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 […]
A few days ago I went from the sublime to the ridiculous in a half marathon and from the first kilometer, when I thought it would be a wonderful experience and ended up being the opposite. In the end of course, the [...]
Today I remembered a campaign to some friends on Facebook who invited me to share this old commercial. Life messes you up, without a doubt, and if there are any doubts, ask Zelaya. It is a video that summarizes a situation that [...]
In an unprecedented decision at Cannes, the jury headed by David Droga awarded the Grand Prix for Integrated and Titanium to the Obama Campaign that carried him to the presidency. A hotly contested decision, yet clearly one that recognizes the scale of [...]
Are you still looking for your perfect match? This message comes all the way from Singapore and reminds us that it’s often the little imperfections that make all the difference in the world. More info? Look it up at thinkfamily.
If we want to understand the world, it is imperative to understand the differences. And although this video proposes a logo at the end of a Brazilian newspaper, the important thing in the message is what I suggest to rescue, because equally, [...]
I invite you to get to know MOFILM, an initiative that combines technology, the participatory power that technology has given us and 12 finalists from the 350 videos that participated. Here I connect you with the three finalists. See more videos on [...]
THIS BLOG SUCKS. GO NEXT DOOR. Yeap, do yourself a favor and betray this blog right now, click the following link and dive into this site: https://innovation.cnbc.com/en/programmes/innovators_iconoclasts/innovators_iconoclasts Later… would you please… come back? Mario Morales, you are a bad influence, because of [...]
The arrogance of the advertising creative shines through when everyone else is square and we are not. When we think that the account executives fall short, or that the brand manager has no idea what needs to be done. It’s arrogance when [...]
After expanding the blog’s bandwidth, since it burst the day before yesterday due to an unexpected excess of hits, this meeting point on the net is back online, more solid and better prepared to receive your frequent visits, contributions and participation. In [...]
Garnier BBDO has been strengthened for years with the frontal competition of jotabeqú and vice versa. Ogilvy is the product of the merger of Óptima and Modernoble, as well as of its competition with Asesores or Publimark, to name just two. Tribu [...]
Or, should I say, are we going to Cannes? In 2006 I woke up to my life mistake and discovered how late I was going for the first time to the great advertising festival in the world. There I told Pablo del [...]
Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America’s best-selling poets, reads his poem “The Best Cigarette” with animation by David Vaio of FAD. Noted for their intelligent humor, accessibility and observations on daily life, Collins’ popular poems come alive further [...]
