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 don’t think something like this has ever happened before in the history of advertising in our country. Today in La Teja and on the front page, the news of the launching of a new commercial of El Verdugo stores, for its [...]
Some time ago I discovered www.chess.com and from then on A Fuego Lento has been in constant check. The direct competition of my blog has been chess. Only turbo mega super bati reloaded by chess.com, the best thing ever invented after chess [...]
The next Cannes Lions Festival is just around the corner, so the tension is building, suitcases are packed, hotels are crowded with reservations and the brand world is preparing for a particularly important edition. After the depression that can be explained by [...]
Last night I finally put play on the AppleTV and started watching a movie I downloaded a few weeks ago – Art Copy, by Doug Pray. I thought I’d abandon it at minute 5 or 10, only to find that I couldn’t [...]
Today I received an email from Bernal Esquivel, Director of Strategic Planning at Tribu DDB and great friend, with a picture and a mega ultra super super hyper hyper bati meaningful message: George, we did it! I burst out laughing with the [...]
Today we finally received the signal we were waiting for: it’s official. Movistar, our new big client has chosen us to be their creative partner in Costa Rica for an unprecedented launch in the country. Although until just a few weeks ago… [...]
Last night we had one more Volcano , and as usual, there were the euphoric, the indifferent and the frustrated, there were the skeptics and the challenged, those who only thought about next year, those who hoped it would be this year, [...]
This is how Lilly González, ASCAP’s Executive Director, reports the list of winners in the 2006 Volcán. Cheers! WINNERS VOLCÁN 2006 CREATIVE ADVERTISING FESTIVAL COSTA RICAN ASSOCIATION OF ADVERTISING AGENCIES (ASCAP) AUDIOVISUAL TECHNICAL CATEGORIES 1. DIRECTION: TROPICAL DRINK VERSION: MASTER PRODUCTION COMPANY: [...]
El Volcán 2006 has a marked stamp, and it is precisely that of Mauricio Garnier. As president of the festival this year, Mauricio imprinted his style and personality, his commitment and passion, his people skills and gentlemanliness. Mau, congratulations and thank you [...]
Dance4Life wins best HIV/AIDS TV commercial in last 25 years! 30-11-2006 The Dance4Life TV Commercial has won the award of best HIV/AIDS awareness TV commercial by the European Commission! Beating stiff competition in the finals from clips from Belgium, Ireland, Germany and [...]