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 […]
Ever since I started in advertising I have heard of Tony Fergo. Today I have the immense honor and the joy of being his friend. Also his fan, his admirer and his tico follower in all his creativity and energy. Among the [...]
Purdy Motor is a client of Tribu DDB as of today. It didn’t happen 20 years ago or 10 years ago, but today. Because even though we tried several times before, finally everything is always in its time. Returning from 5 years [...]
Talento, tecnología y tolerancia han sido valores protegidos por esta ciudad, que hace años me enseñó esta idea para tener éxito creativo. Austin es tan diferente que ni parece Texas, no por los edificios, la geografía o las franquicias que ahí están, [...]
With about 10 kilos more than last year, Bruce Sterling filled Hall D again with thousands of people who came to listen to his closing of SXSW. Too fine a humor for me or too gringo for a Latino, but the first [...]
Susan Weinschenk, the brain lady, is not a designer but a psychologist. She came to close the day and SXSW for me with an idea: what makes people click. And the idea is to keep people in mind when designing. She also [...]
If one day I were allowed to take on a Ministry, I would certainly choose Education. In no other dimension is it possible to make a greater impact and achieve greater reach than in education. This is why I stayed to hear [...]
As president of ASCAP, in 2007 I had the honor of announcing the Agency of the Year at the Horseshoe Salon. In that Volcano we decided that we would do so, and when it was my turn to do so, it was [...]
Bill Bernbach, the greatest creative among the greats of the 20th century, left a gigantic legacy. At the same time that Burnett and Ogilvy were writing their history, Bernbach’s B at DDB made a profoundly influential contribution to advertising and to this [...]
Bill Bernbach was the most influential advertiser of the 20th Century, and today our agency carries his letter in the B of Tribu DDB, for which we feel honored, grateful and challenged. In the celebration of his first centenary, all over the [...]
After its take-off in the last 16 months, Bosz Digital has reached a perfect speed and elevation to continue moving forward in ideal conditions. Today with over 220 geeks at full plasma engine, up from 12 people in January 2010, Bosz is [...]
With 9 for Tribu DDB Costa Rica and 4 for Guatemala, our Central American network celebrated a great night at the Antigua Festival. With the addition of Gold and Grand Jade for DDB Colombia, the big winner was DDB Latina. On a [...]
A while ago I posted this tweet: “A united industry like Ugap and the #festivalantigua reflects that all the players in the market are smart and visionary people”. In other words, Costa Rican advertisers: let’s learn from the Chapines. The great Antigua [...]
