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 […]
Talento, tecnología y tolerancia han sido valores protegidos por esta ciudad, que hace años me enseñó esta idea para tener éxito creativo. Austin es tan diferente que ni parece Texas, no por los edificios, la geografía o las franquicias que ahí están, [...]
With about 10 kilos more than last year, Bruce Sterling filled Hall D again with thousands of people who came to listen to his closing of SXSW. Too fine a humor for me or too gringo for a Latino, but the first [...]
Susan Weinschenk, the brain lady, is not a designer but a psychologist. She came to close the day and SXSW for me with an idea: what makes people click. And the idea is to keep people in mind when designing. She also [...]
If one day I were allowed to take on a Ministry, I would certainly choose Education. In no other dimension is it possible to make a greater impact and achieve greater reach than in education. This is why I stayed to hear [...]
Jon Wuebben is the CEO of Content Launch and presented at SXSW today. From the first minute he focused on raising the banner of content as the canary in the ointment for all the opportunities of today and tomorrow. However, his approach [...]
That’s how we saw the situation about 20 paces away from the group in the photo taken on the sidewalk at the Austin Convention Center. Nothing looked out of the ordinary. As we approached we discovered a sensational situation, cheerful, fun and [...]
The remarkable and competent government authorities have reported that the new country brand, Esencial Costa Rica, was achieved with a process that began in 2008 and whose cost amounted to $650,000 dollars. Therefore, the first thing I must say is that by [...]
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 [...]
