I start typing with an overwhelming sense of defeat. Not because the trip I’m about to describe — at the end of August — went badly, but because it feels almost impossible to put into words what I experienced there. No adjective seems big enough to capture what it truly means to live “Burning Man.” […]
The next Volcán will be open to the participation of all Central America and therefore, it becomes a new regional competitive scenario for advertising creativity from Guatemala to Panama. The vision of a Creative Central America, the strengthening of Fecap, the opportunities [...]
This screen breaker by Saatchi Saatchi New Zealand, shows the perfect application of technological resources to add to a brand’s OneWordEquity: unbreakable. The app uses the Mac’s built-in camera, and delivers a fun experience, as well as a lively talking point. If [...]
When Peru won its first lion at Cannes, it did so with this story and this commercial. At its presentation at the Grand Palais, the statuette was accompanied by a standing ovation that validated its delivery and its human reach in every [...]
Let’s be clear: JWT Costa Rica’s feat this year at Cannes is close to unrepeatable. Likewise, the role we played in the Caribbean last February, with 7 agencies winning statuettes, although more possible than four lions with one piece, is equally difficult. [...]
With the recent release of the Batman saga, a simply awesome viral campaign was created and at least to me it makes me think about how much we have to learn. The viral consisted of 26 independent but related websites (at least [...]
In a month post-leones and with a deliberate pause in various topics, the blog reached almost 142,000 page views and a lot of tranquility in an experimental space that I continue to enjoy. I don’t know the levels of reach and frequency, [...]
Chic is an early nineteenth-century French word whose meaning refers to smart or stylish. Over the years, its use in English has referred to social events, situations, individuals, fashions or forms of dress. It combines elegance with soft avant-gardism and provokes an [...]
Today’s winners in the Volcán organized by ASCAP will receive their statuettes as a result of the voting of 27 jurors from all over Ibero-America. It is the largest participation in the history of a Volcano, and for this reason, it is [...]
Two lion hunters, with golds and silvers in their collection of international awards, gave us two close, intimate and inspiring talks, focused on their ideas to win and their proposals to the country to move forward. First up was Rodolfo Borrell, General [...]
ASCAP, the Costa Rican association of advertising agencies, will present today a new Pellizco and tomorrow another night of Volcanoes. The first in Uveritas and the second in the Main Hall of the Herradura Hotel, to ratify the commitment of the association [...]
Next Thursday night, this and many other questions will be cleared to be part of our history. There were 31 jurors invited to evaluate all the material entered and of which 27 in total responded in full. The process towards next Thursday [...]
