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 [...]
When it’s my birthday is when I think of the story that could be told about me, possibly I’m aiming for too much again if I think something will be said. I guess hopefully someone will say a short phrase, like “the [...]
From Melbourne, we got the stupid ways to die, in reference to the carelessness with which people usually expose themselves in dangerous places. In this particular case by McCann, in relation to the city’s trains and the accidents they seek to reduce [...]
I am convinced that each one of us can contribute to making the world a better place, even at the risk of sounding cliché. We can do it in our homes, in the community we live in, in the country we live [...]
A few days ago I published a post with the campaign of the moment by Dove, called“Sketches“. It has been so well received that it is among the most shared in the world. However, there is another idea from the same brand, [...]
The new advertising creative year has just begun and we are already counting down. So, how about if we all agree and go to 2014 to repeat Lions? In 2008 a Costa Rican agency won the first Cannes Lions, which are something [...]
Every problem is an opportunity. Every limitation is a possibility. Every aspiration can be a realization. Every person can achieve their goals, of course, if you pay the price with discipline, sacrifice, passion and commitment. When I learned about the super humanity [...]
