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 […]
Ideas to Succeed Corporate Communication, Independent. Apr 20, 2010. -Sergio Valente, president and director of DM9DDB Brsil, is at the helm of the agency with the most Golden Lions in the region. Valente has 79 awards from the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. [...]
OPENS ON 14 MAY: TWO WINNERS TO TAKE PART IN YOUNG LIONS FILM COMPETITION Make an ad. Spread the word. Go to Cannes. London, 23 April 2010 – After the successful launch last year of the 48 Hour YouTube Cannes Young Lions [...]
I am fascinated by this photograph, it moves me and engages me, it impresses me and amuses me, it is strong and powerful and means so much that seeing it made me want to jump with emotion, because it is a reflection [...]
Costa Rica is the scene of a fierce competition among talented lions and creatives under 28 years old, as they all want to go to Cannes Lions next June to compete among the best. More than 100 pairs are participating today for [...]
Take advantage of the Spanish subtitles option. Elizabeth Gilbert reflects on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, rather than one person “being” a genius, we all “have” a genius. A funny, personal [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]