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 […]
I came across this talk and the room was half empty. Then I understood, for at a conference like SXSW on technology and innovation, the topic seemed to be completely out of our interest. And indeed, this turned out to be a [...]
Napoletano uses fucking like commas, she’s strong, has an impactful personality and says she doesn’t mind losing business, if she loses it because of who she is. I’m 10 feet away from her as she speaks at SXSW and I can’t tell [...]
A few days ago I came across an ad in the American Airlines magazine that left me impressed. It was about one more sailing ships in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and Costa Rica. And at that moment it was as if the [...]
A new edition of SXSW Interactive is coming (March 9 to 13) and we wouldn’t miss it for the world. Last year I was there for the first time, and now I think it’s going to be hard for me to pass [...]
Chris Dearnley came to Costa Rica some 17 years ago. A Harvard MBA graduate, he traded large corporations and business for his vision of life focused on our country, to plant a Vineyard church and help those most in need. Since then, [...]
Tribu DDB‘s Chief Creative Officer, Javier Mora, has been confirmed as a jury member at the next Cannes Lions. He is the first Central American to be appointed, after Costa Rica received a special place for 2012. His selection was made directly [...]
Reebok has an on-air campaign that I love, because it simply recommends running at a pace where you can have a conversation. It connects Speed of Chat with their brand, brings running closer to people who don’t run, is elegantly sarcastic about [...]
For your information, in the month of June we surpassed 72 thousand hits on the blog.
For any time of the week, and in particular, for a Sunday like today when a month begins, here I am: Jesús Adrián Romero interprets a song with ideas in the heart, in the spirit, in the soul. May you have the [...]
Maria Sharapova is much more than pretty, as demonstrated in this spectacular Nike commercial, winner of Lions and example of sensational musical application. Maria Sharapova, unlike other pretty girls in world tennis, won her first Grand Slam at 17, and since then, [...]
Barrio Bonito is a beautiful idea, with extraordinary ingredients that made it grow into an integrated initiative never seen before in the world. In other words, all we need is a trigger, one that provokes and then, people to make it grow. [...]
