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 […]
“I was of the opinion that what is past is past. And that everything that is not there today, should be buried next to our memories. …Everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always beside us, inside us, [...]
If you don’t like something, say so. If you have a contribution, say so. If you find me in error, wrong or stupid, say so. And if you think it’s okay, whatever you want to say, you can say it here in [...]
We are often asked for garbage, and this is what we give. It is very sad. However, there is a light on the horizon and here is a clue. In an interview in Adlatina published today with Tony Granger, chief creative officer [...]
They say that rings are obnoxious, unless you’re in it! And because of this, possibly some may feel a certain reaction in their guts towards this advertising agency called, precisely, La Argolla. They started with rebelliousness and have not given it up, [...]
After judging some 400 advertising pieces of the Ojo de Iberoamérica, and having seen some 1,500 more, I have some anxiety and concern, because we have a long way to go. Not only are we far from Argentine creativity, but we are [...]
Emily Pilloton presented in the EF Hall at the Austin Convention Center during SXSW and drew us in because of the name of her talk, because she was a TED talker and because she brought ideas worth adding to the moleskin and [...]
I came across this talk and the room was half empty. Then I understood, for at a conference like SXSW on technology and innovation, the topic seemed to be completely out of our interest. And indeed, this turned out to be a [...]
Napoletano uses fucking like commas, she’s strong, has an impactful personality and says she doesn’t mind losing business, if she loses it because of who she is. I’m 10 feet away from her as she speaks at SXSW and I can’t tell [...]
A few days ago I came across an ad in the American Airlines magazine that left me impressed. It was about one more sailing ships in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and Costa Rica. And at that moment it was as if the [...]
A new edition of SXSW Interactive is coming (March 9 to 13) and we wouldn’t miss it for the world. Last year I was there for the first time, and now I think it’s going to be hard for me to pass [...]
Chris Dearnley came to Costa Rica some 17 years ago. A Harvard MBA graduate, he traded large corporations and business for his vision of life focused on our country, to plant a Vineyard church and help those most in need. Since then, [...]