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 […]
At the celebration of 100 years of his birth, David Ogilvy was remembered as saying that advertising is a force for good. He assured that it was about much more than sales and proposed to make a better world with it. In [...]
In these days of intense global creative competition on the Cannes Lions stage, it is impressive to know the level that is achieved in the world. For this reason, when we see the Lions winners in press, it is revealing to know [...]
Cannes, 23 June 2011 – The winners of the Press, Design and Cyber Lions categories have been announced and awarded at the third Awards Ceremony of the Cannes Lions Festival week which took place last night. This year the Design Lions attracted [...]
With the enormous and deep satisfaction you feel when you achieve a dream in life, today I share with you an incredible joy experienced by all the people at Tribu DDB, our friends, family, clients and business partners: we won our first [...]
Media, Outdoor and Radio Winners Cannes, 22 June 2011 – Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity held the second of four awards ceremonies last night to honour the Media, Outdoor and Radio Lions winners. The Media Lions category, which saw a 34% [...]
Yesterday we were told that we had won a gold. From Costa Rica they say it was a silver, because of a publication in Adlatina. Today I was told that it was not so, but that the bronze is what is confirmed. [...]
Go ahead and take a look, it’s well worth the extra click. My words? They’re not needed. This is the description on Youtube: This was originally a Versus advert aired in 2009 however after many requests to remove the bull riding and [...]
When I was able to admire it with my own eyes a year ago, I never imagined the connection I would make with that mountain for the rest of my life. I was on Kalapatar, a peak at 5,550 meters elevation, at [...]
Among those of us who run marathons, as among those who share any affinity, anecdotes jump out one after another. So it was last night between DSQ runners and our wives. Everyone tells their story, their moment, their excuse or reason, between [...]
In Santa Ana today it was raining like a good storm day, what a relief! My Asics will remain without running today and the 40 minutes of scheduled training, will remain in the limbo of the pending. The anxiety grows and although [...]
The organizers of the Cannes Lions have had several years of discussion, even with all its representatives, and they have finally decided: the Lion for Creative Effectiveness will be launched in 2011. Although for years Cannes has been awarding ideas with results, [...]
I have little to add to a topic that I sum up in two words: simple and elegant. So is the Mini or my Q5, so is the Mont Blanc or even more the iPad. In a few clicks I buy my [...]
