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 have little to add to a topic that I sum up in two words: simple and elegant. So is the Mini or my Q5, so is the Mont Blanc or even more the iPad. In a few clicks I buy my [...]
Competitiveness starts with you. Improvement is one’s responsibility. Life is full of opportunities and taking advantage of them is one’s choice. Being better every day and turning every possibility into a contribution is, in essence, one’s choice. This is why, in the [...]
If we organize it together! At Tribu DDB we have made the contacts and we are going ahead with an initiative that will generate a different, refreshing and certainly stimulating experience. What is Ignite? Fast-paced, provocative, social, local, energetic presentations and much [...]
At 4:00 PM on October 31st in the Royal Ballroom of the Intercontinental Hotel, The Openhouse Project and the United for Christ Association will present the dream and vision that has many people working together today. Since we found North Point Community [...]
When I review the one thousand three hundred and so many entries I have posted on this blog for several years, I realize that I have not written more than I have left any opinion here. Deliberately, without plan and without malice [...]
In 3 weeks from today I will run a marathon again, although this one has two particular characteristics: it will be the last one and the setting is New York, in the company of about 40,000 others who, like me, have been [...]