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 [...]
I am convinced that each one of us can contribute to making the world a better place, even at the risk of sounding cliché. We can do it in our homes, in the community we live in, in the country we live [...]
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 [...]