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 […]
For years I have known of many Costa Ricans who send their articles to La Nación, waiting to be published. I have been among them, which makes me suppose that I do not have the style, depth, subject, name, prestige, pedigree or [...]
Advertising agencies are solely responsible for the proliferation of workshops, in-houses and free-lancers. As long as we continue to focus on making quick and cheap ads, we will not be making any difference and we will continue to perpetuate ourselves as just [...]
It’s hard to find a business category that doesn’t have most of its members… pants down. With discounts, offers, returns, or the worst of all, with the lowest price, many try to compete and win. Advertising is no exception and because of [...]
After listening to him on Zeitgeist I wrote him to ask for the link to the video of the first follower. And of course, minutes later he answered me with details, several options and the recommendation to use it, copy it, play [...]
Derek Sivers came to the Zeitgeist to propose that a movement is more about “followership” than leadership, extolling the value of the first follower. The video that illustrates this brief talk, which doesn’t look good, shows a guy who started dancing alone. [...]
So said Ted Turner at the start of Zeitgeist 2010, in an interview that began with Tom Brokaw 1 hour and 2 minutes after the first talks started, while igniting all the batteries in favor of optimism. Here is the full recording [...]
If I had learned to take notes like that… I would have about three doctorates!
Google did a great job with the organization of Zeitgeist 2010 in Scottsdale, Arizona, including attentions and surprises that made the delight, as it was said before, even of the most demanding, among which I am not. Of course, I have to [...]
In the evening we will meet for the first time all of us attending Zeitgeist, organized by Google in Scottsdale, Arizona, just minutes from Phoenix. In the meantime, I’m anxious to get started with tomorrow’s talks and presentations that the battery of [...]