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. [...]
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 [...]
