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 [...]
Direct from the Cannes Lions Festival, we include the complete lists of the entries that have entered the short-list, where JWT stands out with 3 “The soundtrack of a movie you will never see” and jotabeqú with 1 shortlist precisely for its [...]
Today, Sunday, minutes after the Tribal DDB presentation that I’ll discuss later, Sapient Nitro kicked off their afternoon presentation videos with this one that has nearly 80 million views on YouTube and led them to say that brands need free hugs too. [...]
Live from Day One at Cannes Lions 2010 Read this email online <https://list.canneslions.com/t/293633/10788508/3206/0/> Cannes Lions 2010 kicked off this morning, and we are reporting live from the Festival this year, with interviews, video highlights from the programme and insights into the winning [...]
The Cannes Lions is coming once again and although the word that will be said the most is digital, the Film category will surely be again the queen of all and with fabulous winners like the ones we can already anticipate. Check [...]
After several days of drought on the keys, because between one and a thousand things I have been distracted even more than usual, it has made me all the sense of the moment to start with a phrase that is in itself [...]
Where does creative inspiration come from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood and Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth,” “Mr. India”) points to his source of creativity: total and utter panic. He shares a powerful way to unleash our inner storyteller. Some of the published comments: [...]
