2025 has been a year of contrasts—intense, emotional, transformative. It began with a heartfelt farewell and ends with my soul wide open after the magical, peaceful family moments we usually share in Escondida. In between, there was laughter under a sky full of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Mauricio; a spiritual retreat in […]
From Del Campo Nazca Saatchi Saatchi we are used to one idea better than the other, from one Lion to another, from one surprise to another, and with this beautiful campaign for Cadbury’s they achieve the right twist to turn the hidden [...]
I’ve been a fan of Lynette Chiang since she came to Costa Rica many years ago and was Creative Director of our agency. After her time at Tribu Saatchi Saatchi, she moved to Eugene, Oregon and started her work with Bike Friday, [...]
Make sure to save the night of Thursday, November 26th in your agenda, as it will be a gala evening at the National Theater of Costa Rica for creatives, advertising clients, media and everyone in the advertising world. ASCAP will present the [...]
El próximo domingo 16 de agosto podrás vivir la experiencia de North Point en vivo y en línea hasta la pantalla de tu computadora. No te perdás ésta nueva, fresca y emocionante forma de conectar con Dios, porque el mensaje de [...]
I have days of reminding myself of Zanders Rule #6, and because of this I smile, enjoy and enjoy each and every moment of the day in a way that can only be achieved when you decide not to take yourself too [...]
Siempre es un placer compartir con Kevin, CEO Mundial de Saatchi Saatchi, aún a través de un mensaje como éste colocado hoy en su blog. Así introdujo su mensaje en KRConnect: Earlier this week I was filming a commercial for the HSM [...]
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 [...]
Every day, advertising influences the world intensely, profusely and repeatedly with creative ideas to change the world. The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation know this, and have teamed up to promote the use of creativity [...]
If you are not, let’s assume that you are among the general public, and not a puclicist, advertiser or any media or digital media. So, with everyone leveled up as busy people going about their happy lives, is there anyone out there [...]