2025 has been an intense journey full of contrasts. It began with a heartfelt goodbye and ends with my soul more open after the magical and serene family encounters that we usually experience in Escondida. Meanwhile, laughter under a blanket of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Mauricio, spiritual retreat in Kuchaman, spectacular […]
My compadre and mega bati ultra super super super super talented Pana, made for Consumer the first designs. In fact, as a freelance, they were for Cofala’s line of antitussives. Ex-partner of McCann, when Consumer started we rented together a loft near [...]
When Kevin came to Tribu last July, if I am not mistaken, it broke a paradigm of many years, because it is assumed that our countries are not big enough, that our agencies are only affiliates, and that the agendas of global [...]
The 10 hottest years in recorded history have occurred in the last 15 years. CO2 levels are estimated to be the highest in at least 650,000 years. From El País, the following summary of the declaration in Paris regarding the climate crisis [...]
This is one of those ideas that managed to get on the air, boost the brand and achieve leadership in several markets in the region, thanks to the determination and guts of one person: Enrique Boccaletti, who as head of SmithKline Beecham [...]
DECLARATION AND MANIFESTO FOR A BLOG IN TUNE. In January, we received 11,815 hits. When my talented and dear friend, Massimo Martinotti of Mia Films, suggested me the idea of publishing a blog on the web, he convinced me in an instant [...]
Bill Bernbach was the most influential advertiser of the 20th Century, and today our agency carries his letter in the B of Tribu DDB, for which we feel honored, grateful and challenged. In the celebration of his first centenary, all over the [...]
After its take-off in the last 16 months, Bosz Digital has reached a perfect speed and elevation to continue moving forward in ideal conditions. Today with over 220 geeks at full plasma engine, up from 12 people in January 2010, Bosz is [...]
With 9 for Tribu DDB Costa Rica and 4 for Guatemala, our Central American network celebrated a great night at the Antigua Festival. With the addition of Gold and Grand Jade for DDB Colombia, the big winner was DDB Latina. On a [...]
A while ago I posted this tweet: “A united industry like Ugap and the #festivalantigua reflects that all the players in the market are smart and visionary people”. In other words, Costa Rican advertisers: let’s learn from the Chapines. The great Antigua [...]
For years I had heard that there was a nude beach in Miami, although I always thought it was more of a myth than a reality. I never knew where it was, nor did I have any interest in discovering it, until [...]
When Arne Jacobsen designed the Huevo sofa in 1958, he must have anticipated that he had created a classic that would be admired around the world and for generations. I suppose he must have suspected it too, when in that year and [...]
