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 […]
A friend, colleague, inspirer, creative, irreplaceable. In the history of advertising in Costa Rica, Hernán Ortega will always be a mark of character, drive, strategy and exploration of the most daring, what had not been done or said before. When I joined [...]
Today all records will be broken, as Nike will have organized the race with the most participants in history by creating the Human Race. Here’s how it works. In 25 cities around the world thousands of runners will participate in the races [...]
This old bald-headed, pot-bellied, rich rich and loud is one of a kind and undoubtedly pure adrenaline at the helm of pure adrenaline at the helm of Saatchi Saatchi. Saatchi. When he was the CEO of Pepsi in Canada, he shut down [...]
Yesterday I saw you. Very clearly. Message received. Commitment accepted.
Running a marathon is an unforgettable experience, it is an integral challenge, it is an exciting achievement and it is a personal best. The marathon is a distance of 42.2 kilometers and tests discipline, perseverance, the product of gradualness, will and constancy. [...]
One fine day in prehistoric times, my mother came up with the wonderful idea of moving me to a bilingual school. Gud morning. While that maternal inspiration was crucial in my life, it happily also led to an early and brief encounter [...]
In attention and appreciation to the courtesy of the response published in the Costa Rica Esencial website, I allow myself to copy/paste it and leave it here for the consideration of the readers of“A fuego lento“. I have allowed myself to add [...]
The remarkable and competent government authorities have reported that the new country brand, Esencial Costa Rica, was achieved with a process that began in 2008 and whose cost amounted to $650,000 dollars. Therefore, the first thing I must say is that by [...]
The creative advertising world applauded “ The Most Popular Song” at Cannes 2012, awarding it Lions and a Grand Prix. Because a simple idea can be powerful enough to influence a country, make a difference and contribute to making it a better [...]
A few days ago I published a note that claims that creativity that wins at festivals is 7 times more effective, according to the Gunn Report. That is to say, advertising creative awards, such as Cannes, Ojo, Volcán or Pregonero, nowadays have [...]
