I start typing with an overwhelming sense of defeat. Not because the trip I’m about to describe — at the end of August — went badly, but because it feels almost impossible to put into words what I experienced there. No adjective seems big enough to capture what it truly means to live “Burning Man.” […]
In the month of May, A Fuego Lento reached 246,310 page views from 19,842 different servers, transferring a total of 12,561.3 MBs and 237,523 HTML requests. What does this data mean? A lot of visits. Undoubtedly, the Young Lions and the Nelka [...]
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 [...]
A few days ago we gathered to learn from DDB and its Playbook, a fascinating combination of planning tools to advance in becoming the most influential agency in the region. Here in the photo you will find a good part of the [...]
Without Martin Luther King and his inspirational dream, and visionary dream, Barack Obama might not be the first black president of the world’s most the first black president of the most powerful country in the world. Without dreams and dreams and illusions, [...]
Today I received the link to this video and it really touched me, even though I was raised as a child in the Methodist church. And as I firmly believe that Jesus is who He said He is, I also believe in [...]
Costa Rica’s ruling National Liberation Party presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla gives her victory speech after winning the general election in San José Costa Rica has always been a progressive beacon on Central America’s benighted street: the reliable democracy that makes a point [...]
At the end of 4 years as president of the association, I leave satisfied, grateful and excited, because together with all the associates and especially with my colleagues on the Board of Directors, we reinvented Ascap. Until very recently, the Costa Rican [...]
Shop Bridges the Gap Between the Hispanic and General Market, Extends Way Beyond Niche Category By Laurel Wentz Published: January 25, 2010 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Being Latino is increasingly about moving easily between different worlds, and Alma DDB is a perfect [...]