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 […]
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 [...]
Every day, advertising influences the world intensely, profusely and repeatedly with creative ideas to change the world. The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation know this, and have teamed up to promote the use of creativity [...]
Brands that ignore today’s climate crisis will pay dearly. In his words, Al Gore focuses on linking brands, business, advertising and our lives to global warming. I add one more excerpt, in which Gore clearly inspires us to take action and be [...]
Last Friday Al Gore spoke to the world’s advertisers, creatives, clients and production companies at the Grand Audi of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. The climate crisis is a huge, urgent, important issue, and we can all make a contribution. Al [...]
Leo Burnett Australia ignited everyone’s imagination with an idea that makes us smile, excites us and makes us contagious. The presentation of Leo and its Contagious division has just finished, an extraordinary seminar, superior to any other seen during the week. And [...]
In turn, Saatchi Saatchi’s global network managed to sneak in as the third most awarded network at Cannes 2007. Undoubtedly, another great year for the creative organization headed by Bob Isherwood, as well as for Tony Granger in New York, which in [...]
