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 […]
There is no one who is unaware of the fierce and predatory competition among advertising agencies in the country and around the world. It would seem that the time of ladies and gentlemen has passed and it has become, as they say [...]
Live creatively.
Today is Friday the 13th and I’m in Montevideo. I’ve been watching commercials for hours and enjoying this opportunity to judge at the Ojo de Iberoamérica, with the DVD they sent me on my laptop and a Diet Coke without ice, while [...]
The upcoming Volcán, an advertising contest organized by ASCAP, the Costa Rican association of advertising agencies, could be a turning point, a milestone in our creative history, a point to trigger a breakthrough, leaving behind the past and defining together the future. [...]
This wonderful story told in an innocent Iranian production, became a worldwide success with nominations and awards all over the world. It is easy to recognize that big budgets are not needed when an idea is so wonderfully powerful. This film should [...]
Starting Movie Reviews integrated to the blog, I invite you to include your recommendations. On my side and my first, I have to include a story that takes place in Mongolia, unusual, unique and surprising. Its pace is slow, however, it is [...]
If you want to see the future beyond email, messenger, forums and so much more, Google forums and so much more, Google presented its WAVE in an hour and twenty hour and twenty minutes that allows you to see the future. We [...]
A few days away from the most impressive record achieved in recent times, Usain Bolt is inspiration to the veins to convince us still in doubt that nothing is impossible. At only 23 years old, in case you hadn’t seen his race [...]
Zunga sent a tweet with this commercial and in case you haven’t enjoyed it, here it is. Indeed, you see it and you get to convince yourself that you can beat Bolt if you want to!
From Del Campo Nazca Saatchi Saatchi we are used to one idea better than the other, from one Lion to another, from one surprise to another, and with this beautiful campaign for Cadbury’s they achieve the right twist to turn the hidden [...]
I’ve been a fan of Lynette Chiang since she came to Costa Rica many years ago and was Creative Director of our agency. After her time at Tribu Saatchi Saatchi, she moved to Eugene, Oregon and started her work with Bike Friday, [...]
Make sure to save the night of Thursday, November 26th in your agenda, as it will be a gala evening at the National Theater of Costa Rica for creatives, advertising clients, media and everyone in the advertising world. ASCAP will present the [...]
