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 [...]
It is not at all comfortable to talk about our addictions. It is a subject we avoid so as not to confront our deep weaknesses, with complex roots and entangled in our powerful self-defense systems. Those addicted to drugs or alcohol are [...]
Last night’s Pregonero de Bronce was a 2-2-1 that deserves an analysis that I do not intend to make. However, it is worth saying that I have suspected something for some days, and now, I have no doubt. Soccer has molded us [...]
A while ago I received an email with these two commercials of Central American brands with an identical theme, without comments or accusations of any kind, which seemed right to me. However, I think it is important to emphasize that creative coincidences [...]