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 […]
From Melbourne, we got the stupid ways to die, in reference to the carelessness with which people usually expose themselves in dangerous places. In this particular case by McCann, in relation to the city’s trains and the accidents they seek to reduce [...]
I am convinced that each one of us can contribute to making the world a better place, even at the risk of sounding cliché. We can do it in our homes, in the community we live in, in the country we live [...]
A few days ago I published a post with the campaign of the moment by Dove, called“Sketches“. It has been so well received that it is among the most shared in the world. However, there is another idea from the same brand, [...]
The new advertising creative year has just begun and we are already counting down. So, how about if we all agree and go to 2014 to repeat Lions? In 2008 a Costa Rican agency won the first Cannes Lions, which are something [...]
Every problem is an opportunity. Every limitation is a possibility. Every aspiration can be a realization. Every person can achieve their goals, of course, if you pay the price with discipline, sacrifice, passion and commitment. When I learned about the super humanity [...]
Since last week we have migrated my blog to La Nación, the main media in Costa Rica. Check it out. Periodically we will be uploading the published entries, so that the archive, which to date has more than 1,500 entries, will continue [...]
Just hours away from witnessing Federer achieve what no one has ever done before in tennis history, Lance Armstrong is starting a new tour in France at the age of 37 and ready to continue his extraordinary sporting career. Today morning, after [...]
A few days ago I went from the sublime to the ridiculous in a half marathon and from the first kilometer, when I thought it would be a wonderful experience and ended up being the opposite. In the end of course, the [...]
Today I remembered a campaign to some friends on Facebook who invited me to share this old commercial. Life messes you up, without a doubt, and if there are any doubts, ask Zelaya. It is a video that summarizes a situation that [...]
In an unprecedented decision at Cannes, the jury headed by David Droga awarded the Grand Prix for Integrated and Titanium to the Obama Campaign that carried him to the presidency. A hotly contested decision, yet clearly one that recognizes the scale of [...]
Are you still looking for your perfect match? This message comes all the way from Singapore and reminds us that it’s often the little imperfections that make all the difference in the world. More info? Look it up at thinkfamily.
If we want to understand the world, it is imperative to understand the differences. And although this video proposes a logo at the end of a Brazilian newspaper, the important thing in the message is what I suggest to rescue, because equally, [...]
