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 […]
Today I walked into a meeting at Comunicación Corporativa / Ketchum and found 5 Volcanes at the reception desk. That’s right, not one, not two, not three but five awards collected at last Saturday’s Volcano Festival. This is the case that even [...]
At about 15 minutes before midnight, we celebrated in Tribu the 4th consecutive Volcano for Agency of the Year. After a demanding and not at all complacent awarding, this year’s jury distributed prizes among several companies, although once again we scored enough [...]
We all want success and fame. We want to be admired, respected and even applauded. Right? On a Volcano, in Cannes, Hollywood or in a public square, on stage or at home. Yet, when someone asks: Who has achieved real success, few [...]
Since Volcano hasn’t happened yet, I don’t have much new to tell you. What I can think is that it will be the prelude to a pitched battle next year for several reasons. If we consider this week’s competition, we could expect [...]
“Start at the end and work your way back to the beginning” is Andrew Stanton’s summary of storytelling. With English subtitles, I think you will want to apply his ideas every time you are going to speak in public, give a presentation, [...]
The COMUNIDAD de Empresas de Comunicación Comercial de Costa Rica presents the Pellizco y su Volcán. It is the local championship of advertising and commercial creativity, as the first Central American stage in the direction of the world. For sure we will [...]
Here are the complete rules to participate in the Young Lions Competition of ASCAP and LA NACIÓN 2008. If you are between 18 and 28, this is an opportunity of a lifetime. Rules The YOUNG LIONS Competition belongs to the Cannes Lions [...]
Starting tomorrow, ASCAP and LA NACIÓN will become a single cause to encourage more advertising creativity in the country by starting the race to choose the duo that will represent us in the Young Lions Competition at the next Cannes International Festival [...]
This Saatchi Saatchi New Zealand commercial reminds us that not everything is done, especially if we use different angles to innovate and see things from a different perspective.
When you come across a place like Tome Dom, you celebrate the fact that there are still corners of the world that survive the Amazon and Barnes Noble stores on the planet, because they are more intimate, more human, more pleasant. Its [...]
