ago I was in the Central American city with the questionable distinction of being the most dangerous city in the world: San Pedro Sula. I understand that in this category [...]
Tribu in Honduras and El Salvador. Last week I was for the first time at Tribu DDB San Pedro Sula, where we made a high voltage personal connection, got stuck on several ideas and managed to initiate a close relationship. I loved [...]
More candidates than ideas. Today Costa Rica is the scene of a spectacular 3D caricature drawn by the politicians of the moment. Between handshakes and hugs, they join in alliances of all kinds and colors to achieve power, without prioritizing proposals or [...]
Cannes Chimera is possibly one of the most unknown great ideas of the moment. It has just been re-presented at the annual Cannes Representatives meeting in London, so I can’t help but share it with you right away. Here is a video [...]
Jesse Dee has once again produced his classic collection of the best slides from the last Cannes International Film Festival 2102. Here they are: 100+ Beautiful Slides From Cannes Lions 2012 from Jesse Desjardins – @jessedee
Referendum for governance. In a letter by José María Figueres to the country, sent first to President Laura Chinchilla, the most influential figure of the Costa Rican Way proposes a referendum for reforms that would initiate the recovery of a good dose [...]
