I start typing with an overwhelming sense of defeat. Not because the trip I’m about to describe — at the end of August — went badly, but because it feels almost impossible to put into words what I experienced there. No adjective seems big enough to capture what it truly means to live “Burning Man.” […]
The message in this video is incomplete. It is not only to keep advertising and continue to invest, but to do so in a creative, outstanding, engaging, winning way. The video, of course, is eloquent and powerful in reminding us that it’s [...]
Last night I received the sad news of the passing of Mirta de la Cuesta Díaz, friend, colleague, tireless publicist and exemplary girl. Just last Thursday night we presented her with the Volcán a la Vida, where we, the publicists, had
We took on the idea as our own in 2001, when in Auckland, New Zealand, Kevin Roberts shared his idea with us. In April 2003, we presented it publicly in an unforgettable presentation at the gray building site of the top floor [...]
With the best Tribe in its almost 20 years of existence, last night the Volcán lent us its stage to receive 14 Volcanes, including the Golden Volcán for Graphics, the Volcán for Best Film and Television Commercial, the Golden Volcán for Best [...]
With great expectation and excitement, as well as admiration and respect for the work of the entire ASCAP team, today is the night of Volcán in Costa Rica, the most anticipated creative advertising contest of the year. Without further ado, before knowing [...]
The neglect in which I have had my blog, the tweets and even the kilometers on the streets have a simple explanation: I’ve been very busy! However, before a complaint with a tug of the ear today, I’m typing again in this [...]
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 [...]
