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Conference: “We’re in the Business of Anticipation”

June 30, 2017
On June 29, 2017, the Faculty of Communication and Design hosted the lecture “We’re in the Business of Anticipation” by Rodrigo Figueroa Reyes, founder of FiRe Advertainment, which has in Barcelona, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, Miami, Mexico City, Quito, San José, Costa Rica, and Santiago, Chile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmddX5VKFqM&t=1s&ab_channel=FacultaddeComunicaci%C3%B3n-UniversidadORTUruguay

Figueroa spoke about the current and future challenges facing advertising and marketing, particularly as they relate to new business models and creative innovation, which will shape new professional practices. The event was aimed at professionals, educators, students, and others interested in the field.

Figueroa Reyes was named one of the “10 Global Players” by Advertising Age magazine. He began his career as an account executive, continued as a junior copywriter until he rose to the position of senior copywriter, creative director, and chief creative officer.

He served as president and chief creative officer of DDB Argentina, where, in just two years, he secured accounts for Telefónica, Volkswagen, Danone, and Clorox.

The conference was organized by the faculty’s Advertising Department.