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 [...]
TribuDDB is flying! March 22, 2010 | Mr. Blue | Costa Rica, Awards There are no words to describe what this Costa Rican agency is doing, both nationally and internationally, and is that these gentlemen have become over the years in collectors [...]
Multi-awarded DDB Tribe in Panama Panama City, Panama – Tribu DDB, the newest member of the DDB Latina family, was the most awarded agency of the year at the 2010 Caribbean Festival, confirming it as the new big winner for Central America [...]
March 23, 2010 LATINOAMéRICA | LAST SATURDAY THE 17TH EDITION OF THE AWARD WAS HELD Tribu DDB Costa Rica, the most awarded of the Caribbean Festival With 3 golds, 7 silvers and 7 bronzes, the agency led by Jorge Oller was the [...]
NEWS PUBLISHED IN LATINSPOTS: (22/03/10). In an unforgettable night, Tribu DDB was the most awarded agency of the Caribbean Festival with 21 awards (4 Golds, 8 Silvers and 9 Bronzes). Father with 11 and Pagés BBDO with 9, followed on the podium. [...]
In an unforgettable night, Tribu DDB has been the most awarded agency in the Caribbean Festival that concluded just a few hours ago. We won 3 Golds, 7 Silvers and 9 Bronzes in a creative competition that included agencies from Central America, [...]
Hans Rosling was an exchange student in India when he discovered that Asia had all the capabilities to claim its place as the world’s dominant economic force. At TEDIndia, he charted economic growth since 1858 and predicted the exact date when India [...]
