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, [...]
Me encontré ésta lista de iglesias relevantes en los Estados Unidos. Impresionante el impacto que están logrando al haber evolucionado con los tiempos. The Openhouse Project en Costa Rica utiliza recursos audiovisuales de North Point principalmente, presente en varias de éstas listas. [...]
THE OPENHOUSE PROJECT PRESENTS “He Still Got the Whole World in His Hands How do we remain hopeful in a world that seems hopelessly broken? How do we continue to trust a God that seems conspicuously absent? How do we find peace [...]
Seth Godin points out that the Internet has killed mass advertising and resurrected a social unit of the past: tribes. These are based on common ideas and values, tribes empower ordinary people to lead and make big changes. He invokes us to [...]
I loved this video, which in a few minutes gives you the reality of the revolution that social networks imply today, right here on our computer screens. The message has many data already surpassed, as Facebook users would already form not the [...]
Social media requires delicate approach 4 March 2010 Print Email Share Save David Edwards, planning director, Digitas London A shift away from campaign sites to community networks by major FMCG brands such as Coca-Cola and Unilever(nma 14 January 2010) is no surprise [...]
“What do you have in your hands?” he asks us at the end of the message Rick Warren, and immediately adds, “talent, background, education, freedom, connections, opportunities, wealth, ideas, creativity.” And yes, it sure hasn’t been for us. In an adaptation of [...]
