. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]
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 [...]
The first surprise of the night was for radio. The second was for Tribu. The third surprise was for Videocentro. The lottery played and this time it was our turn. It was a night for our tribe of talents, as if to [...]
All in the light and no surprises. The work by Tribu DDB continues to show consistency in the creative product. To prove it, here are the pieces for this furniture beautifully finished with Madetec. They are in Pregonero even though they didn’t [...]
The unexpected sponge meteorite is about to disappear to the dinos on the wall painted by washable Protecto. And perhaps, also about to surprise with new accolades for Tribu DDB. Simple and elegant, idea and execution perfectly aligned with the benefit of [...]
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 [...]
Every fool with his or her own theme. I neither judge nor criticize, but applaud the important thing that is important to each one. It is not a question of more or less, nor if it is or not. What is important [...]
It’s 5:22 in the morning. I came to the kitchen hungry, thinking about putting some energy into my body before my workout. At 6:00 AM I go for 30 minutes of jogging and then 60 more in the gym with weights. The [...]
