2025 has been a year of contrasts—intense, emotional, transformative. It began with a heartfelt farewell and ends with my soul wide open after the magical, peaceful family moments we usually share in Escondida. . In between, there was laughter under a sky full of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Maurice; a spiritual retreat […]
Marcela Pacheco is in Buenos Aires, igniting her advertising creativity with Brother, which indicates to me that the experience of that school of creatives in Costa Rica was positive and challenging. Truth be told: some were uncomfortable because of a delicate epidermis, [...]
In the middle of his presentation to Bob Isherwood last Thursday, this gentleman in the picture with me a few minutes before, Kevin Roberts, as he says, fat, bald and yes, rich, took the liberty of reminding a group of Ogilvyans in [...]
This is Fabiana Renault, director of the escuelita, who will be in Costa Rica on June 25 to initiate a new learning experience for the creatives of our region and to lead, with two pairs of instructors who will accompany her from [...]
…but what a client! I was sent this powerpoint file, whose messages originate from a campaign of a Christian church in Singapore that, if you have a couple of minutes, you shouldn’t miss it. Happy Sunday! Thanks Liz!
Last night we celebrated with Bob Isherwood his Clio in recognition of his professional life achievements, and we especially applauded when Bob thanked the recognition by saying that he hoped to be the first person to receive this award twice in his [...]
Our friends and admired creatives at Del Campo Nazca Saatchi Saatchi took over the summer in Argentina, surpassing Quilmes, traditionally the brand that takes over this season, with this advertising coup for CTI. As in the case of Nike’s “Suda el Jamón” [...]
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 [...]
When it comes to musical talent, Costa Rica is an exciting scene of revelations. Its geography of just a few square kilometers, just a little over 51,000 square kilometers of land, bears no relation whatsoever to the quality and quantity of music [...]
