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. [...]
DIPO Pharmaceuticals expands its products By: Redacción EN, on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Now the companies 3M and Nestlé join the different suppliers for the pharmaceutical company that distributes a variety of health products in more than 11 thousand points of sale [...]
When we arrived at Cannes, we Costa Ricans arrived as one. Not as several agencies competing, but as a country overcoming greatness, one step at a time, one metal lion after another. For this reason, what is coming with the new Young [...]
A few years ago, I decided to accept as my own the invitation that Jesus made to Matthew. And since it was so simple, I just decided to follow him. I did not complicate myself with religions, rituals, theories or hermeneutics, since [...]
DDB gives birth to a regional Tribe The advertising firm DDB Worldwide created, together with other regional agencies, a network with which it seeks to be one of the most influential advertising agencies in Central America. Written by Lizbeth Ulett Saturday, 17 [...]
(includes video) When this week we finally presented ourselves as the taier / Tribu DDB in Guatemala, I had the honor of sharing the last words of the night with all the guests at the Intercontinental, and more than to say goodbye [...]
The influence received this week in Tribu was as if injected into the veins and transfused into the hearts of everyone in Tribu. They came, they shared and although they left, the truth is that they stayed with us for many years [...]
