I start typing with an overwhelming feeling of defeat. Not because the trip at the end of August to which I am going to refer went badly, but because I think it is almost impossible to translate into text what I experienced. No adjective is sufficient to describe what it really means to experience “Burning […]
We usually ignore our areas of greatest opportunity, so it should come as no surprise to discover them on radio. Here are some of the best pieces from last year’s Cannes, so the spaces are in sight and sound. However, it should [...]
. The race for the first lion for Central America is open, and in 2008 the question could be answered: Who hunted the first lion? What agency achieved the first? Who starts the harvest? Gold, silver or bronze? Does the color of [...]
There is much to learn from the elegance and class with which the world’s most famous actors applaud each other. With great dignity and solid attitude, the cameras focus on the winner, not without glancing at those who were competing for that [...]
TRIBU / Saatchi Saatchi won a gold, two silvers and a bronze in the Caribbean, to start 2008 very well in their legitimate quest to be creative winners at festivals as well. For many years we have won as a company and [...]
And Ogilvy Costa Rica the most awarded agency. Brutal! That’s how LatinSpots reads today about the results in the Caribbean 2008, so we’ve started the year off on the right foot and in the right direction, and we’ll have plenty of reason [...]
I highly recommend this book published by Lawrence Harrison and Samuel Huntington, as it helps to understand the reasons why there are countries prone to development, while many of us live in others prone to underdevelopment. Unfortunately for us Latin Americans, we [...]
Welcome Movistar! Last week the billboards came out and today television. Movistar has come to applaud the country they come to with a sincere and affectionate message to all Ticos and Ticas. It is very true: while many other countries elected an [...]
A couple of days ago I discovered Klout, thanks to the reference made by Rogelio Umaña, Interactive Creative Director at Tribu DDB, known worldwide as @gorileo. No more and no less than a digital influence meter, that’s Klout. The variables it crosses [...]
Almost by accident I came across this company on the net a few days ago: Saddleback Leather Co. Without having the slightest idea of its existence, it caught my attention because of its leather products, full of personality, strength and tradition. Then [...]
On the same day that the Community announced the Effie, La Nación confirmed the next Pregonero with its newsletter inviting pre-registration. This is the image that accompanied the message. In Tribu we suffer with the Pregoneros, as they have usually been difficult [...]
Today I received an email from Lilliana Gonzalez, Executive Director and driving force of the Community (formerly ASCAP), which made me very happy: the second edition of the Effie is coming. She also brought this image that I loved: As if organizing [...]
Have you heard that expression that says: “como quitarle un confite a un niño”? Or the one that adds a bit of humor and says: “Como arrearle a un borracho jumo! Seriously, there are topics that no matter how complex or difficult [...]
