2025 has been a year of contrasts—intense, emotional, transformative. It began with a heartfelt farewell and ends with my soul wide open after the magical, peaceful family moments we usually share in Escondida. . In between, there was laughter under a sky full of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Maurice; a spiritual retreat […]
We live in an environment where the importance of something is often measured by the degree of urgency with which it has to be addressed. That’s why a visit to a Festival of the magnitude of the Ojo is like receiving one [...]
The piece that did not even approve the client is the big brother of the frauds, while the piece that advertises a client that does not even exist is the daddy of the frauds. Whether or not you agree with these unimportant [...]
If you were to ask me to describe the Eye of Ibero-America in one word, I would say just one: CHALLENGING. If you gave me the option of a second, I would confess: INTIMIDATING. And if you allowed me a third, I [...]
In the attached file you will find a happy surprise: a spread from the book Lovemarks, the future beyond brands, which I am including in the blog for your use and benefit. However, I insist on something that I have said a [...]
From a sleepless night: Irremediably I am going to die, although I don’t know when. I will leave everything and only my soul with me. Will I take my memories with me, will I travel with what I have learned? Will I [...]
I always ask for an aisle, open my book, my magazine or my laptop. I take the time of the flight for myself, for e-mails, campaigns, pending issues, strategy or the project waiting for an opinion. And because of this, it has [...]
On Youtube you can find a few one-minute films that are part of an interesting festival for sixty-second feature films. Here is a sample with a focus of key importance for all people living on this planet…
If we are going to have 100 days of on-air advertising with a brand, 25 or 300? How is it possible that we still believe that we can “sell” intelligent people with paid messages focused on superlatives, plastic situations and posed models? [...]
It is essential that you put on some headphones, turn up the volume a little and prepare yourself for an exceptional listening experience. Just imagine the possibilities. To Gabriel Alfaro, thanks for the link!
“In Costa Rica, advertising agencies have no spelling and have not been buying dictionaries for years”, said Mr. Alberto Cañas in the article published a few days ago, which I am including in PDF format. Given the case cited, I am afraid [...]
