I start typing with an overwhelming feeling of defeat. Not because the trip at the end of August to which I am going to refer went badly, but because I think it is almost impossible to translate into text what I experienced. No adjective is sufficient to describe what it really means to experience “Burning […]
After several years of Cannes, Ojos, Fiaps, Clios and so much more in the world of advertising awards, SXSW Interactive has turned out to be a surprise of unimaginable proportions. More than 30,000 people attend Austin, and among them in 2011: Paula [...]
Some time ago I read that the key to life is happiness, and that the key to happiness is simplicity, or something similar. Although incomplete and questionable, the phrase points to a refreshing, clear and powerful word: simple. For this reason, the [...]
With the SXSW Interactive festival just a few days away, I’m packing my bags for a new and intense experience. Check out what we’re going for: five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking [...]
Already in March and almost 2.2 million views later I came across a wonderful summary of 2010 that I wanted to leave on my blog. Enjoy it first and then allow me to add a paragraph of commentary. Searches continue in 2011. [...]
What we lived through was not a crisis, but a “button-down”. The world went through a reset of economies and finances that completely affected consumption. We were living in the upgrade era and we halfway returned to the replacement era. Everything changed. [...]
Or at least, that is my aspiration. From dust we came and to dust we shall return, although perhaps a little improved in fertilizer quality. Personally, I prefer to be cremated rather than buried, and rather than live confined to a cup [...]
In a month post-leones and with a deliberate pause in various topics, the blog reached almost 142,000 page views and a lot of tranquility in an experimental space that I continue to enjoy. I don’t know the levels of reach and frequency, [...]
The Times of India presented a spectacular case in Cannes, awarded and applauded with a standing ovation, because it represents not only a powerful idea, but also reflects the spirit that is to be recognized with Lions and other statuettes at festivals [...]
There is a lot of work to do and a lot to do, so let’s stop being so sweet, because any agency, any country, any peasant can take our breath away in an instant. To win you have to focus, and [...]
We often miss the short-lists or the bronzes of a category, because naturally the golds are the first to capture our attention. However, important lessons can be learned from them, as is the case in this note from Arteaga in Puerto Rico. [...]
With two bronzes and a silver at the last Cannes Lions, Shackleton shows with this idea how great a proposal can be and how unfair a jury can be, in my opinion. Is there anyone who doesn’t agree with me that this [...]
