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 […]
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 [...]
Evian ignites our inner child: While Evian won a Golden Lion at the Cannes Lions last year, I connected a couple of dots and decided to write about the inner child in all of us. Check out the commercial that triggered this [...]
I see you in moments of pain. I see you in the night, when the sun goes out in life. I see you in the light. I see you in smiles and love. I see you in my dreams. I see your [...]
When we talk about Web 2.0, it is difficult to explain its scope and possibilities. In a January 18 article I included a contribution on the subject. This video, however, does it with SIght, SOundand MOtion, and therefore, does it much better. [...]
THIS BLOG SUCKS. GO NEXT DOOR. Yeap, do yourself a favor and betray this blog right now, click the following link and dive into this site: https://innovation.cnbc.com/en/programmes/innovators_iconoclasts/innovators_iconoclasts Later… would you please… come back? Mario Morales, you are a bad influence, because of [...]
The arrogance of the advertising creative shines through when everyone else is square and we are not. When we think that the account executives fall short, or that the brand manager has no idea what needs to be done. It’s arrogance when [...]
