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 […]
From last year we found extraordinary examples to persuade you to invest in creativity, production and talent, if you are one of the people in charge of a brand. That brand could be a mass consumer brand, such as Red Bull or [...]
2014 brings us thousands and perhaps millions of blogs, tweets, images, videos and more, with proposals to make 2014 the best year ever. However, nothing will happen in the next 12 months that will surpass the upcoming World Cup in Brazil in [...]
In October 2010 I accepted an invitation from Google to attend a meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its name intrigued me from the first moment and then completely captivated me: Zeitgeist. On YouTube I found a summary of that experience, which in some [...]
In November 2009 a lifelong dream came true, when I was able to see and photograph the great Mount Everest from a distance. I did so from the Kalapatar, which although it reaches an elevation of 5,550 meters in elevation, in the [...]
On Incae ‘s last visit to Tribu DDB, who rightfully become a tribe for life, at the close of the activity I was asked, “Did you know that there is another Tribu Group?”, and of course my answer was negative amidst immediate [...]
The country would be different if instead of a parliament we had an ombudsman(I heard this from Otto Peraza a few years ago). If we were given two ears that listen and a mouth that speaks, wouldn’t that be a clear and [...]
At about 7 p.m. I was about to pay the cab driver for his kind service of 23 reais, when he said a heartfelt “parabens Costa Rica”. I didn’t try to contain my joy for a moment and prodded the conversation to [...]
While in England people are asking for the withdrawal of the advertising that shows their national team disqualified in Brazil, in our country the World Cup fever turns the protagonists into perfect brand ambassadors. In cases as wonderfully outstanding as that of [...]
The Big Winner Let’s assume that you are part of the general public, a non-advertiser, announcer or work with some communications or digital media. In a leveled playing field of people occupied living their happy lives, is there anyone out there that [...]
We can’t not change the world. And advertisers believe we can make it better one message, one idea, one smile, one story, one campaign at a time. This is why the fine sense of humor with which a message of unity has [...]
Costa Rica will be playing in the fierce courts of the Grand Palais des Festivals in Cannes in what is considered the world of creativity. The best of the world will compete in the International Festival of Creativity and Costa Rican agencies [...]
The World Cup is an opportunity of such dimension that the word itself falls short to describe its implications and scope in soccer. Brands understand this and polish themselves with creativity, productions and budgets unimaginable in our countries. Let’s start with“The Game [...]