. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]
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 [...]
The message in the colored spheres. In the registration of his candidacy for the National Liberation Party, Johnny Araya discreetly presented a message of inclusion, openness and renewal through a multicolored sphere, as a symbol of his determination to make a difference [...]
Tribu DDB is about to reach 17,000 fans, likes, adherents or whatever you want to call them. This figure seems high to me and the references in advertising agencies are all just a few clicks away. Whatever it implies or means, it [...]
A few years ago I attended a week-long workshop in Tennessee, where about 50 of us isolated ourselves from everything that anesthetizes us and takes us away from our emotions. The experience marked me with a turning point that still has an [...]
I am surprised. In October alone, this blog received 5,739 page views from 690 different servers. The most read article in the month has been the one titled “Truchil, a new and …” with more than 800 visitors, second “It is preferable [...]
Not a single Tribu piece entered the Pregonero, due to a collective decision made inside our agency. We decided that we would not participate this year, simply because we were not ready with the festival creative material that is needed, because we [...]
“I was of the opinion that what is past is past. And that everything that is not there today, should be buried next to our memories. …Everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always beside us, inside us, [...]
If you don’t like something, say so. If you have a contribution, say so. If you find me in error, wrong or stupid, say so. And if you think it’s okay, whatever you want to say, you can say it here in [...]
