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 […]
With only 5 days to go before the Volcano, the ASCAP organization has begun publishing the finalists in each category. For the moment, Radio, Miscellaneous and Graphic Production Techniques have been announced. In Radio, out of a total of 15 finalists, Tribu [...]
. Although the Agency of the Year to be announced next Saturday at the Volcano will be for merit in 2009, it will actually be for getting the juice throughout 2010, January and February 2011. That is, although the work done is [...]
Next Saturday we will have a new Volcano, the eighth to be precise, where 21 companies will be competing with around 500 entries. There will be the agencies that will go for a Volcano or two, as well as those that will [...]
Next week I will have the opportunity to start a new cycle of conferences in universities, to present the story of an evolution. After many years of presenting Lovemarks, in the context of our relationship with Saatchi Saatchi, today we will present [...]
A few days ago we gathered to learn from DDB and its Playbook, a fascinating combination of planning tools to advance in becoming the most influential agency in the region. Here in the photo you will find a good part of the [...]
Without Martin Luther King and his inspirational dream, and visionary dream, Barack Obama might not be the first black president of the world’s most the first black president of the most powerful country in the world. Without dreams and dreams and illusions, [...]
“Mae, Fidel! No! Mae, not so soon!”, we would have told him if we could have asked him for a few more days, one more composition, one more concert. In an unexpected move, Fidel surprised us again with his talent, although this [...]
We have all enjoyed or suffered the Oscars awards in Hollywood. A few on the site, and all the rest of us, happily do it on TV. It’s sensational! I enjoy watching the films first, and then the talent, creativity, production, innovation [...]
I often have an amusing discussion with my children, because I think there is no better pizza than anchovy pizza. They find it obnoxious, while I find it wonderful. The anchovy is always salty, juicy and defined, so it stands out [...]
I see it as simple as this: the Volcano is our national championship. The Antigua, Ojo or Fiap festivals are regional tournaments, and without a doubt, Cannes is the world championship. The Volcano, however, is the sole responsibility of Costa Ricans, both [...]
There are twitts of twitts, but this one I had to bring to my blog. joller Jorge Oller I had to post it on my blog…. thx! @JorgeContrerasN “@manicLu: “@LuandCo: Photo: Pretty inspirational Colors!!!tumblr.com/xqy47rpdwz” 😉
A few days ago Arnaldo Garnier appeared with a comment on my blog. There he left among others a sentence where he clarifies that there are competitors of his that he does not respect, and then he spices it up by calling [...]