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 […]
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 [...]
Exactly 25 years ago today, Alexandra Franco opened the doors of the Casa de los Niños Montessori in Escazú, the kindergarten that today is called Hometwo. This long journey triggered the modern Montessori movement spread throughout the country in early childhood education. [...]
Keep it simple, Less is More, Simpler. Simplicity captivates and attracts in the midst of complexity. The author of Laws of Simplicity lays out his proposal and leads us to a powerful idea: we want more of what we enjoy. It is [...]
I laughed my ass off at this London Marathon commercial, because they couldn’t have represented better the condition we non-athletes end up in after running the 42.2 kilometers of this competition. I still remember that next day after the first one I [...]
We love the idea of thinking of Tribu as an America’s Cup racing yacht, sailing on the edge of Niagara Falls. It’s an idea that forces us to think of effective and committed teams, risk as the key and adventure as the [...]
We win more if we all win. Join Tribu. We are looking for talent to set sail in 2008: creatives, accountants, artfinalists/designers. Only passionate people in the crew, lots of experience a must. You must be fascinated by risk. Contact us.
When Godin speaks, you have to listen to him. His ideas and publications, among which Purple Cow stands out, always contribute and trigger others. It seems to me that investing 17 minutes in his presentation at Ted is a good idea. Go [...]
Download the doc included here, get many signatures and send it to the fax 213-3808 of Alejandro Trejos, father of one of the most recent victims of drunk driving in Costa Rica. This is what the text to sign says: We, the [...]