2025 has been a year of contrasts—intense, emotional, transformative. It began with a heartfelt farewell and ends with my soul wide open after the magical, peaceful family moments we usually share in Escondida. . In between, there was laughter under a sky full of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Maurice; a spiritual retreat […]
GDP in countries is possibly the factor that most directly correlates with attendance and registrations at Cannes, according to historical data, as more than price, distance or country size, when economies are affected, participation is directly affected. With a global economy in [...]
I’m not sure we have such a precise definition for trucho, however, I heard an interesting reference today at the reps meeting in Cannes. The first one, regarding scam ad, or I guess, trucho, refers to those ads that were produced without [...]
In the photo, Phil Thomas, CEO of Cannes welcomes representatives from more than 50 countries to the show. This Monday, the annual meeting of Cannes representatives began early in London, and because of this, I took flights again and came to participate [...]
Costa Rica is obliged to detach itself from its purvidistic idionsicracy and its still-atranquila, to recognize that the world does not wait or call it, and for this reason, either Costa Rica goes to the world or it leaves us. It is [...]
You have to see this Bonna commercial, which in 1992 won the Grand Prix at Cannes and received the loudest ovation heard in the Grand Auditorium in the last 15 years. Creativity by Fabio Fernandez, today President and Creative Director of F/Nazca [...]
Brands that ignore today’s climate crisis will pay dearly. In his words, Al Gore focuses on linking brands, business, advertising and our lives to global warming. I add one more excerpt, in which Gore clearly inspires us to take action and be [...]
Last Friday Al Gore spoke to the world’s advertisers, creatives, clients and production companies at the Grand Audi of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. The climate crisis is a huge, urgent, important issue, and we can all make a contribution. Al [...]
