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 couple of issues ago, a column appeared in Advertising Age Central America and Caribbean. It may well have gone unnoticed by many, especially since the publication does not have a digital version, as hard as it may be to believe. However, [...]
As of June 20, we will have a new option for entertainment in front of the screen, and it won’t be on TV: the Bob Garfield Lounge. The development of content continues to be frenetic on the network and today it is [...]
For years we have been looking for a Lion at Cannes, however, in 2011 we have one guaranteed. Our entries were made in Print, Media and Public Relations for a total of 9 shots at the frame that we hope to see [...]
I have a lot of time to write with an idea or two in mind. This is why starting a paragraph today without one is suddenly extremely amusing to me. I have no idea where I’m going or what I intend to [...]
Today, the news of a new commercial by Tribu DDB for their client El Verdugo is published in La Nación. The fourth commercial in the story of the arm wrestlers and the Paganini family is a social phenomenon that we love to [...]
An influencer is a person, male or female, who has the ability to think differently and a new way of expression. It is someone who can take a brand, an idea or a concept and bring it to everyone’s attention. An influencer [...]
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 [...]
