I start typing with an overwhelming feeling of defeat. Not because the trip at the end of August to which I am going to refer went badly, but because I think it is almost impossible to translate into text what I experienced. No adjective is sufficient to describe what it really means to experience “Burning […]
A few years ago Serrat said in a concert that the only way to overcome temptation is to surrender to it. Many laughed out loud, assuming it was true. However, in the joke lies the trap, for there are mistakes and there [...]
Congratulations to the participants and the winners. Congratulations to Lilli González and Ascap. To the Círculo de Creativos de Costa Rica, thank you for your professionalism and dedication. To the sponsoring agencies, thank you for going the extra mile. To La Nación [...]
I am delighted to share with everyone the finalist works of the creative duos competing for a space in Cannes. The only thing is that for the moment I haven’t identified which ones belong to whom, and for this reason, I’m only [...]
In this month of April, A Fuego Lento will surpass 100,000 page views, without controversy, without hosting anonymously or opening space for the circus that some sectors like so much. This month’s number, of course, is far from the 350,000 page views [...]
The Young Lions 2009 in Costa Rica is made possible thanks to Leo Burnett, Grafos, Jotabeqú, Ogilvy, Publimark, HWP and Tribu, as they were the agencies that decided to make an extraordinary and totally voluntary contribution, aware of their value and contribution [...]
The two contests that will result in the selection of the two winning teams to represent Costa Rica in Cannes are currently underway. With an active participation of the renewed Creative Circle of Costa Rica as responsible for the judging of the [...]
I long for a cave or a monastery, without wifi or 3G. I am provoked by the mountains in the Himalayas without signal and the villages outside the cyber cafe. Few places in the world are left like the shower, without screens, [...]
After several years of Cannes, Ojos, Fiaps, Clios and so much more in the world of advertising awards, SXSW Interactive has turned out to be a surprise of unimaginable proportions. More than 30,000 people attend Austin, and among them in 2011: Paula [...]
Some time ago I read that the key to life is happiness, and that the key to happiness is simplicity, or something similar. Although incomplete and questionable, the phrase points to a refreshing, clear and powerful word: simple. For this reason, the [...]
With the SXSW Interactive festival just a few days away, I’m packing my bags for a new and intense experience. Check out what we’re going for: five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking [...]
Already in March and almost 2.2 million views later I came across a wonderful summary of 2010 that I wanted to leave on my blog. Enjoy it first and then allow me to add a paragraph of commentary. Searches continue in 2011. [...]
What we lived through was not a crisis, but a “button-down”. The world went through a reset of economies and finances that completely affected consumption. We were living in the upgrade era and we halfway returned to the replacement era. Everything changed. [...]