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 […]
Very good idea, will I go in flip-flops, will there be thongs, will the sea be cold?
When I was offered the cover of the first issue of Ego, several years ago, I had no hesitation in refusing the kind offer. The name of the magazine and my unfamiliarity with its new format led me to pass up the [...]
If praying is talking to God, meditating is simply listening to Him. If you want to do it, the Frenchman Erik Satie composed a master key to do it: his Gymnopédies of 1987. To listen to God. Openhouse.
Two years ago at Tribu we edited a magazine. It was called Alma and it was made by all of us at the agency, with the particularly valuable support of Aurelia Dobles, how we enjoyed it! In those days we placed it [...]
Let’s see, you who are so educated or so cultured, what does calamitad mean? Disimolar? Cataputa? Cerdeza or Cuarzo? What does culapso or bacilar refer to? At a gathering of friends and family in Mexico City last night, we enjoyed to tears [...]
A few days ago I was asked several questions about the future of advertising. I suppose that after more than 30 years in it, the journalist had a reasonably good basis for assuming that I would respond with arguments and insight from [...]
English is not my native language. Yo hablo Español. In fact, when speaking or writing in Inglés, I often make mistakes and simply mess everything up. Hago un desmadre, we would say in many of our countries. I simply speak this foreign [...]
In fact, more than 3,500 hits came in yesterday alone. Interesting!
At Tribu we made the decision to become a PPO, a Peak Performance Organization, and focus on effectiveness, in the consolidation of a team determined to grow in all areas, in an integrated and synergic way. For this reason, we hired Franklin [...]
They don’t play by the rules and have no respect for the status quo. They change things and push the human race forward. Because those people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who actually [...]
(Originally this was just a simple reply to Jorge’s comment on Clandestina, but after finishing it I decided to post it as a topic, see why) With your permission tocayo….. Thank you very much for your comments, good wishes and the time [...]
Today is a holiday in Costa Rica and because of this, we are not working. As a consequence, in this blog… neither am I.