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 […]
If you are not, let’s assume that you are among the general public, and not a puclicist, advertiser or any media or digital media. So, with everyone leveled up as busy people going about their happy lives, is there anyone out there [...]
Exactly 25 years ago today, Alexandra Franco opened the doors of the Casa de los Niños Montessori in Escazú, the kindergarten that today is called Hometwo. This long journey triggered the modern Montessori movement spread throughout the country in early childhood education. [...]
As customers, we do not have a monopoly on the truth, although we always have the power to decide, to choose whether to approve or reject, to return or leave, to recommend or not, to repeat or discard. I believe that the [...]
Fear paralyzes, curtails, delays, annuls, petrifies, disables. Fear subjugates, subordinates, crushes, stuns and degrades. Fear humiliates, lulls and disarms, fear is a scourge and should not be part of your life. Overcome your fears! Fear is subjective, personal, it is up to [...]
“Disorganized media and advertising clients” This post may sound relevant to media, brands and agencies only. However, for those who are not in these sectors, isn’t it true that we want better advertising, better brands, more value for our money? Who wants [...]
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 [...]
A few days ago I had the opportunity to see our 9 young people up close in Cannes, and I can’t express enough the emotion that living with them has left me, even if it was just for a few moments. Their [...]
We will be in Antigua for the next Creative Festival organized by Ugap, the Guatemalan Union of advertising agencies. We are going with the intention of enjoying Guatemala, which is a wonderful country, its jade jewel that is the incomparable Antigua, as [...]
A few years ago I started running. First it was a walk around the block to finish it out of breath, and then it was a gradual, slow and very measured increase. Before I had tried it in a hurry, and injuries [...]
In one of the most unexpected appearances in the history of Cannes, Yoko Ono displayed her enigmatic, legendary and captivating personality, moving in moments from the ridiculous to the sublime, from the unusual to the profound. At the end of her 45 [...]
Gold for Peru, Silver for Colombia and Bronze for Denmark. A great year for Latin America in the Young Lions Print Competition at the Cannes Lios Festival 2010.
Every Monday 7:15 PM. ArteCine Lindora. Free admission. Open invitation. Video Talks in English. Thought and designed for people who don’t like church. BALANCED: June 28, June 5, July 5, 12, 19, 26, and August 2, 2010. Can you be unbalanced financially [...]
