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.” […]
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. [...]
When talking about emotional connections in the creation of Lovemarks with the support of advertising, commercials like the previous one of the Buenos Aires Zoo by Del Campo, are an example of how to do it masterfully. In a new experience for [...]
For we are the size of the things that make us angry. After all, the only thing in common between everything that angers us in life and each of us is precisely oneself. Even if it often seems that the [...]
Much has been written about second place. Phrases are frequently quoted that go on and on about how disappointing it is to be second. Vince Lombardi, for example, the NFL player whose name is on the NFL’s premier trophy, said that he [...]
In a month post-leones and with a deliberate pause in various topics, the blog reached almost 142,000 page views and a lot of tranquility in an experimental space that I continue to enjoy. I don’t know the levels of reach and frequency, [...]
The Times of India presented a spectacular case in Cannes, awarded and applauded with a standing ovation, because it represents not only a powerful idea, but also reflects the spirit that is to be recognized with Lions and other statuettes at festivals [...]
There is a lot of work to do and a lot to do, so let’s stop being so sweet, because any agency, any country, any peasant can take our breath away in an instant. To win you have to focus, and [...]
We often miss the short-lists or the bronzes of a category, because naturally the golds are the first to capture our attention. However, important lessons can be learned from them, as is the case in this note from Arteaga in Puerto Rico. [...]
With two bronzes and a silver at the last Cannes Lions, Shackleton shows with this idea how great a proposal can be and how unfair a jury can be, in my opinion. Is there anyone who doesn’t agree with me that this [...]
