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 […]
At the end of a careful selection process, Comunidad has chosen the two representatives for Costa Rica to the Young Marketers Competition at the next Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The winners are Melissa Quirós from FIFCO and Geoconda Fernández from [...]
The Royal Academy Dictionary does not recognize the word serendipity. Fortunately today there is a free encyclopedia called Wikipedia where it is defined as follows: A serendipity is a fortunate and unexpected discovery or find that occurs when you are looking for [...]
Every year the creative world celebrates the best of the best. It does it with applause, with ovations and with joy, with competitive pressure and with amazement, fascination and tension. It happens in the third week of June and in the south [...]
I’m convinced that magic happens outside of comfort zones. That’s all. Or is there more to say? Maybe there is. For those who prefer a little more development, someone would have to recommend some expert, as I am not one of them. [...]
2014 will bring a new opportunity for the country’s young creatives, 28 years old or younger at the time of the next Cannes Lions Festival. Under the organization of Comunidad and the main sponsorship of La Nación, 3 duos will be able [...]
Costa Rica has become a conglomerate that brings together world-class talent. They are programmers who write code for the most important brands and companies on the planet, and they’re a load of work! For example, to insert the video I want to [...]
It is essential that you put on some headphones, turn up the volume a little and prepare yourself for an exceptional listening experience. Just imagine the possibilities. To Gabriel Alfaro, thanks for the link!
“In Costa Rica, advertising agencies have no spelling and have not been buying dictionaries for years”, said Mr. Alberto Cañas in the article published a few days ago, which I am including in PDF format. Given the case cited, I am afraid [...]
Everything remains the same in advertising in our country, or am I wrong? (I want to be wrong!). However, I think we are on our way to a new edition of Volcanoes with a little more than three months to go, the [...]
Yesterday we met Patrick Henry Hughes and his dad. When you meet limitations like that live and in full color, a little me jumps on your shoulder and yells at me: Do you realize? Do you see all you’ve got? Stop whining, [...]
In the Willow Creek auditorium, minutes away from listening to Michael Porter, strategy guru and Harvard professor, we were treated to innovation and talent on several strings and a sensational guy.
