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 […]
The new Guinness commercial consolidates a tradition of more than
At this time of the year, more than a few of us are looking forward to the end of the year. We are already craving the idea of closing one more cycle and taking time at the beach, the volcano or at [...]
It’s a great move by Google and it’s called Blackle. By using a black Google search screen, the energy savings can be significant. For this reason, I recommend using the black version of Google.
We finished the second round, and as I enjoyed last year, judging for the Ojo de Iberoamérica has been a pleasure. First, because of the organization and gift of everyone at the festival, and second, because of the quality and creative level [...]
Less is more.
Talking about a retail account is indivisibly talking about a focus on women. Whether your business is a store, a hardware store, a car dealership, your custard in the refrigerator at the supermarket, your products on the shelf at the grocery store [...]
Painter of Eye-Mo, an idea of Tribu for Glaxo-SmithKline and its product Eye-MO. Creative: Mario Calvo, what a great memory, and to you, Marito, a hug and the honor you deserve for a first-world, innovative and daring idea. This is creativity in [...]
Anybody can make an ad. A brand doesn’t. In Costa Rica, as in the world, there are many people making ads. And of course, people hiring them. Many are those who assume that their brands or products need to advertise to sell, [...]
It’s been a few weeks since Rafael Abreu sent me the link to TED. Today, I am hooked to his TedTalks through iTunes, since all the presentations are available for free on his Podcasts. You can download them to your iPod or [...]
Sir Ken Robinson speaks, from his presentation at TedTalks in Monterey, California, about creativity and the challenge of changing education to value creativity as much as literacy. He identifies the importance of preparing ourselves to be wrong, if we want to be [...]
Photographer Phil Borges estimates that of the 6,000 languages spoken on the planet today, 3,000 are not known by children. In other words, as those who know them die, humanity will lose all the wealth that comes from the legacy of that [...]
USE THE POWER OF TRUST. Forget completely the idea that it is your turn to approve or reject, that this position is a big mistake. If you are going to value ideas, you have to be clear that all have potential, all [...]
