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 [...]
Yesterday we were told that we had won a gold. From Costa Rica they say it was a silver, because of a publication in Adlatina. Today I was told that it was not so, but that the bronze is what is confirmed. [...]
PROMO ACTIVATION, PR DIRECT LIONS WINNERS ANNOUNCED PROMO ACTIVATION AND PR GRANDS PRIX GO TO USA DIRECT GRAND PRIX GOES TO NEW ZEALAND Cannes, 22 June 2010 – The first of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival winners were honoured last night [...]
Today we enjoyed the most exciting recognition for the creativity of a dream team in a company like few others: Tribu DDB has 5 finalists in the Press category at the Cannes Lions Festival. These two images are worth gold, no matter [...]
A couple of issues ago, a column appeared in Advertising Age Central America and Caribbean. It may well have gone unnoticed by many, especially since the publication does not have a digital version, as hard as it may be to believe. However, [...]
As of June 20, we will have a new option for entertainment in front of the screen, and it won’t be on TV: the Bob Garfield Lounge. The development of content continues to be frenetic on the network and today it is [...]
For years we have been looking for a Lion at Cannes, however, in 2011 we have one guaranteed. Our entries were made in Print, Media and Public Relations for a total of 9 shots at the frame that we hope to see [...]
