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 [...]
After several years of Cannes, Ojos, Fiaps, Clios and so much more in the world of advertising awards, SXSW Interactive has turned out to be a surprise of unimaginable proportions. More than 30,000 people attend Austin, and among them in 2011: Paula [...]
Some time ago I read that the key to life is happiness, and that the key to happiness is simplicity, or something similar. Although incomplete and questionable, the phrase points to a refreshing, clear and powerful word: simple. For this reason, the [...]
With the SXSW Interactive festival just a few days away, I’m packing my bags for a new and intense experience. Check out what we’re going for: five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking [...]
Already in March and almost 2.2 million views later I came across a wonderful summary of 2010 that I wanted to leave on my blog. Enjoy it first and then allow me to add a paragraph of commentary. Searches continue in 2011. [...]
What we lived through was not a crisis, but a “button-down”. The world went through a reset of economies and finances that completely affected consumption. We were living in the upgrade era and we halfway returned to the replacement era. Everything changed. [...]
Or at least, that is my aspiration. From dust we came and to dust we shall return, although perhaps a little improved in fertilizer quality. Personally, I prefer to be cremated rather than buried, and rather than live confined to a cup [...]