. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]
In a practical simplification, there are two types of countries: those that prosper and those that do not. Apply the concept also to companies, institutions, families and all types of human organizations. Some advance and others stagnate or regress. Encapsulated in this [...]
There is a lot of talk, conversation and advice on how to win a Lion at Cannes. No wonder, because there is more chance of being struck by lightning than winning a Grand Prix. It’s that difficult! From a company’s perspective, there [...]
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 [...]
When a company’s advertising seeks to make the world a better place and tries to do so, it gives us hope for the future. BAC’s new campaign in the region exalts the values of people like you and me, the values that [...]
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By Maximiliano Denaro. From the editorial staff of Clarín.com. mdenaro@claringlobal.com.ar A group of German scientists studied that neuromarketing works and that our brain responds better to known brands than to unknown ones. Scientists from Ludwing-Maximilians University demonstrated, thanks to functional magnetic resonance [...]
If your agency makes fast, low-cost ads, especially as requested, I’m sorry to say that it is just another commodity . An undifferentiated, low value-added product is in the uncomfortable position of being easily substituted. In our case, by any free-lance or [...]
