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 […]
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 [...]
In attention and appreciation to the courtesy of the response published in the Costa Rica Esencial website, I allow myself to copy/paste it and leave it here for the consideration of the readers of“A fuego lento“. I have allowed myself to add [...]
The remarkable and competent government authorities have reported that the new country brand, Esencial Costa Rica, was achieved with a process that began in 2008 and whose cost amounted to $650,000 dollars. Therefore, the first thing I must say is that by [...]
The creative advertising world applauded “ The Most Popular Song” at Cannes 2012, awarding it Lions and a Grand Prix. Because a simple idea can be powerful enough to influence a country, make a difference and contribute to making it a better [...]
A few days ago I published a note that claims that creativity that wins at festivals is 7 times more effective, according to the Gunn Report. That is to say, advertising creative awards, such as Cannes, Ojo, Volcán or Pregonero, nowadays have [...]
First of all, I remind you of Zanders’ rule #6: don’t take yourself too seriously. Then, the question always jumps to a simple “and what are the first 5 rules?”. The answer then is to be expected: they don’t exist and it [...]
With only a few days to go until the last day of September, and therefore, with only 11 days left to publish the pieces for Pregoneros and Volcán, rumors have reached us that we will have a heavy participation of Central American [...]
With the water cycle, presented in this beautiful animation, I connected with my years in advertising and that of almost all of us advertisers. It’s a long journey and like all, with obstacles and challenges at every step. One day we win [...]
Today begins at ArteCine Lindora the OPENHOUSE, an option for the ill-mannered like me, as it takes messages from conversational speakers from the United States, and projects them on the movie screen in an activity that does not exceed 60 minutes. Thus, [...]
From Mosaic in Pasadena, Erwin McManus, the lead pastor of one of the most creative churches in the United States, www.mosaic.org, will visit us next week. In his proposal, art, film, dance, music of course, creativity and innovation play a key role [...]
With only three weeks to go before the last date for publications or guidelines for the Pregonero and the Volcán, the season of truchos in our country begins, so it is convenient to read La Teja among other chosen media. These days, [...]
The next Volcán could be one of surprises, as we do not know if its opening to Central America will in fact imply registrations from agencies in the region or if, despite this fundamental change, it will continue to be a predominantly [...]