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 [...]
By MARCELO FURRER and JOAQUIN BRENES DE TRIBU. One of the high points of our visit to the Ojo de Iberoamérica was the lecture by Erik Vervroegen, DGC of the most awarded agency in Europe in the last two years: TBWA Paris. [...]
Without a doubt, the world would be a better place with more hugs. That’s why it makes sense and feels good to hug. Here is the link to many Free Hugs! This is a simple, fun, exciting and exciting idea that is [...]
Today I am in Mexico City, that intense, passionate, fast-paced, exciting, rich and vibrant capital. Today I am at Saatchi Saatchi Mexico, at the invitation of its CEO, my dear friend José Antonio Cabrera, JAC, and at around 12 o’clock, I will [...]