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 […]
El Ojo de Iberoamérica is the most important non Anglo-Saxon festival in the world, with more than 5,500 creative pieces competing in 2011 and with a relevance recognized worldwide. Today Tribu DDB has 14 finalists, just a few hours before the final [...]
In LatinSpots the headline of last November 3 reads: “Tribu DDB consecrated in Pregonero de Bronce”. Last October 13, the headline in Adlatina reads “El Taier Tribu DDB and Brahva won the Great Effie in Guatemala”. On June 23, La Nación headlined [...]
This is the news from Buenos Aires, confirming the great moment Tribu DDB is experiencing. (02/11/11). The Graphic Production category, with José María Roca de Viñals – Creative VP of DDB Spain – as President of the Jury, presented an SL made [...]
In Costa Rica we opened the association of advertising agencies to all commercial communication companies, we changed the original guild model and we have launched a new name. The transformation of ASCAP, more than 50 years old, has responded with success to [...]
We take Halloween and turn it into a tradition. The costume party starts in the morning and goes into the evening. We enjoy the day and thus confirm Zanders rule #6: we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Tribu DDB and Bosz Digital [...]
“If I have seen further, it was because I did it on the shoulders of giants” said Newton when he spoke about teamwork. At another point in history, Edison said that “A genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”. Ray Kroc, the [...]
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 [...]