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 […]
Anybody can make an ad. A brand doesn’t. In Costa Rica, as in the world, there are many people making ads. And of course, people hiring them. Many are those who assume that their brands or products need to advertise to sell, [...]
It’s been a few weeks since Rafael Abreu sent me the link to TED. Today, I am hooked to his TedTalks through iTunes, since all the presentations are available for free on his Podcasts. You can download them to your iPod or [...]
Sir Ken Robinson speaks, from his presentation at TedTalks in Monterey, California, about creativity and the challenge of changing education to value creativity as much as literacy. He identifies the importance of preparing ourselves to be wrong, if we want to be [...]
Photographer Phil Borges estimates that of the 6,000 languages spoken on the planet today, 3,000 are not known by children. In other words, as those who know them die, humanity will lose all the wealth that comes from the legacy of that [...]
USE THE POWER OF TRUST. Forget completely the idea that it is your turn to approve or reject, that this position is a big mistake. If you are going to value ideas, you have to be clear that all have potential, all [...]
There are people who complicate and entangle everything, go back and forth, change their minds constantly, forget what they say, do not allow things to flow, make processes slow and difficult, lower morale and team performance, and use sarcasm to defend their [...]
This is an award at Cannes that we all applaud, because it presents the false advertising evolution of feminine beauty and the reason why it is totally misrepresented. A thunderous applause for Dove and Ogilvy Canada. Standing ovation, with millions of hits [...]
With this Lion I immediately connected with Jay Gallegos and his entire team at Mesoamerica Energy, neighbors on the second floor of our building. To all who have made the wind a hero, cheers! Epuron commercial in Germany, which reiterates what Al [...]
Santo’s promotional campaign for Telecom Todos por un Pelo was applauded by everyone in the Palais, with a unanimous claim that a Gold was massively expected for this great idea, sensational production, fun and effective promotional way. Enjoy it. Great campaign. Comments: [...]
I have just been informed that the Italian duo has won the Young Creatives Film Competition medal, which closes a sensational experience for 20 couples from all over the world, among them, our creatives Carlos Jiménez and Paula Guevara. This is a [...]
