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. [...]
As we celebrate another anniversary of Tribu, I would like to share with you one of the classics of our trajectory: Johnny’s Vaquerito. Creativity by Hernán Ortega, production by El Hangar (Direction by Antonio Yglesias and Direction of Photography by Mario Cardona [...]
In ASCAP we have made a commitment: to boost the creative advertising product in our partner agencies, and move from the “I” to the “we” to accelerate the transformation process. For this reason, we have hired Brother and its SuperWeekend School, which [...]
You have to watch this commercial! And enjoy it. It’s so creative, daring and different, that it even looks like a fake (…just kidding). The agency is Santo from Buenos Aires, filmed in South Africa, produced by Stink from London and musicalized [...]
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Today is Friday and another work week is over. Most of us are getting ready to enjoy a weekend of rest, while many are finishing organizing their Palmares plans. Tomorrow I look forward to getting back on the road and running as [...]
