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 months ago we started an exciting project, and we have called it the Openhouse. It’s not a church, of course, it’s not a Bible study group or anything like what we know, it’s simply a new experience to connect with [...]
The Costa Rican Association of Advertising Agencies approved yesterday in an Extraordinary General Assembly, its opening to commercial communication companies, among others, public relations agencies, media centers, interactive agencies, btl and promotions. When ASCAP was founded 50 years ago, it brought together [...]
Manuel Gavilán Sánchez, that same don Manolo who always greeted us with energy and affection, who always asked me about my parents and entrusted me to bring them a greeting, the one who was a pillar in the advertising of our country [...]
“Our body naturally produces a hormone responsible for increasing joy and eliminating pain. for increasing joy and eliminating pain, this hormone is called endorphin. name of endorphin. Many times we have found ourselves enjoying a feeling of joy, happiness, and the desire [...]
London, 29th January 2009 – Entrant companies can now submit work to compete at the 56th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in all categories – Film, Press, Outdoor, Direct, Media, Cyber, Radio, Promo, Design, Titanium, Integrated and the new PR Lions category. [...]
It’s in ourselves!
Since last week we have migrated my blog to La Nación, the main media in Costa Rica. Check it out. Periodically we will be uploading the published entries, so that the archive, which to date has more than 1,500 entries, will continue [...]
Nike has done it again, now with a particularly powerful idea: find your greatness. Instead of just applauding sports idols, what if we decided to get moving and start our own? The winning case is on the Cannes Lions site just a [...]
Evian ignites our inner child: While Evian won a Golden Lion at the Cannes Lions last year, I connected a couple of dots and decided to write about the inner child in all of us. Check out the commercial that triggered this [...]
Life-saving creativity! Every year and from all over the world, creative ideas stand out for both their genius and their transformative capacity. Here between one opportunity and another, I want to briefly leave you with two life savers. The first comes from [...]
Values that promote prosperity: in a practical simplification, there are two types of countries: those that prosper and those that do not. Apply the concept also to companies, institutions, families and all types of human organizations. Some advance and others stagnate or [...]
A Fuego Lento: this is my 1,650th blog post, a life experience I have enjoyed since April 2005. In writing I have taken my mind to the gym, propelled by the energy of my fingertips on the keyboard, and with each exercise [...]
