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”. [...]
Todos los lunes 7:15 PM. ArteCine Lindora. Entrada libre. Invitación abierta. Video Charlas en Inglés. Pensadas y diseñadas para gente que no gusta de la iglesia. Listen and Learn: 7, 14 y 21 de Junio próximos. What and who you listen to [...]
I have many days of being with less free time than I like to have. It has been so little that I have needed to write and share on my blog, a space that I opened years ago and that I have [...]
Six young advertisers will represent the country in Cannes They will participate in a world advertising contest that gathers more than 50 countries. Contest consists of mounting a complete campaign in less than 50 hours Rating: 0 votes Irene Rodríguez S. irodriguez@nacion. [...]
We went down from 56 to 47 entries in Cannes this year, although the number of agencies participating only went from 7 to 6. At the same time, I believe that even though we have fewer pieces participating for Costa Rica, the [...]
Seis Mil Colores by our client Protecto is the case with which we will be participating in Cannes 2010. While in the other festivals we have entered a good number of pieces, in the largest and most important festival in the world [...]
Recently, I tried–really tried–to buy a book for my book club. I went online and ordered The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. Then, a week later, I had a free moment at work, and I thought, Oh, I should order that book club [...]
