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 its beginnings, Clandestina has started with emotion, joy, illusion and a lot of love, which at the end of the day, is the key ingredient to eliminate fear. Indifferent to critics and detractors, focused on her mission, dreaming big and doing [...]
In the public document included in this note, you will find the pieces that will be competing for Costa Rica in Cannes. The agencies betting with their entries are jotabeqú/Grey, Garnier BBDO, JWT and Tribu Saatchi Saatchi. They are just a few [...]
Yesterday I received from Cannes the final report with the entries by country, where I am pleased to see that we went from 13 entries in 2007 to a total of 23 in 2008, almost doubling the number of entries. This percentage [...]
INTRODUCTION: The following note was published in the blog at the time, and remains so in the records of this blog. However, due to the importance of the case, it is necessary to clarify beforehand that JWT presented its version, documents and [...]
Three words were repeated most frequently at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: storytelling, purpose and big-data. In his opening remarks at the Cannes representatives meeting in London this morning, Phil Thomas, CEO of Lion Festivals, provided concepts that clearly set [...]
This is a blog post that is likely to be relevant only to advertisers, as it has happened before and will surely happen again. However, since what wins is usually only known to advertisers, it is not out of place to invite [...]
About three decades ago I passed a sign outside the Baby’O nightclub in Acapulco that read: “This place sucks. Go next door”. In other words and in our language: “This place sucks. Go next door. Today I say the same to you [...]
On June 25, 2012 Oreo posted this message on her Twitter feed: Celebrate your pride for loving who you love! and added her incredibly popular hashtag #dailytwist, as well as the image that immediately went viral around the world. The twist of [...]
The next International Festival of Creativity Cannes Lions 2014 has marked the next year and has summoned us for June 15. In our country some will accept the invitation and others will choose to ignore it. Which group will you be part [...]
Running a marathon is an unforgettable experience, it is an integral challenge, it is an exciting achievement and it is a personal best. The marathon is a distance of 42.2 kilometers and tests discipline, perseverance, the product of gradualness, will and constancy. [...]