All the texts I’ve recently published in The Slow Burn have been born from a desire to share and inspire. I emphasize this because I recognize that it wasn’t always like this. In the past, when I called myself a publicist and entrepreneur, my writing was often driven by a need to build my personal […]
On August 31, we will have the opportunity to join the 10 kilometer race, which will be run in 25 cities around the world and wherever you are. A gigantic idea from a brand that inspires to succeed… but not without breaking [...]
All our decisions are essentially emotional, and for this reason, it is no coincidence that a handshake has been for years a property of Importadora Monge in Costa Rica, because trust has always been exalted with its concept “I have faith”, [...]
One of the winningest teams in the history of sport is called the All Blacks, they play rugby and they are from New Zealand. They inspire many publications, books, commercials and more, as their Haka and their record makes them unique in [...]
To connect emotionally, there is nothing better than a great story masterfully told, as HBO does with its films and programming, to the point of being able to exalt in its commercials that it is not television but stories. In this week’s [...]
It is noteworthy that in this commercial aimed at the large American market, the casting is definitely Latino. Also, the musical way with which it tries to connect emotionally and a simple story told in a pleasant way, focused on connecting with [...]
In the month of June, A Fuego Lento reached 261,514 page views.
Since last week we have migrated my blog to La Nación, the main media in Costa Rica. Check it out. Periodically we will be uploading the published entries, so that the archive, which to date has more than 1,500 entries, will continue [...]
Nike has done it again, now with a particularly powerful idea: find your greatness. Instead of just applauding sports idols, what if we decided to get moving and start our own? The winning case is on the Cannes Lions site just a [...]
Evian ignites our inner child: While Evian won a Golden Lion at the Cannes Lions last year, I connected a couple of dots and decided to write about the inner child in all of us. Check out the commercial that triggered this [...]
Life-saving creativity! Every year and from all over the world, creative ideas stand out for both their genius and their transformative capacity. Here between one opportunity and another, I want to briefly leave you with two life savers. The first comes from [...]
Values that promote prosperity: in a practical simplification, there are two types of countries: those that prosper and those that do not. Apply the concept also to companies, institutions, families and all types of human organizations. Some advance and others stagnate or [...]
A Fuego Lento: this is my 1,650th blog post, a life experience I have enjoyed since April 2005. In writing I have taken my mind to the gym, propelled by the energy of my fingertips on the keyboard, and with each exercise [...]
