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.” […]
Originally published in February 2007, this article and its paragraphs are still fully valid, because in competition, individual ambition serves the common good, as Adam Smith put it. In other words, he meant that the best results come from everyone in a [...]
A few months ago I listened to Marcus Buckingham for an hour and a half, with a powerful message: focus on your strengths (or as some call it, the strengths revolution). In this direction, ask yourself a simple question: Are you going [...]
“I’m addicted to collecting steps before dawn. To seeing places I never knew existed. Running to the moon and back. Being a rabbit to the neighborhood dogs. Obey the voice in my head. To let the music take me when I can’t [...]
Me too. We all want to be recognized. I am no exception. Neither are you. And for this reason, perhaps, I’m already thinking of turning up the volume on everything in me. Today, because it’s a Wednesday like any other, instead of [...]
To Fabio Fernandes and all his team at f Nazca Saatchi Saatchi, congratulations for this magnificent idea, surprising production that “seems low cost”, daring musicalization and confidence in a powerful proposal. Undoubtedly, this TV Grand Prix at the Wave Festival in Rio [...]
“Cannes is a quest for the world’s best creativity”. Craig Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Worldwide, JWT” The industry’s leading figures will gather in Cannes this June to discuss the hottest topics occupying the minds of creative professionals around the globe.
We could assume a typical position in our country, and convince ourselves that the issue is really one of budgets. We could also say that our ideas are top-notch and that the problem is that clients don’t approve of anything good. We [...]
| View | Upload your own A few weeks ago I came across Rogelio Umaña’s blog with this rich, interesting and valuable Powerpoint document, with ideas and contributions to add to the arsenal of arguments and considerations when working with brands. So [...]
I’ve mentioned it before, and today I can’t stress it enough. Buckingham’s proposal makes sense, is simple and adds up in one direction: put your strengths to work to bring you to your full potential. His series of short films called Trombone [...]
After 97,009 page views on the blog in the month of January, and yesterday with 7,559, we are going to rest but not before leaving you with a commercial for F/Nazca Saatchi, Shake your body, to wish you a happy weekend.
When it comes to a store, a showroom or a supermarket, a branch or a showroom, the projected personality counts as much as the experience itself on its own floor. Sodimac, Ikea or Easy, to cite some recent examples of retail advertising, [...]
