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 [...]
Christian Fuentes and Noé Arias in Cyber, Mariana Morera and José Pablo Bolaños in Graphics, Paola Fatjó and Rebeca Barzuna in Clients, are the duos chosen to go to Cannes and compete in the Young Lions. We expect a lot from their [...]
Some studies have shown that products found by people on Pinterest are more likely to be purchased than on other social networks. Why is that? I find Pinterest fascinating, it invites me to explore much more than Facebook and has brought me [...]
Last year we had 61 entries in Cannes from 9 different agencies. In 2012, will we reach 100? The deadline has been extended and there is still some time left to enter the top creative competition on the planet. In Costa Rica [...]
Eiza has released her new solo with a tremendous video that I am fascinated to share with you, I love it! and I have no doubt that you too will be hooked by her music, her talent and her energy. When we [...]
It’s worth taking some time on YouTube to enjoy the best in Latin American Film. Here I upload “Padres en slip” by Del Campo. Of all the winners, although some pieces have already played, most of them have their GPS pointed towards [...]
In the midst of an impeccable organization, typical of the most correct hosts, the Wave Festival has left me with a positive balance. This year there were about 1,800 entries, an amount that is not surprising if you compare it to Antigua. [...]
