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Directors

MAURICIO FALLAS
MAURICIO FALLAS General Manager/Founding Partner

Bachelor’s in Advertising of the Universidad Latina, Online Master in Strategy and Interactive Creativity of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, entrepreneur and exhibitor on social media and digital innovation issues. Twenty-three years of experience.

23 national and international creativity awards.

MARIE LOPARDO
MARIE LOPARDO Director of Digital Strategy/Partner

Degree in Communication from the University of Costa Rica and Master of Design for Interactive Media from the University of Middlesex, London. Certifications in Marketing Campaign Planning and Optimization by New York University, Social Media Marketing Advanced Strategies and Tactics by Harvard University, Google Ads, Facebook Ads and programmatic purchase.

24 years of experience.

VIVIAN FERNÁNDEZ
VIVIAN FERNÁNDEZ Art Director

Diseñadora Publicitaria por la Universidad Hispanoamericana y actualmente cursando la Maestría en Diseño y Dirección de Arte en la Universidad ESDesign de Barcelona. Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO®

11 años de experiencia.

HAROLD SOTO
HAROLD SOTO Web Development Director

Full Stack Developer, experience in agencies and production companies. Project developer with technologies in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, ColdFusion, MySQL, WordPress, REST API, SOAP API, among others.

20 years of experience.


Awards

Since 2012 we have won:​

  • Golden Effie, Category Social Well Being, November 2012.
  • Golden Effie, Category Public Relations, November 2013
  • Golden Effie, Category Social Well Being, November 2013.
  • Gold in Crisis Management at the FePI Independent Advertising Festival of Latin America in Argentina, October 2013.
  • Silver in Websites at the FePI Independent Advertising Festival of Latin America in Argentina, October 2013.
  • Silver in Efficient Communication at the FePI Independent Advertising Festival of Latin America in Argentina, October 2013.
  • Bronze in Viral Content at the FePI Independent Advertising Festival of Latin America in Argentina, October 2013.
  • Communication Award in Advertising College of Journalists, September 2013.
  • Independent Agency of the Year Award, 2013-2014, Festival Volcán de Oro, Costa Rica.
  • Gold in Direct Marketing, Festival Volcán de Oro, Costa Rica, May 2013.
  • Silver in Other Digital Solutions, Festival Volcán de Oro, Costa Rica, May 2013.
  • Bronze in Viral, Festival Volcán de Oro, Costa Rica, May 2013.
  • Bronze in Mobile, Festival Volcán de Oro, May 2014.
  • 3 Gold, Caribbean Radio Festival, April 2014.
  • Mirta de la Cuesta Award in Advertising College of Journalists, September 2015.
  • Norma Loaiza Gutiérrez Award in Public Relations College of Journalists, September 2015.
  • Gold Effie, Category Social Well-being, November 2015.
  • Silver in Packaging, Festival Volcano, Costa Rica, May 2016.
  • Bronze in use of Direct Marketing, Festival Volcano, May 2016.
  • Bronze in Small Scale Environment, Festival Volcano, May 2016.
  • Independent Communication Company of the Year 2016-2017.
  • Mirta de la Cuesta Award in Advertising College of Journalists, September 2016.
  • Digital Bronze Video Online, Festival Volcano, Costa Rica, March 2017.
  • Outdoor Social Good Bronze, Volcano Festival, Costa Rica, March 2017.
  • Honorable Mention in Product Design by World Independent Awards with Spray Scare Monsters, 2017.
  • Honorable Mention in Health by World Independent Awards with How Big You Have Them?, 2017.
  • Mirta de la Cuesta Award in Advertising College of Journalists, September 2017.
  • Gold at Craft, Gold Volcano Festival, Costa Rica, May 2019.
  • Gold at Craft, Gold Volcano Festival, Costa Rica, May 2019.
  • 1 Silver in Radio, Gold Volcano Festival, Costa Rica, May 2019.
  • 3 Bronze in Radio, Festival Volcán de Oro, Costa Rica, May 2019.
  • Independent Communication Company of the Year 2019-2020.
  • 3 Silvers with "Make sure you get safe" in WINA, Colombia, June 2019.
  • 1 Gold at the FePI Independent Advertising Festival of Latin America in Argentina, October 2019.
  • 3 Silvers at the FePI Independent Advertising Festival of Latin America in Argentina, October 2019.
  • 3 Bronzes at the FePI Independent Advertising Festival of Latin America in Argentina, October 2019.

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