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 […]
The arrogance of the advertising creative shines through when everyone else is square and we are not. When we think that the account executives fall short, or that the brand manager has no idea what needs to be done. It’s arrogance when [...]
After expanding the blog’s bandwidth, since it burst the day before yesterday due to an unexpected excess of hits, this meeting point on the net is back online, more solid and better prepared to receive your frequent visits, contributions and participation. In [...]
Garnier BBDO has been strengthened for years with the frontal competition of jotabeqú and vice versa. Ogilvy is the product of the merger of Óptima and Modernoble, as well as of its competition with Asesores or Publimark, to name just two. Tribu [...]
Or, should I say, are we going to Cannes? In 2006 I woke up to my life mistake and discovered how late I was going for the first time to the great advertising festival in the world. There I told Pablo del [...]
Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America’s best-selling poets, reads his poem “The Best Cigarette” with animation by David Vaio of FAD. Noted for their intelligent humor, accessibility and observations on daily life, Collins’ popular poems come alive further [...]
About 3 months ago today I ran my third marathon, among other things, because I like being a long distance runner. One step at a time, a steady pace, good management of your resources, careful planning, ability to overcome frustration and pain, [...]
A little over two years ago I ran the half marathon in Brooklyn in 2:03:07, and last Sunday I returned to the distance in the Bronx to finish it in 2:03:50. I guess the years don’t pass in vain. No way. However, [...]
While we track down the author of the poem Taka Tum Tum Tum Taka Taka Taka Tum, written more than forty years ago by a Methodist College student, we spent some time in Washington Square this morning. We didn’t see it. The [...]
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: A big hello from everyone at Agency Rush. If you haven’t melted in the heat of this beautiful summer we’re having, you might like to hear about the recent goings on of our artists. A [...]
I have more than 30 years in advertising. I started at 22 and not long ago I celebrated my 53rd birthday, ignited as an entrepreneur by several opportunities, and among others, by the idea of making Tribu DDB the most influential agency [...]
From our side there is only one: win. And since we win more if we all win, in Ascap it’s more than possible. It was said by Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s, when he said that none of us is as good [...]
Influence in 30 seconds, one that provokes a smile and proposes a positive attitude, one that builds and turns dreams into reality. From Tribu DDB and our client Importadora Monge to the society in which we live, because the real prize is [...]
