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 […]
Two lion hunters, with golds and silvers in their collection of international awards, gave us two close, intimate and inspiring talks, focused on their ideas to win and their proposals to the country to move forward. First up was Rodolfo Borrell, General [...]
ASCAP, the Costa Rican association of advertising agencies, will present today a new Pellizco and tomorrow another night of Volcanoes. The first in Uveritas and the second in the Main Hall of the Herradura Hotel, to ratify the commitment of the association [...]
Next Thursday night, this and many other questions will be cleared to be part of our history. There were 31 jurors invited to evaluate all the material entered and of which 27 in total responded in full. The process towards next Thursday [...]
What is an insight? Why is the planner’s and creative’s obsession with finding insights? Which ones can be powerful, which ones are obvious, and which ones have been walked through? How do you define it? How do you find it? We like [...]
From Viña Escazú comes a musical group dedicated to connect people with God. Next Saturday they present their new CD called Dulcemente Quebrantado, with the participation of David Bustamante and his companions. An extraordinary effort with the support of Hans Wust and [...]
Three words were repeated most frequently at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: storytelling, purpose and big-data. In his opening remarks at the Cannes representatives meeting in London this morning, Phil Thomas, CEO of Lion Festivals, provided concepts that clearly set [...]
This is a blog post that is likely to be relevant only to advertisers, as it has happened before and will surely happen again. However, since what wins is usually only known to advertisers, it is not out of place to invite [...]
About three decades ago I passed a sign outside the Baby’O nightclub in Acapulco that read: “This place sucks. Go next door”. In other words and in our language: “This place sucks. Go next door. Today I say the same to you [...]
On June 25, 2012 Oreo posted this message on her Twitter feed: Celebrate your pride for loving who you love! and added her incredibly popular hashtag #dailytwist, as well as the image that immediately went viral around the world. The twist of [...]
The next International Festival of Creativity Cannes Lions 2014 has marked the next year and has summoned us for June 15. In our country some will accept the invitation and others will choose to ignore it. Which group will you be part [...]
Running a marathon is an unforgettable experience, it is an integral challenge, it is an exciting achievement and it is a personal best. The marathon is a distance of 42.2 kilometers and tests discipline, perseverance, the product of gradualness, will and constancy. [...]