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 […]
When you add up the years, you add up the experiences, Chivísima! They say that old dogs don’t learn new tricks, which is why I won’t stop taking notes, living, listening, learning and growing. The key ingredient is some humility, knowing that [...]
Strength and honor. The story of a general who became a slave. The story of a slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who challenged the emperor. It can be your story and it can be ours. I don’t doubt it for [...]
The B in the DDB brand is for Bill Bernbach, the most important publicist of the 20th century, and whose influence continues to be relevant. No creative advertiser or advertising client should miss this video. From DDB Latina’s YouTube channel.
Today is an exciting day for ideas worth sharing. Dr. Roberto Sasso Rojas and his Technology Research Club (which needs a new logo), presents TEDx Pura Vida for the third consecutive year. As tickets have been sold out for months, if you [...]
May Kodak’s history not repeat itself among us!
“The only thing in our power that no one else has is yourself,” Neil Gaiman insisted at the 2012 graduation at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. “Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision,” he went on to say after [...]
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, [...]