2025 has been a year of contrasts—intense, emotional, transformative. It began with a heartfelt farewell and ends with my soul wide open after the magical, peaceful family moments we usually share in Escondida. In between, there was laughter under a sky full of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Mauricio; a spiritual retreat in […]
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 [...]
Various will be the publicists who will be on rubber in a week. Many because of the celebrations that take place at Volcán and the following day, as well as others because of the pain of not having given their best, not [...]
We are one week away from the next VOLCÁN, in an edition of the most relevant Costa Rican advertising contest, which by decision of ASCAP, the Costa Rican association of advertising agencies, concentrates exclusively on this small Central American country. This year, [...]
Six young advertisers will represent the country in Cannes They will participate in a world advertising contest that gathers more than 50 countries. Contest consists of mounting a complete campaign in less than 50 hours Rating: 0 votes Irene Rodríguez S. irodriguez@nacion. [...]
We went down from 56 to 47 entries in Cannes this year, although the number of agencies participating only went from 7 to 6. At the same time, I believe that even though we have fewer pieces participating for Costa Rica, the [...]
Seis Mil Colores by our client Protecto is the case with which we will be participating in Cannes 2010. While in the other festivals we have entered a good number of pieces, in the largest and most important festival in the world [...]
Recently, I tried–really tried–to buy a book for my book club. I went online and ordered The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. Then, a week later, I had a free moment at work, and I thought, Oh, I should order that book club [...]
March 2010 ” Professional Woman ” Professional Woman By: Gina Buendía Vivian Fernández de Torrijos The driving force behind TRIBU DDB Panama For five years she served as First Lady of the Republic involved in the social agenda of the State. She [...]
Although predictions are already coming and going for the upcoming festival, the coincidences continue around the extraordinary work by Tribal DDB for Philips Cinema and its “Parallel Lines” by Ridley Scott Associates. Last year’s Grand Prix winner at Cyber intends to repeat [...]
