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 [...]
Yesterday, the 17 pairs that will compete to represent Costa Rica in the Young Lions Competition in Print, at the next Cannes Festival, were chosen. In a session with creatives from ASCAP agencies, gathered at Garnier BBDO, and with the prosecution as [...]
By Andrés Arias. Yesterday, Tuesday 22nd, we had the visit of Irene Esquivel, Advertising Agencies Manager of Grupo Nación, who came to Tribu for two hours to present to accounts, media, management, creativity and design a wide range of possibilities in creative [...]
Today will be chosen the 25 pairs of advertising creatives who will compete for the national Young Lions, and the grand prize of a trip to Cannes next June with tickets and lodging expenses covered. There they will compete with the other [...]
There is nothing simpler than that, from the depths of your heart, with all your mind in it, you make the decision to go in one direction. However, the complexity that we love to add to everything, even the simplest, betrays us. [...]
With Golds for Publimark Lowe and Ogilvy, Silvers for Garnier BBDO, JWT and DDB, as well as a Bronze for Tribu Saatchi Saatchi, we closed our country’s participation in FIAP in a great way and exceeding expectations. Yesterday I felt a bit [...]
