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 […]
One of the winningest teams in the history of sport is called the All Blacks, they play rugby and they are from New Zealand. They inspire many publications, books, commercials and more, as their Haka and their record makes them unique in [...]
To connect emotionally, there is nothing better than a great story masterfully told, as HBO does with its films and programming, to the point of being able to exalt in its commercials that it is not television but stories. In this week’s [...]
It is noteworthy that in this commercial aimed at the large American market, the casting is definitely Latino. Also, the musical way with which it tries to connect emotionally and a simple story told in a pleasant way, focused on connecting with [...]
In the month of June, A Fuego Lento reached 261,514 page views.
The largest advertiser in the world, Procter Gamble, decided to bet on creativity in advertising for their brands and became one of the most awarded companies in major advertising festivals. They decided to emotionally connect their brands with the people who prefer [...]
With all the 2008 winners on the CANNES LIONS website, and with all the activities concluded, today is the first day of the advertising year in the world, as the road to Cannes 2009 has begun. In Costa Rica, the recent festival [...]
I am convinced that each one of us can contribute to making the world a better place, even at the risk of sounding cliché. We can do it in our homes, in the community we live in, in the country we live [...]
A few days ago I published a post with the campaign of the moment by Dove, called“Sketches“. It has been so well received that it is among the most shared in the world. However, there is another idea from the same brand, [...]
The new advertising creative year has just begun and we are already counting down. So, how about if we all agree and go to 2014 to repeat Lions? In 2008 a Costa Rican agency won the first Cannes Lions, which are something [...]
Every problem is an opportunity. Every limitation is a possibility. Every aspiration can be a realization. Every person can achieve their goals, of course, if you pay the price with discipline, sacrifice, passion and commitment. When I learned about the super humanity [...]
Since last week we have migrated my blog to La Nación, the main media in Costa Rica. Check it out. Periodically we will be uploading the published entries, so that the archive, which to date has more than 1,500 entries, will continue [...]
Nike has done it again, now with a particularly powerful idea: find your greatness. Instead of just applauding sports idols, what if we decided to get moving and start our own? The winning case is on the Cannes Lions site just a [...]
