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 [...]
No account payable. No account receivable. For a moment I feel like that. And I ask myself: Is it possible to live without a bill to pay? With everything and the credit cards loaded with debts? With forgiveness to ask for and [...]
Imagine in Spanish is a crucial recommendation. Imagine in English, too. The same word and the same meaning, exalted in an unforgettable way by John Lenon and by Yoko as well. “You may say I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only [...]
While in Costa Rica it is noon, over there it is eight o’clock at night and that is the only thing that differentiates us because with 3 examples you will see that Cannes is not far away and it is possible. The [...]
With the dramatic performance and urgency of a sports narrator, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses a new presentation tool, Gapminder, to dispel myths in the development of humanity. It is a sensational talk of scope and depth relevant to understanding the world [...]
