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 […]
Message sent by Antonio Ramirez. ___________________________________________ Jorge, How do you do. We don’t know each other but I’m an advertising and marketing fever. I signed up for your blog because a creative friend of mine, known as Yorsh, passed it on to [...]
glumbert.com – The Great Descent Do you know the worst thing that could happen to a client? And I want to insist, do you know the worst of the worst of the worst of all the worst things that could happen to [...]
We moved to the Dent when I was about 11 years old, and since then, I had new neighbors: an Automercado, Giacomín and the bowling alley. For years they meant a part of my life that I always remembered with great affection [...]
This is really stupid. However, that’s how we started and today, Sony’s PlayStation and Nintendo’s Wii, to name just two brands, are global empires. Could it be then that stupidity does indeed exist? The little game is literally stupid, and proves that [...]
“In this business you have to make a scoop of shit taste like vanilla ice cream… and when you’re done, count on your stomach to voluntarily order a second helping!”, Bob James told me in 1988 when he was CEO of McCann-Erickson [...]
This happened to me in the year two thousand and three. I was reading a report about that year’s edition of FIAP, you know: the winners, finalists, speakers and everything that surrounds it, when suddenly I noticed someone else interested in the [...]
Without a doubt, a creative world is better. Especially when it comes to stories, images, ideas that make all the difference, make their mark and transcend. So does Procter Gamble. So does Google. So does American Express. So does Coordown in Italy. [...]
The hugs between friends is one of the best things Cannes has to offer. After more than three decades in advertising, it’s not hard to run into people you’ve seen in twenty-five, fifteen or five years. Last Tuesday we were at the [...]
After taking a photo with friends in the morning, yesterday afternoon I met Manolo Gavilán (VP and GM of Ogilvy Costa Rica) at the exit of the Palais. We were both frustrated, as everything seemed to indicate that we Ticos were going [...]
Last year Tribu DDB returned from Cannes with 11 finalists and a Lion. This year we return with our suitcases empty of awards, but full of new and greater experiences. Therefore, it is time to focus on June 2013 and start working [...]
For the third time in the history of the Olympic Games, London will host the most important sporting event on the planet. With Nadia Comaneci on stage at the Debussy in Cannes today, on a panel about the games and Visa as [...]
Ogilvy, McCann and Publimark have achieved finalists in PR and Outdoor. The possibilities of more Lions for Costa Rica are growing. Between tonight and tomorrow we will know, although Press has been our difficult moment and the great challenge of the moment. [...]
