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 [...]
On Friday night of the Superschool Weekend at Uveritas, organized by ASCAP, a “round table” was held, masterfully conducted by Layla Poveda of Comunicación Corporativa Ketchum. Here are all the participations in video, Andrés Artavia from Garnier BBDO, Pancho Terán from Tribu, [...]
A few days ago I came across an advertisement that talks about envy, possibly from the entrails of the same feeling, which disturbed my spirit and made me think about this capital sin, and for this reason also, today I am typing [...]
In the “round table” of the Superschool, which were more like online chairs, we had three opinions about this campaign. Here is the video with the comments of Andrés Artavia, Manuel Travisany and Pancho Terán. Cheers!
Being in Cannes last year for the first time in my life, I received so much from the experience that I still don’t stop gaining from that experience of exposure to the most important advertising festival in the world. There is so [...]
The Caribbean is just a few days away. Costa Rica’s expectations, I guess, are still low. Most of the winning Guatemalan pieces, both from Leo and BBDO, are participating again in this festival, and I suppose, with good options. Likewise the Panamanian [...]
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