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 […]
Surpass 2008!
This commercial is going to grow and grow and grow, because it’s preceded by a gorilla and because there’s more to it than meets the eye the first time around. Besides, how soon will we all be putting our eyebrows to the [...]
Saatchi Saatchi London reminds us of a powerful idea: life is for sharing. And it does so with a strong, inspiring, exciting, fun and very positive message for TMobile. Beyond the commercial, of course, the idea is extremely important and often forgotten. [...]
In Laura Chinchilla’s site, www.laurachinchilla.com, her movement lost the opportunity to make a good first impression on me, and with the discourse of unity that she proposes, I think that she lacks an effective theme in the message in the electoral contest [...]
“Any person can be great, because any person can serve”, were the words of Martin Luther King, recalled by Obama in a message that was topical, enveloping and a broad invitation to participate in his inauguration. It is clear: Obama will be [...]
After Costa Rica won the 2008 Caribbean as the most creative country of the festival in Panama, many agencies opted not to participate this year in response to last year’s poor organization and awarding of prizes. More than 15 people from Tribu [...]
If your agency makes fast, low-cost ads, especially as requested, I’m sorry to say that it is just another commodity . An undifferentiated, low value-added product is in the uncomfortable position of being easily substituted. In our case, by any free-lance or [...]
We are attracted to the motivations provoked by this commercial, designed for an aggressive retail client who understands that emotional connections must be powerful between their brand and their consumers. Payless is present in 9 countries in Latin America, and although it [...]
I have little to say for a Volcano like the one we have just experienced, however, I think it is very necessary to review some things, and for this reason, I would like to share some of my observations. 1. The constitution [...]
