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 […]
The hugs between friends is one of the best things Cannes has to offer. After more than three decades in advertising, it’s not hard to run into people you’ve seen in twenty-five, fifteen or five years. Last Tuesday we were at the [...]
After taking a photo with friends in the morning, yesterday afternoon I met Manolo Gavilán (VP and GM of Ogilvy Costa Rica) at the exit of the Palais. We were both frustrated, as everything seemed to indicate that we Ticos were going [...]
Last year Tribu DDB returned from Cannes with 11 finalists and a Lion. This year we return with our suitcases empty of awards, but full of new and greater experiences. Therefore, it is time to focus on June 2013 and start working [...]
For the third time in the history of the Olympic Games, London will host the most important sporting event on the planet. With Nadia Comaneci on stage at the Debussy in Cannes today, on a panel about the games and Visa as [...]
Ogilvy, McCann and Publimark have achieved finalists in PR and Outdoor. The possibilities of more Lions for Costa Rica are growing. Between tonight and tomorrow we will know, although Press has been our difficult moment and the great challenge of the moment. [...]
Brands have become obsessed with the idea of penetrating the new social world we live in. In the seminar by The Huffington Post, however, they warn us of the mobile as the new apple in the garden of Eden. Therefore, it is [...]
Procter Gamble is betting on advertising creativity as never before, and it is the same giant that used to accuseocus of squares, defenders of parity, masters of testimonials and demos. After Unilever, Procter sent more executives to Cannes than any other advertiser. [...]
When talking about emotional connections in the creation of Lovemarks with the support of advertising, commercials like the previous one of the Buenos Aires Zoo by Del Campo, are an example of how to do it masterfully. In a new experience for [...]
For we are the size of the things that make us angry. After all, the only thing in common between everything that angers us in life and each of us is precisely oneself. Even if it often seems that the [...]
Much has been written about second place. Phrases are frequently quoted that go on and on about how disappointing it is to be second. Vince Lombardi, for example, the NFL player whose name is on the NFL’s premier trophy, said that he [...]