The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

When Affection Takes Shape: The Art of Detachment in Costa Rica

. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]

Keylor Gamboa?

In a few days we will celebrate Mother’s Day again, and as usual around the world, it also becomes a commercial opportunity. Gifts to mothers, celebrations, tributes and hugs also add to the creative challenge to make a difference. In advertising agencies [...]

Costa Rica’s Virtuous Circle

A Historical Celebration What a wonderful celebration we are currently experiencing! What a great joy it is to applaud, honor, acknowledge, and embrace! Don’t forget: What you celebrate repeats itself. Costa Rica has put away the backstabbing and has moved on to [...]

Costa Rica is moral champion of the World Cup

At about 7 p.m. I was about to pay the cab driver for his kind service of 23 reais, when he said a heartfelt “parabens Costa Rica”. I didn’t try to contain my joy for a moment and prodded the conversation to [...]

The Sele in Advertising

While in England people are asking for the withdrawal of the advertising that shows their national team disqualified in Brazil, in our country the World Cup fever turns the protagonists into perfect brand ambassadors. In cases as wonderfully outstanding as that of [...]

Creativity that is Rewarded is 7 Times More Effective

The Big Winner Let’s assume that you are part of the general public, a non-advertiser, announcer or work with some communications or digital media. In a leveled playing field of people occupied living their happy lives, is there anyone out there that [...]

Oscar Arias turns the world upside down in a commercial

We can’t not change the world. And advertisers believe we can make it better one message, one idea, one smile, one story, one campaign at a time. This is why the fine sense of humor with which a message of unity has [...]

I FEEL PRETTY

Maria Sharapova is much more than pretty, as demonstrated in this spectacular Nike commercial, winner of Lions and example of sensational musical application. Maria Sharapova, unlike other pretty girls in world tennis, won her first Grand Slam at 17, and since then, [...]

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EVERY END IS A BEGINNING: THANK YOU CHES

Barrio Bonito is a beautiful idea, with extraordinary ingredients that made it grow into an integrated initiative never seen before in the world. In other words, all we need is a trigger, one that provokes and then, people to make it grow. [...]

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THE CREATIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN COSTA RICA

Costa Rica is obliged to detach itself from its purvidistic idionsicracy and its still-atranquila, to recognize that the world does not wait or call it, and for this reason, either Costa Rica goes to the world or it leaves us. It is [...]

The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

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