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 […]
Sebastián Mopardo sent me this email that I am happy to share with you, from our friends at the brother school of creatives. SM: Hi Jorge, how are you doing so long? I have seen your blog daily and although I have [...]
There are people who live inspired and there are people who do not. The difference? Some people read inspirational texts, surround themselves with inspirational people, attend inspirational events, draw from inspirational sources, live in or create inspirational environments, persist in their minds [...]
There is no one who understands this blog. The statistics that the system gives me is very limited, and for this reason, I really don’t know who visits it. I guess we are a little bit of advertising friends, or suddenly, many [...]
Can you imagine this aircraft at Juan Santamaría? We need a lot of imagination for this. See it inside and out: The world flies at a speed completely different from ours. While in Panama they started the expansion of the canal for [...]
When in our villages they spoke of someone straight, with good luck or facilities for success, they said that it was someone who “fell standing upright”. When a successful woman married someone with money, they said that “there is nothing like “caer [...]
I have a dear friend and colleague, companion of dreams and illusions, sincere creative, talented generator of ideas and proven maker of commercial creativity, admirer of Lovemarks and charismatic musician, among other virtues: Arete. He opened his creative workshop and launched himself [...]
For years I have known of many Costa Ricans who send their articles to La Nación, waiting to be published. I have been among them, which makes me suppose that I do not have the style, depth, subject, name, prestige, pedigree or [...]
Advertising agencies are solely responsible for the proliferation of workshops, in-houses and free-lancers. As long as we continue to focus on making quick and cheap ads, we will not be making any difference and we will continue to perpetuate ourselves as just [...]
It’s hard to find a business category that doesn’t have most of its members… pants down. With discounts, offers, returns, or the worst of all, with the lowest price, many try to compete and win. Advertising is no exception and because of [...]
