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 [...]
When I started in this business there was a wonderful planning, ordering and direction tool called the Marketing Plan, in my perspective as an advertising agency, under the full responsibility of the client. It was not a calendar, nor was it a [...]
They sound good, they dare and differentiate themselves from the first moment, they enjoy their talent and enjoy what they do, they share ideas and values, they are not afraid to expose themselves and they show themselves as they are, although for [...]
Yesterday, in a month, the Cannes Festival will begin, and God willing, we will be there with Carlos and Paula to discover what this year’s main creative advertising event in the world will bring us. The week is intense day and night, [...]
In this video we present the report made by Habitat in Teletica, which presents the work of Diego Vargas, Pixelnouveau, in an exhibition made possible thanks to the sponsorship of the Kativo Group, friends of art, color and digital imagination. To Rafael [...]
Agencia Datsun has reiterated its commitment to promote young creatives in the country, with the 4th Nissan Creativity Contest. And the truth is, I think it’s sensational, because let’s be clear: they don’t need to do it, and yet, they promote it [...]
