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 […]
After spending all last weekend exercising my position as Prosecutor during the selection of the finalist pieces for the 2006 Volcano, which added to a little more than 30 years as an advertiser, producer and Creative Director, I think I am in [...]
In the Volcano 2006 it seems that ideas, creativity and real campaigns will be mixed with ideas, creativity and fake ideas. It would seem that Volcán 2006 will be a contest of ideas strategically designed for our clients, as well as of [...]
“When I toured the exhibition of graphic art at the Ojo de Iberoamérica, what left me most open-mouthed was the high level of graphic-creative work, what most left me open-mouthed was the high graphic-creative level of the other countries in the region”. [...]
This is your life. Do what you love and do it often. If you don’t like something, change it. If you don’t like your job, quit. If you don’t have enough time, stop watching TV (or facebook). If you are looking for [...]
If you want to present as successfully as Steve Jobs did, you need two things. The first is to present extraordinary products, and the second is to follow the advice that I received in my e-mail. Here I copy them for you. [...]
With much emotion and great affection for José María Figueres, former president of Costa Rica, I just finished living the interview that Ignacio Santos of Teletica did with him from his apartment in Madrid. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend you [...]
In a month in which I have no intention of writing about advertising, festivals or competitions, although I do write about celebrations, festivities, family, friends and fun, I would like to tell you that some time ago I discovered three letters that [...]
With the simplicity and elegance that we prefer, this year we have two soldiers at the entrance of Tribu in Bethlehem. Christmas is here and it is time to give thanks, to celebrate and remember its true meaning. All we need is [...]
“Don’t try to stand out in the crowd. Rather avoid them altogether,” says gapinvoid today in its image of the day. The recipe is used by some who, without realizing it in time, become codependent to isolation. The message goes on to [...]
