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.
Ideas, imagination, charm, identification, illusion, commitment, commitment, ignition, truth, intuition, empathy, dreams, excitement, emotion, talent, fans and much more is soccer. However, its synonym is passion, a word that summarizes two words: love and madness. Soccer is passion, it opens up possibilities [...]
I have a dear friend and colleague, companion of dreams and illusions, sincere creative, talented generator of ideas and proven maker of commercial creativity, admirer of Lovemarks and charismatic musician, among other virtues: Arete. He opened his creative workshop and launched himself [...]
For years I have known of many Costa Ricans who send their articles to La Nación, waiting to be published. I have been among them, which makes me suppose that I do not have the style, depth, subject, name, prestige, pedigree or [...]
Advertising agencies are solely responsible for the proliferation of workshops, in-houses and free-lancers. As long as we continue to focus on making quick and cheap ads, we will not be making any difference and we will continue to perpetuate ourselves as just [...]
It’s hard to find a business category that doesn’t have most of its members… pants down. With discounts, offers, returns, or the worst of all, with the lowest price, many try to compete and win. Advertising is no exception and because of [...]