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 […]
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 [...]
Competitiveness starts with you. Improvement is one’s responsibility. Life is full of opportunities and taking advantage of them is one’s choice. Being better every day and turning every possibility into a contribution is, in essence, one’s choice. This is why, in 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 [...]
