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 […]
Artículo publicado en BusinessWeek: Saatchi Saatchi CEO Kevin Roberts toiled to make his firm a force among creative agencies. Now–in today’s splintered advertising universe–he’s scrambling to keep it relevant Kevin Roberts may well be the most successful adman of his generation. Over [...]
On April 5, 2005 I published the first article on this blog. Today, almost 700 articles later, I ask myself: what should I do with the blog? And for this, I would love to have your opinion. Let’s see the options I [...]
A week ago a DDB TV commercial for Automercados won the Grand Volcano, the country’s dean advertising agency won Agency of the Year, a supermarket chain, precisely Automercados, won the Volcano for Advertiser of the Year and the surprise of the night [...]
First I admired and bought his design, and then I discovered the character behind it: Philippe Starck, the most prolific and world famous designer alive today. Then I learned about the hotels he has designed, bought his books and read his ideas. [...]
Crispin, Porter + Bogusky presents us with a new way to drive a product and its users to a closer and more intimate relationship with the brand, Jetta in this case. It is an excellent example of integration and innovation, which reminds [...]
“Mae, Fidel! No! Mae, not so soon!”, we would have told him if we could have asked him for a few more days, one more composition, one more concert. In an unexpected move, Fidel surprised us again with his talent, although this [...]
We have all enjoyed or suffered the Oscars awards in Hollywood. A few on the site, and all the rest of us, happily do it on TV. It’s sensational! I enjoy watching the films first, and then the talent, creativity, production, innovation [...]
I often have an amusing discussion with my children, because I think there is no better pizza than anchovy pizza. They find it obnoxious, while I find it wonderful. The anchovy is always salty, juicy and defined, so it stands out [...]
I see it as simple as this: the Volcano is our national championship. The Antigua, Ojo or Fiap festivals are regional tournaments, and without a doubt, Cannes is the world championship. The Volcano, however, is the sole responsibility of Costa Ricans, both [...]
There are twitts of twitts, but this one I had to bring to my blog. joller Jorge Oller I had to post it on my blog…. thx! @JorgeContrerasN “@manicLu: “@LuandCo: Photo: Pretty inspirational Colors!!!tumblr.com/xqy47rpdwz” 😉
A few days ago Arnaldo Garnier appeared with a comment on my blog. There he left among others a sentence where he clarifies that there are competitors of his that he does not respect, and then he spices it up by calling [...]