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 […]
In the last week we were visited by students from Ulatina, Fidelitas, Uveritas, Interamericana and UCR, as well as from Tecnológico de Monterrey in San Luis Potosí. A couple of weeks ago, they had visited us from INCAE, a few days before [...]
David Droga, is the founder and Creative Chairman of Droga5. Growing up in a resort town in Australia, David couldn’t imagine anything better than being a ski instructor traveling the world. Ironically it was his imagination that took him overseas, not his [...]
Web2.0 is about relationships and connecting people. It is people collaborating, exchanging, sharing like never before. Because of this, we have to take up the challenge and rethink copyright, identity, ethical variables, intellectual property, rhetoric, governance issues, privacy, commerce, love, family and [...]
With honesty, providing opportunities, being real: And this is how it is defined: A Lovemark is a brand that has migrated from a place in the market, to the heart of a culture. It is a brand that inspires loyalty, beyond reason. [...]
When I started in this business there was a wonderful planning, ordering and direction tool called the Marketing Plan, in my perspective as an advertising agency, under the full responsibility of the client. It was not a calendar, nor was it a [...]
I had the opportunity to be in the three matches that the Sele lost in the World Cup in Germany. When we were eliminated in the last game against Poland, it was embarrassing to listen with astonishment to the Tico fans chanting [...]
I made a query on social networks in the form of a comment: “Is it in the national interest that Luis Guillermo Solís does wonderfully in his government. Or are there contrary opinions?” On Twitter it did not take long for the [...]
Every year in the third week of June, the world of creativity meets on the French Riviera, specifically at the Palais des Festivals located on the Croisette in Cannes, between the beach, the marina and countless hotels and restaurants. “I come to [...]
We Are the Sum of Our Choices While many people flirt with danger, others are wise and maintain their distance. Some fight to obtain their greatest ambitions, while others choose more conservative paths. We know people who dream and never stop, others [...]
In a few days we will celebrate Mother’s Day again, and as usual around the world, it also becomes a commercial opportunity. Gifts to mothers, celebrations, tributes and hugs also add to the creative challenge to make a difference. In advertising agencies [...]
A Historical Celebration What a wonderful celebration we are currently experiencing! What a great joy it is to applaud, honor, acknowledge, and embrace! Don’t forget: What you celebrate repeats itself. Costa Rica has put away the backstabbing and has moved on to [...]
