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’m writing this as I listen to Don’t Call by Desire – it’s on a Spotify playlist made by my dear friend Charlie Ranalli called Retro 80s. There’s a bottle of Glenlivet and a Cuban cigar by my side, and I’m looking [...]
A short line in between words is known as a ‘hyphen’ in English, while in Spanish it’s referred to as a ‘guion’. It comes in varying lengths, including -, –, — and a few more, as I understand it. In the language [...]
Alejandro Egea, CEO on Demand, successful entrepreneur, great friend and energetic young man, invited me to a conversation at Halo Legacy. The talk takes more than an hour. For now I do not extend in presenting it, for longanimity, for creativity, for [...]
I’m 63 years old and alive and kicking. I’m in awe and thrilled to bits, currently trying to carry on with my life in the midst of the new normal. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, I’ve been staying at home most of [...]
At that time, San José was home to a living, breathing example of a dream come true. Two inspired youngsters, Jorge Jiménez and Giselle Zamora, ventured off to Italy 43 years ago where they blazed a trail, had a son named Esteban, [...]
A few years ago, when I first wrote this piece in the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, Apple had just broken ground in an innovative way that had nothing to do with technology, a new device or a new machine. Rather, they’d [...]
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 [...]
