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 […]
Today, Sunday, minutes after the Tribal DDB presentation that I’ll discuss later, Sapient Nitro kicked off their afternoon presentation videos with this one that has nearly 80 million views on YouTube and led them to say that brands need free hugs too. [...]
Live from Day One at Cannes Lions 2010 Read this email online <https://list.canneslions.com/t/293633/10788508/3206/0/> Cannes Lions 2010 kicked off this morning, and we are reporting live from the Festival this year, with interviews, video highlights from the programme and insights into the winning [...]
The Cannes Lions is coming once again and although the word that will be said the most is digital, the Film category will surely be again the queen of all and with fabulous winners like the ones we can already anticipate. Check [...]
After several days of drought on the keys, because between one and a thousand things I have been distracted even more than usual, it has made me all the sense of the moment to start with a phrase that is in itself [...]
Where does creative inspiration come from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood and Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth,” “Mr. India”) points to his source of creativity: total and utter panic. He shares a powerful way to unleash our inner storyteller. Some of the published comments: [...]
Cannes Lions 2010 Entries Increase 7%. Thursday 03 June 2010 24,242 total entries – the 4th highest number in the history of Cannes. The Organisers of the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival today announced that more than 24,000 entries from 90 [...]
Suddenly there are a lot of them, but they are nothing. They sound like a bunch of hits to me. What do you think? The truth is that it makes sense to write if you are read, but more important is if [...]
Today an obituary was published for La Argolla, and as is their custom, they surprise us again with their initiatives, reactions and outbursts. Undoubtedly of rebellious, irreverent and courageous origin, this company was born and since its inception has provoked controversy, has [...]
We run for the pleasure of running. We find deep joy in the finish line, and an irresistible challenge in the route, the training, the late nights and early mornings, the food, the hours of sleep, the ice on the injuries… Here [...]
An immortal legend of phenomenal dimension, Ali is the greatest boxer in history: I will never forget those years in which the whole world was connected to the television to watch his fights. Ali made the impossible possible and today I remember [...]
