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 several years of Cannes, Ojos, Fiaps, Clios and so much more in the world of advertising awards, SXSW Interactive has turned out to be a surprise of unimaginable proportions. More than 30,000 people attend Austin, and among them in 2011: Paula [...]
Some time ago I read that the key to life is happiness, and that the key to happiness is simplicity, or something similar. Although incomplete and questionable, the phrase points to a refreshing, clear and powerful word: simple. For this reason, the [...]
With the SXSW Interactive festival just a few days away, I’m packing my bags for a new and intense experience. Check out what we’re going for: five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking [...]
Already in March and almost 2.2 million views later I came across a wonderful summary of 2010 that I wanted to leave on my blog. Enjoy it first and then allow me to add a paragraph of commentary. Searches continue in 2011. [...]
What we lived through was not a crisis, but a “button-down”. The world went through a reset of economies and finances that completely affected consumption. We were living in the upgrade era and we halfway returned to the replacement era. Everything changed. [...]
Or at least, that is my aspiration. From dust we came and to dust we shall return, although perhaps a little improved in fertilizer quality. Personally, I prefer to be cremated rather than buried, and rather than live confined to a cup [...]
