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 […]
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. [...]
One fine day in prehistoric times, my mother came up with the wonderful idea of moving me to a bilingual school. Gud morning. While that maternal inspiration was crucial in my life, it happily also led to an early and brief encounter [...]
Cannes Lions 2010 Entries Increase 7%. Thursday 03 June 2010 24,242 total entries – the 4th highest number in the history of Cannes. The Organisers of the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival today announced that more than 24,000 entries from 90 [...]
Apple comes between client and agency with iAd: Tribal DDB CEO By Giselle Tsirulnik June 9, 2010 Paran Johar of Jumptap (right) interviewed Mr. Gunning (left) NEW YORK – The CEO of Tribal DDB told Mobile Marketing Forum attendees that he [...]
When we decided to celebrate our new partnership with DDB last April, we chose to share. Instead of a closed event, party or carnival, which would not have been entirely appropriate, we chose to bring inspiration, challenge, thought and above all influence. [...]
What fun Animoto is, and what a simple way to add images, movement and music to a memory that deserves to be protected and celebrated, for the legacy of one day can be for a lifetime.
Cannes Lions Honours Unilever With Advertiser Of The Year Award Tuesday 25 May 2010 Keith Weed, Chief Marketing Communications Officer will accept the award in Cannes. The Organisers of the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival are delighted to announce that this [...]