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 […]
I have just returned from the closing party of the Antigua Festival, with a mixture of emotions that although I find positive in the final balance, they originate in satisfactions and also frustrations. First and foremost, Costa Rica’s role was visible, clear, [...]
Winning at Film is difficult, and yet, as this example shows, it is more than possible. We already know the formula: that the idea surpasses what has been done before and surprises us afterwards. This piece was bronze at Cannes 2008, it [...]
Today began the Antigua Festival in Guatemala, organized by UGAP. With almost a thousand pieces participating from agencies all over Central America, the organization and enthusiasm in this city is simply contagious. After our meeting yesterday of FECAP, the Central American Federation [...]
This sensational idea by Uniqlo has become a winner of awards and recognitions, as it is a 24/7 presentation, placed in blogs around the world, as it is now in A Fuego Lento and for some time. The case is described [...]
By Maximiliano Denaro. From the editorial staff of Clarín.com. mdenaro@claringlobal.com.ar A group of German scientists studied that neuromarketing works and that our brain responds better to known brands than to unknown ones. Scientists from Ludwing-Maximilians University demonstrated, thanks to functional magnetic resonance [...]
If your agency makes fast, low-cost ads, especially as requested, I’m sorry to say that it is just another commodity . An undifferentiated, low value-added product is in the uncomfortable position of being easily substituted. In our case, by any free-lance or [...]
We are attracted to the motivations provoked by this commercial, designed for an aggressive retail client who understands that emotional connections must be powerful between their brand and their consumers. Payless is present in 9 countries in Latin America, and although it [...]