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.” […]
Yesterday, the 17 pairs that will compete to represent Costa Rica in the Young Lions Competition in Print, at the next Cannes Festival, were chosen. In a session with creatives from ASCAP agencies, gathered at Garnier BBDO, and with the prosecution as [...]
By Andrés Arias. Yesterday, Tuesday 22nd, we had the visit of Irene Esquivel, Advertising Agencies Manager of Grupo Nación, who came to Tribu for two hours to present to accounts, media, management, creativity and design a wide range of possibilities in creative [...]
Today will be chosen the 25 pairs of advertising creatives who will compete for the national Young Lions, and the grand prize of a trip to Cannes next June with tickets and lodging expenses covered. There they will compete with the other [...]
There is nothing simpler than that, from the depths of your heart, with all your mind in it, you make the decision to go in one direction. However, the complexity that we love to add to everything, even the simplest, betrays us. [...]
With Golds for Publimark Lowe and Ogilvy, Silvers for Garnier BBDO, JWT and DDB, as well as a Bronze for Tribu Saatchi Saatchi, we closed our country’s participation in FIAP in a great way and exceeding expectations. Yesterday I felt a bit [...]
“Any person can be great, because any person can serve”, were the words of Martin Luther King, recalled by Obama in a message that was topical, enveloping and a broad invitation to participate in his inauguration. It is clear: Obama will be [...]
After Costa Rica won the 2008 Caribbean as the most creative country of the festival in Panama, many agencies opted not to participate this year in response to last year’s poor organization and awarding of prizes. More than 15 people from Tribu [...]
Today I had to call Carlos Fonseca, General Manager and partner of Publimark, to offer him that if he wishes, he can send me a mupi and I will place it in the bathroom of Tribu, in the cafeteria or in the [...]
Obviously, I have no idea what book or magazine you are reading. However, aside from what it may be, I am absolutely certain that you are currently reading my blog. And yet, I almost guess, this makes me feel guilty, for there [...]
I have nothing to add to what we all already know about the year that started 12 days ago. In Costa Rica it even came with an earthquake, death and destruction, so it entered with force, forcing us to take it seriously. [...]
Wide Awake is a presentation by Erwin McManus and his organization Awaken. His book, Wide Awake, has been on sale since mid-2008. It makes a lot of sense. .