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 […]
When you walk around Cannes, it is not surprising that Bob Isherwood, Fabio Fernandez or Pablo del Campo, to name three of Saatchi’s creative figures, are suddenly stopped at the Croissette to ask for autographs, just as it should not be surprising [...]
In our search for bigger ideas than ads at Saatchi Saatchi, the Battle of the Surfaces, the brainchild of Pablo del Campo, achieved a reach across the globe unprecedented in the history of tennis. These days, and through this channel as well [...]
The lenses we use in life are tinged with subjectivity and perceptions, so there is no quick fix or easy solution in the appreciation of any event, especially those that affect us emotionally. In the theory of knowledge, subjectivity is the property [...]
A Lovemark is irresistible and Apple knows how to do it like no one else. Nothing more to say. This is how Steve Jobs presented it in San Francisco. My first personal computer was an Apple IIc, and with it, my first [...]
I am not as stubborn as I appear to be. I am firm, because I have to be, but I constantly reflect on my actions, on the policies I am promoting and on the attitudes I am adopting. I have had the [...]
Procter Gamble is betting on advertising creativity as never before, and it is the same giant that used to accuseocus of squares, defenders of parity, masters of testimonials and demos. After Unilever, Procter sent more executives to Cannes than any other advertiser. [...]
At about 7 p.m. I was about to pay the cab driver for his kind service of 23 reais, when he said a heartfelt “parabens Costa Rica”. I didn’t try to contain my joy for a moment and prodded the conversation to [...]
While in England people are asking for the withdrawal of the advertising that shows their national team disqualified in Brazil, in our country the World Cup fever turns the protagonists into perfect brand ambassadors. In cases as wonderfully outstanding as that of [...]
The Big Winner Let’s assume that you are part of the general public, a non-advertiser, announcer or work with some communications or digital media. In a leveled playing field of people occupied living their happy lives, is there anyone out there that [...]
We can’t not change the world. And advertisers believe we can make it better one message, one idea, one smile, one story, one campaign at a time. This is why the fine sense of humor with which a message of unity has [...]
Costa Rica will be playing in the fierce courts of the Grand Palais des Festivals in Cannes in what is considered the world of creativity. The best of the world will compete in the International Festival of Creativity and Costa Rican agencies [...]
The World Cup is an opportunity of such dimension that the word itself falls short to describe its implications and scope in soccer. Brands understand this and polish themselves with creativity, productions and budgets unimaginable in our countries. Let’s start with“The Game [...]
