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 […]
Saatchi Saatchi annually presents the New Director’s Showcase, usually sold out at the Grand Auditorium and replicated in closed circuit at the Debussy Auditorium. And this year was no exception to the success of this particular form of the network to define [...]
A thousand thanks to Dirk Stammes for the invitation to this tremendous annual Leo Burnett party in Cannes. Last night we were there, I made a few clicks, we toasted to your health and decided to share some pictures with you… so [...]
Our friends at Del Campo Nazca Saatchi Saatchi have several finalists in Film, so we wish them all the best tomorrow at the awards. My biggest bet is on their Big Brother for Ariel, although the corners also sound strong. [...]
Today I received an email from Bernal Esquivel, Director of Strategic Planning at Tribu DDB and great friend, with a picture and a mega ultra super super hyper hyper bati meaningful message: George, we did it! I burst out laughing with the [...]
Today we finally received the signal we were waiting for: it’s official. Movistar, our new big client has chosen us to be their creative partner in Costa Rica for an unprecedented launch in the country. Although until just a few weeks ago… [...]
Last night the results of Young Lions were announced, the creative duos that will represent our country in Cannes in the categories of Cyber, Print and Film. They were chosen by a jury made up of 19 renowned colleagues and friends of [...]
It is with great joy that I share with you some happy news: Costa Rica’s participation in Cannes is the largest in our short and successful history at Cannes Lions. With 58 entries for the country, the participating agencies will try to [...]
In this third entry regarding our advertising industry in Costa Rica, I bring to your screen a first and very simple proposal: let’s celebrate all the differences and since it is better to do it in a single forum, let’s coincide in [...]
At Incae I was taught a definition of strategy that I love. Strategy is about choices, about sacrificial decisions and about deliberately choosing to be different, as proposed by Michael Porter. Strategy is also about knowing clearly when to say no. Success [...]