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 […]
El Pregonero de Bronce is the creative contest with the longest trajectory in Costa Rica. It is the classic of national creativity with 29 editions full of excitement and competition, as well as a thousand stories, anecdotes, triumphs and defeats. In the [...]
For decades I have lived in an environment of creativity, innovation and idea generation. Chilling daily challenge, if I can put it in three words. However, nothing is more exciting than finding a new idea, a new way of looking at the [...]
El Tome Chichí from El Verdugo has today in this second commercial one more piece for the Tribu DDB collection. More than commercials, we are focused on creating social phenomena. The Paganini series is the first great fruit of a change of [...]
To the memory of John Lennon and his wonderful legacy.
Sebastián Castro is a young Costa Rican who is taking his first steps at CNN, after graduating from Emory University with a degree in Political Science. He is a great friend of my son Santiago, so we have seen him grow and [...]
What is the Openhouse Project? Watch the idea in this video. It is only 2 and a half minutes long. Creative Projects Would you like more information or are just somewhat curious? Take a further look at The Openhouse Project. A movement [...]
Fantastic! Fantastic! I just received the complete information of the entries of Costa Rican agencies participating in Cannes, for a total record of 105 entries in the most important creative festival on the planet. Not long ago I was wondering: will we [...]
This week I will be in Miami for the LATIN AMERICAN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA SUMMIT to be held at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. Invited by Portada, as an initiative of Summa magazine, the meeting is previewed on its website: Portada’s Latin [...]
The Bible was written thousands of years ago. I live in the 21st century and to connect with its message I need translators, basically because it is a compendium of 66 ancient books written by 44 people in a space of 1,600 [...]
A few days ago I felt scared to the point of nausea, although at first I thought it was just a stomach reaction. I could feel in my churning guts the power of emotion that paralyzes to the bone. In fear I [...]
We have made a commitment: to serve as a positive influence and humbly propose to grow together. If you are part of Tribu DDB, you already know the approach we have chosen. If you are a friend, client, media or supplier, our [...]
If you were asked about the best thing in your life, what would you answer? If you were to die in a few minutes, would you be afraid? If you were an angel, would you jump into the world to feel your [...]