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 [...]
The Nelka case included in this video provides ample and sufficient documentation to generate a rich discussion, which I propose we carry out in a constructive, positive tone, of contribution and growth, and for which we will also have to learn and [...]
Last week I received mails and comments that all added up to recognize that a new ball was being created in our court, around the legitimacy and existence of Nelka, both as an advertising company as well as a client of JWT. [...]
Today’s La Nación is a demonstration of personality that deserves a standing ovation, shouts with loud bravos and applause, because on the front page it highlights the special supplement of the Young Lions Young Lions 2008 special supplement, and then justifies its [...]
