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 OPENHOUSE PROJECT PRESENTS “He Still Got the Whole World in His Hands How do we remain hopeful in a world that seems hopelessly broken? How do we continue to trust a God that seems conspicuously absent? How do we find peace [...]
Seth Godin points out that the Internet has killed mass advertising and resurrected a social unit of the past: tribes. These are based on common ideas and values, tribes empower ordinary people to lead and make big changes. He invokes us to [...]
I loved this video, which in a few minutes gives you the reality of the revolution that social networks imply today, right here on our computer screens. The message has many data already surpassed, as Facebook users would already form not the [...]
Social media requires delicate approach 4 March 2010 Print Email Share Save David Edwards, planning director, Digitas London A shift away from campaign sites to community networks by major FMCG brands such as Coca-Cola and Unilever(nma 14 January 2010) is no surprise [...]
“What do you have in your hands?” he asks us at the end of the message Rick Warren, and immediately adds, “talent, background, education, freedom, connections, opportunities, wealth, ideas, creativity.” And yes, it sure hasn’t been for us. In an adaptation of [...]
Volcán Awards to the region’s advertising Tribu DDB was awarded as the best advertising agency of the year. It also won awards for best radio campaign and best illustration. Virtual Pilgrimage’, by Jotabequ Grey agency, was the best interactive work. Rating: 2 [...]
After judging some 400 advertising pieces of the Ojo de Iberoamérica, and having seen some 1,500 more, I have some anxiety and concern, because we have a long way to go. Not only are we far from Argentine creativity, but we are [...]
There is no one who is unaware of the fierce and predatory competition among advertising agencies in the country and around the world. It would seem that the time of ladies and gentlemen has passed and it has become, as they say [...]
Live creatively.
Today is Friday the 13th and I’m in Montevideo. I’ve been watching commercials for hours and enjoying this opportunity to judge at the Ojo de Iberoamérica, with the DVD they sent me on my laptop and a Diet Coke without ice, while [...]
The upcoming Volcán, an advertising contest organized by ASCAP, the Costa Rican association of advertising agencies, could be a turning point, a milestone in our creative history, a point to trigger a breakthrough, leaving behind the past and defining together the future. [...]
This wonderful story told in an innocent Iranian production, became a worldwide success with nominations and awards all over the world. It is easy to recognize that big budgets are not needed when an idea is so wonderfully powerful. This film should [...]
