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 […]
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 [...]
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. [...]
