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 […]
The influence received this week in Tribu was as if injected into the veins and transfused into the hearts of everyone in Tribu. They came, they shared and although they left, the truth is that they stayed with us for many years [...]
Today I received an email from Esteban Jimenez addressed to everyone at Tribu. His story seemed so important and real to me, that I thought it could contribute to you as it did to me. So here it goes: GIVING IT ALL [...]
If the world is change and constant evolution, I have a simple question: why do we insist on returning to the same old habits and customs? If we accept that change is an inherent ingredient of existence, why do we cling to [...]
ASCAP has opened registration for the next Young Lions, so dozens of young creatives under 28 years of age will soon be competing in the country to achieve one of the 3 pairs in Cyber, Print and Film that will go to [...]
Throughout our lives, we are confronted with decisions we never anticipated having to make. Relationship decisions Career decisions Financial decisions Parenting decisions The list goes on and on. To complicate matters further, the timeframe for making a decision is often short and [...]
Cannes Lions 2010 Titanium And Integrated Jury President Announced 21 January 2010 The elite Titanium and Integrated Jury, which awards breakthrough ideas and the best integrated campaigns, will be chaired this year by Bob Scarpelli, DDB Worldwide’s Chairman and Chief Creative Officer. [...]
One fine day in prehistoric times, my mother came up with the wonderful idea of moving me to a bilingual school. Gud morning. While that maternal inspiration was crucial in my life, it happily also led to an early and brief encounter [...]
In attention and appreciation to the courtesy of the response published in the Costa Rica Esencial website, I allow myself to copy/paste it and leave it here for the consideration of the readers of“A fuego lento“. I have allowed myself to add [...]
The remarkable and competent government authorities have reported that the new country brand, Esencial Costa Rica, was achieved with a process that began in 2008 and whose cost amounted to $650,000 dollars. Therefore, the first thing I must say is that by [...]
The creative advertising world applauded “ The Most Popular Song” at Cannes 2012, awarding it Lions and a Grand Prix. Because a simple idea can be powerful enough to influence a country, make a difference and contribute to making it a better [...]
A few days ago I published a note that claims that creativity that wins at festivals is 7 times more effective, according to the Gunn Report. That is to say, advertising creative awards, such as Cannes, Ojo, Volcán or Pregonero, nowadays have [...]
First of all, I remind you of Zanders’ rule #6: don’t take yourself too seriously. Then, the question always jumps to a simple “and what are the first 5 rules?”. The answer then is to be expected: they don’t exist and it [...]