Author: ronnestam
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Creating Content That Moves People: Lessons From the Masters 2023 Video
As a copywriter, marketing director, or golf enthusiast, you know that capturing the essence of a momentous event through words and visuals is no easy feat. But when it’s done right, it’s pure magic. The video of the first day at the Masters 2023 in Golf is a masterpiece that perfectly captures the excitement, anticipation, […]
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Build your brand stronger than ever. 9 things to think about!
In today’s competitive market, building a strong brand identity is crucial for businesses. This blog post highlights nine key components that are essential for creating a successful brand, including authenticity, sustainability, design quality, innovation, grassroots movements, differentiation, creativity, brand expression, and strategic financial management. By making sure these components are part of your branding strategy, […]
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10 years ago I made some predictions. True or false?
Hey. As you know I’ve been writing my blog for quite some time now. Every now and then I’ve boldly stuck my nose out and predicted the future. But how right am I? Well, today we’re going to find out. As we all know, predicting the future is a risky business. Back in 2013, I […]
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Here’s to Loyalty!
Loyalty. The One Word You Should Remember to Succeed in Branding In today’s world, branding has become an essential part of any business. It helps businesses to differentiate themselves from their competitors, attract and retain customers, and build a strong reputation in the market. And to succeed in branding, there’s one word that you should […]
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Wanna become a good at playing golf?
– Well, you know what to do: You read everything you can, take lessons, get new clubs, watch YouTube tutorials, buy the streaming golf TV package, become a member of a good golf course, find yourself turning the living room into a putting green and you know exactly what to wish for when Christmas comes. […]
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Case: The branding and launch of BAUX Acoustic Pulp.
The 2019 Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair opened in February this year in Stockholm, Sweden. It’s one of the most important arenas for global furniture and interior design brands. Thus a very important arena for one of my startups BAUX. When me and my co-founders started BAUX, we had a simple idea; That acoustic materials […]
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Hey world, this is BEU Watches.
BEU Watches is finally live. When I first dreamt of BEU two and a half years ago it wasn’t yet a watch, but a manifesto I had written and pinned to my wall. It finally put into words a very simple but profound message that’s been guiding my life for a long time. A message […]
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Things I do to feel alive & productive.
Some of you reading this know me. Some of you don’t. Few people actually know me well enough to know how I live my life so I thought I’d share some of my daily routines. I get up early 365 a year. A couple years ago a good friend of mine, Jacob Wismar, told me he […]
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Introducing ROST Studio.
About 8 years ago I first met Daniel Stridsberg. At the time up and coming designer at digital producer Britny. We hooked up and started doing projects together. Daniel as a wild yet into details pixel loving designer and me as Creative Director and Art Director. Together we delivered some great results for strong Swedish […]
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Branding is like raising a child!
Branding is like raising a child. You’ve gotta have a clear vision of where you’re aiming yet tackle to new situations every day. Adopt to the changes in the world. Have tons of fun but never at the expense of your vision or values. Every now and then there’s a crisis. But that’s fine too. […]
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When you are tired – run!
When you are tired – run. When you are scared – charge. When you are exhausted – boost When you fail – fail again. When you fail – try harder. When you worry – care less. When others worry – don’t care at all. Live. Play. Move.
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The Kinnarps stand 2017 – Editor's Award for Best Stand.
After creating a new brand and design platform for Kinnarps, one of the worlds finest workspace solutions brands I was asked if I wanted to design and then lead the implementation of the Kinnarps Stockholm Furniture & Light 2017 stand. This is the short story about that project. I early explained to Kinnarps that in […]
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Follow your inner voice!
When you seek to brand a company, product or service you always start with the reason for being. In the same way you should always look for your reason for being when you think about your next chapter in life. Not which company you aim to work with or business idea you want to bring […]
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Ten Principles of Future Branding
The other day I read a great post by Joshua Porter on the Principles of Product Design. It’s an area that I’m very fond of and the post by Joshua was spot on. Then as I’m a fan of Dieter Rams and his Ten Principles for Good Design I decided to write my own ten principles […]
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Think it's about winning? Think again!
People struggle to get ahead of people. In sports, at work, in business, in school and everywhere else. But don’t bother. Life isn’t about winning or getting ahead of people. Life is about evolving and getting better at things, not in comparison of others but in comparison of yourself. But, don’t aim to win. Mastering something might […]
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Reach out and create something beautiful!
You have something called the Internet in your pocket and inside your computer. Through this fantastic invention you can reach anyone anywhere in the world whenever you want. If you got a dream to do something, produce something and create something that makes a change first and foremost in your own life, but maybe in […]
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A Google Keynote – Future agency branding
Today I’ve been in Amsterdam delivering a keynote at the Google Partner Summit at the Kromhouthal venue. Google asked me to get on stage and deliver my thoughts on how one should brand it’s agency in the future. As always I don’t belive in quick fixes. I delivered a keynote sharing how technology and especially mobile and the […]
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Future Office Space? Karim Rashid, Mine and Others Point of View
Swedens leading property company Vasakronan decided to explore how the office space will look in the future. What role will the workplace play in the future and how will it change due to digitalisation and the behavioural changes in its wake? These were questions they asked Karim Rashid, one of the worlds most renowned Industrial Designers, Swedish […]
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Google exactly what you're thinking!
As I travel the world both in business and for pleasure I end up speaking about ideas. People who have ideas, want ideas, heard an idea or would like to have an idea. These conversations gives me so much energy. People all over the world are craving to invent things, start a business, solve a […]
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The Ronnestam Prototyping Process. An innovation process by me leading your brand into the future
About five years ago I launched new process that could help brands and companies to break out of their stand still and also help me in creating the right climate for change in the projects I work with. I call this process The Ronnestam Prototyping Process. The Ronnestam Prototyping Process The Ronnestam Prototyping Process is based on a combination […]
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10 things I've done wrong in branding projects and that you can learn from
A brand I haven’t created or believe in. I did however shoot the photo on a cemetery on Ireland not far from my favorite surfing spot. I’ve had the privilege of being involved in many different brand projects that have resulted in logos, graphical guidelines, advertising, POS, digital platforms, interior decoration, products, organisational impacts and future strategies. I’ve created and launched new brands […]
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How I would run an advertising agency today to prepare for tomorrow
We’re in the midst of a paradigm shift. In Sweden and around the world advertising agencies are fighting over clients. As I’m meeting brands both in- and outside Sweden I’m often approached by major brand owners asking me which agency I would recommend. Most of them complain over the fact that the big agencies of […]
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BAUX, Branding & the Acoustic 3D Pixel
As we launched the BAUX Acoustic 3D Pixel we ticked another box at BAUX, the company I launched in 2014 together with four other brilliant minds. From the start we’ve set out to create a sustainable global design brand set out to rejuvenate the construction industry. Friends of mine were somewhat puzzled when I told them what BAUX […]
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Future brands are like icebergs
We all know how what an iceberg looks like. As you approach it it looks fairly small, it’s easy to get an idea of the size, the shape and dimensions of it. However, we all know that underneath that surface the total mass of the iceberg is hidden. In fact 7/8 of the iceberg is hidden […]
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Populism in politics is just as bad as populism in branding.
Populism in politics is just as bad as populism in branding. Let your brand activities constantly reflect your brand vision, values and platform – not how you temporarily think you can win new prospects and please existing ones.
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A prototype – SJ and a journey into the future
You might have seen the post I’ve written about prototyping. An innovation process I’ve developed in order to help global brands understand their future needs and based on that map out strategies to move them into the future business landscape. It’s part strategy, part creative development and part visualisation. Well, here’s another prototyping project one […]
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Case: Branding the Volvo Ocean Race – The worlds finest off shore race
Today at 14:00 CEST one of the worlds most challenging adventures and sport events starts – The Volvo Ocean Race, and I’m really proud to be a part of it. In the end of 2013 I was asked to deliver the global brand platform and creative direction for, what I consider, the worlds finest off shore race and […]
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My first tube – The nirvana of surfing
Mentawai is considered one of the worlds best places to surf. Earlier this year in February I had the privilege to spend two weeks there at a surf camp called Pit Stop Hills. This first class camp run by Paul Clark and his fiancé Megan Devine sits on top of a hill right in front of […]
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2040 har vi förändrat vår skola, Sverige och världen. Programmering är nyckeln.
Jag hade för ett tag sedan förmånen att sitta ned och diskutera framtidens skola med Karin Nygårds. Karin rankades 2014 av Computer Sweden som en av Sveriges mäktigaste IT-kvinnor (39), blev bland annat vald till årets punkare i skolan 2014 och var en av dem som Stefan Löfven bjöd in för ett samtal om framtidens […]
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Branding is all about making people smile or cry
The one thing that should direct all your branding activities is exactly that. Make people smile or cry, crying as in touching someones heart. To many communication activities go by without anyone caring for them or the product they communicate. Here are 7 quick ones on branding: Create products or services that solves a real problem that matters to […]
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Let me introduce BAUX – Let's Build!
Almost two years ago I had a very nice lunch with Petrus Palmér. Petrus has together with Jonas Pettersson and John Löfgren founded the world famous design agency Form Us With Love. As we’re enjoying our food Petrus tells me about one of the products FUWL has created. It’s an acoustic panel made out of […]
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60 seconds of pure passion
Just home from a weekend in St Anton with the mountain guides at Piste to Powder. Above says it all:
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Unstad, Lofoten. A place I'll come back to.
Unstad Beach. A nice wave breaking. Last weekend I was away on a brand journey to Unstad, Lofoten with Swedish fashion brand Mountain Works. I’m one of the partners of this small yet well known Swedish clothing brand and now it was time for our first ‘Brand Lab’ trip. This is a concept I’ve created […]
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On the future of Apple and iOS7
Yesterday I installed iOS 7 on my daughters iPhone. Shortly after she came up to me crying. I asked her what was wrong? – It’s so ugly she said. What is? – Everything daddy! This morning I woke up early and had some fun in photoshop. Is this the future of Apple?
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Case: The Marginalen and Fredrik 'Benke' Rydman story continues.
As you might have seen I’ve been working with Marginalen Bank for quite some time now. Last time I posted about Marginalen I wrote about the campaign featuring world class dancer Fredrik ‘Benke’ Rydman. Benke was one of the founders of the dance collective Bounce. Today he’s doing tons of choreography and he’s also the […]
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Budweiser understands future communication is all about innovation
Living in a connected world where information is accessible 24/7 and shared by everyone through social networks means you’ve gotta spend more money on your product to make sure you’re on top of the competition. In all its simplicity I think this new Budweiser can shows what it’s all about. At first glance a 10° […]
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Design and creativity sells. Have a look at Miss Ko if you don't believe me.
I wrote a blogpost the other day about design and why it’s important for future brands. Then today I ‘ran‘ into this fantastic artwork made by london based agency Gregory Bonner Hale for a restaurant in France named Miss Ko. Miss Ko is an
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Why design is essential to future branding
I wrote a blogpost a couple of weeks ago about the three components of future branding; Authenticity, Innovation and Design. Today I though I’d dig deeper into the design part of branding. Why is it important, what does it mean and how do you know you’re on track. Why is design an essential part of […]
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The Oracle says:
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Change starts with a knife!
The food industry keeps on spending money on products that saves us time. Fast food, pre cooked food, half fabricates, frozen food etc etc. It’s easier than ever to distance ourselves from the fact that we are using up natures resources faster and faster. If we keep it up we’ll be in big trouble sooner […]
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33 491 viewers and 1 year later. This wednesday it's time for Webbdagarna again.
About one year ago I was one of the keynote speakers at Webbdagarna, one of Swedens biggest events on Internet, technology, communication, media, mobile and more. My subject when I spoke last year was “2012 The Year of the Swedes” and except for the 2500 people who listened live, another 33491 people has watched my keynote […]
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Fulfil your dreams by not thinking like other people. Learn from Mike Basich!
Way back in Tignes. Me, Tina, Andy, Mike and Greger in front. Early in the nineties I spent most of my days snowboarding and it was at this time that I first met Mike Basich. Me, Mike, Andy Hetzel and Mike’s sister Tina acted trainers a snowboardcamp that Greger Hagelin who lated founded WESC arranged in […]
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The Oracle says:
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After 3D comes 4D
A couple of month ago I received my Makerbot Replicator 2 3D printer. Even though I’ve been speaking about the revolution 3D printing presents one can not really understand the impact of 3D printing before you actually have a 3D printer at home. My first prints were a couple of toys for my kids inspired by the […]
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GoPro on steroids. Getting your hands on a pair of Google Glass soon a reality
Would you wear a pair of these? I got my first private mobile phone back in 1994. It was Nokia 2110, extremely small at that time. At that time you couldn’t get hold of wireless handsfree. Then a couple of years later I got my first Bluetooth enabled mobile. I can’t remember the brand but […]
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The future for brands and companies looking to survive and thrive
Wanna innovate your brand? Looking to start a new business? Thinking about building a product people will love? Want to make a fortune? Think no more. Connecting the digital world with the physical is the new black. 2012 was the year when we saw the first real outcomes of physical/digital products, either physical products that […]
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Jetlagged.
I’m taking part in this #Blogg100 challenge that means I’m supposed to blog once a day for 100 days in a row. I’ve just travelled for more than 24 hours and I’ve gotta get some sleep. This means that this blog post is all you’ll get from me today. See you tomorrow!
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Digital takes direct out of Direct Marketing
The last two days I’ve been hidden away in a conference room in Stockholm. We’ve been about 40 individuals who have been chosen to work in the Jury for Guldnyckeln, Swedens first competition for direct marketing. It’s interesting to see how the challenges of marketing slowly but surely erases the borders between different communication activities. […]
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Don't fall in love with technology. Fall in love with humans!
Roland added some great value when they created the Roland TB-303 If you wanna create digital brand activities or products that actually make a difference. Don’t think technology! Too often I see cases where the entire product or a communication idea has been based on technical possibilities. This never works in the long run. No […]
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Beauty is a beast!
I’ve written about surfing before and why I love it. I’m not sure I’d be that thrilled to paddle into this though! The video shows Teahupoo on Aug 27th 2011 during the Billabong Pro. Many calls this the biggest and gnarliest Teahupoo ever ridden. The French Navy even labeled this day a double code red […]
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The most worthless question and the question to die for!
What are you doing tomorrow? Now that’s a worthless question. You have no idea if you’re even alive tomorrow. Far too many people expect great things in the future but they’re not living today. You might say that goals are ok and of course they are, I’ve got tons of them. But it’s the journey […]
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My equipment list for the 110 km ultra run in August
You might have read my post on me becoming an ultra runner. In August this year I’m about to challenge myself beyond anything else I’ve ever done from a physical point of view. Read about the ultra challenge in my other post. Today however I thought I’d share what I’ll bring to the starting line […]
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Putting Sweden on the map at LeWeb 2012
A couple of month before LeWeb Annika Lidne, Social Media superwoman from Sweden approached me and asked if I wanted to be a part of the Swedish Trade Council Initiative at LeWeb. Once I said “hell yes” she also asked if I would consider developing a communication concept for the event. “Hell yes! once again”. The […]
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In 10 years from now you will…
…have the opportunity to be a passenger in your own driverless car. …own storage of material for your 3D printer. …not need to carry a credit card. …have two or three mobile phones or whatever you’ll call them. …control all electronics in your house with your mobile. …be talking to a Japanese in Japanese without […]
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Thank you Instagram. Here are 21 personal favorites from my own feed.
My first ever photo published on Instagram June 11th, 2011 I’d like to use todays blogpost to thank the team behind Instagram. I posted my first photo on Instagram June 11th, 2011 about a year after they launched the service. I had taken a look at it earlier but didn’t really have the energy to start posting […]
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Why I blog.
Now this is just a nice picture from Hawaii covered with a statement. Nice huh!? An old friend of mine asked me the other day. “Why the hell are you writing a blog for?” I answered: I first started to write a blog in 2002 when I first heard of the concept of blogging. At […]
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Introducing Kidomatic without in-app purchase and Pop ABC Lower Case
The latest collection of apps from JAJDO Just before christmas last year my company JAJDO launched Kidomatic. It was our first app that featured in-app purchase. Kidomatic wasn’t one of those apps that let you buy things over and over again. We simple packaded 5 different cameras for kids into one app. However, lots of […]
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The three components of future brands
Were living in the transparent century where all information ia accessible only a keystroke away. Somewhere in the world someone is working right now on project ment to disrupt your brand and your products. We all fight hard to get our 15 minutes of fame. How can we get people to talk about our brand, our […]
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On this day.
Today my beloved daughter Ebba turned 8 years. It’s scary how time flies. Woke her up at AM 0630. We had a lovely morning with a small celebration before school. Ebba 8. I love you! Then off to the south parts of Stockholm. Had a great morning meeting with Fredrik ‘Benke’ Rydman. We’re planning
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Reference stand in your way for future success
Jan Boklöv hade a totally different idea on how to do ski-jumping. At first he wasn’t aloud to jump V-style even though he flew a lot longer. Finally people had to give in and he changed the sport. One of the most common responses one gets when presenting an a brand new idea or outlining […]
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Do you remember what…
…sport you loved when you were a teenager? …name your first love had? …your favorite playground looked like when you were a kid? …games you used to play after school? …your favorite color was when you were young? …music you listened to? …how your childrens room looked like? …authors you used to read? …color your […]
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Deciding on things in a creative process. 5 things to think about.
Ideas are like bubbles. They appear and look beautiful. But only to be gone seconds later. Catch them while you can. I’m in the middle of building a brand platform for a brand I love. It’s been a long process and I’m only days from delivering the final document. In other words, I’m in the […]
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When labels become art. Stranger & Stranger is better & better.
Years ago I found out about a innovator within the Whisky industry. His name is John Glaser and he has created a brand that is called Compass Box. If you are to buy a fantastic whisky, get your hands on a bottle of Compass Box. My personal favorite is Hedonism. The other day I ran […]
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And here comes the sun
The Sun and my youngest daughter Linn. Two sources of positive energy! This week has been quite a ride between great things and not so great things. I guess in one sense a week like any other but in another week like no other. As my mind was lost somewhere suddenly a bright light appeared. […]
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The constantly growing world of inspiration needs to keep growing. Sharing is caring!
Fashion de’luxe! Today I was looking for some ideas on Down Jackets (as I’m a partner in a clothing brand…will get back to that another day ). Google. Push. Search. Bang. My browser explodes with all kinds of wonderful inspiration. A couple of clicks later I’m reading this Frensch blogger on clothing that have posted […]
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Wanna be an entrepreneur? Here are 10 things to think about!
Tons of people I meet tend to be envious of the entrepreneurial life. There’s this fantasy about leading a life that you, and no one else, control. People who are hired always seem to be looking for the next move. Very few actually seems pleased about working for someone else. Then of course there’s people […]
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Becoming an Ultra Runner?
I’m a ‘challenge-me-kinda-guy’. In 2011 year you might have read my blog post on my Enduro adventure on Gotland. (in English via Google Translate here) It was a blast. Frightening but a blast. It was definitely one of my biggest challenge in my life. Then last year passed without any extreme physical adventures, except for […]
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Does your brand make people talk? Answer these 10 questions honestly!
GoPro. A brand that emotionally breaks through the buzz with all their communication. Here worn on my helmet in St Anton Breaking through the buzz today is not easy. Everyone is looking for that golden solution that will make their brand go viral. We’re exposed to thousands of brands daily and very few actually makes […]
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Why I love surfing
Self portrait from Easky, Ireland in october 2012. More than 20 years ago my good friend Mathias Wiberg asked me if I wanted to tag along to Easky, Ireland and learn how to surf. I was in the middle of my snowboard career and surfing felt like something I really wanted to learn how to […]
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Get great music for your videos
Ever run into the problem of uploading a video to Facebook or YouTube and getting it stopped because of the music you’ve chosen? Here’s a saturday tip: In the future. Pick music that is published under the Creative Commons licence. Find great sites over at Creative Commons own website here. My personal favorite is Free […]
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Hello from St Anton and a comment on bringing technology into nature
Me looking into the camera on the top of Valluga before heading down an extrem run. Right now I’m spending four days in heaven. Together with some friends and I’m St Anton skiing some of Europe’s best powder. We got our two mountain guides with us and we’re exploring every part of the
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Finding your voice after keeping quiet. #Blogg100 here we go.
Fredrik Wass, Swedish blogger, freelancing journalist, thinker and speaker set out on a mission last year. He set out on a mission to write 100 blog posts in 100 days. He called the project #Blogg100. Already then he urged people to join in. Now a year later he called out again and asked people to […]
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Kidomatic – The Friendly Camera. JAJDO's latest app for those of us called kids
Yesterday was a big day for JAJDO, the mobile app company I’ve founded with Jonas Theder and Andreas Wålm. We successfully launched our next app, or actually we launched another five apps at once. The new app is called Kidomatic and it’s a camera app made for the iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini. The Kidomatic […]
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Ett nytt lyxigt experiment
This is a blog post in Swedish about a new start-up I’m heading aiming to establish a luxury blog in Sweden. Lyx är ett sånt där ord som skapar oreda. Vissa blir alldeles till sig av lycka medan andra blir mer eller mindre förbannade. Lyx lämnar dock ingen oberörd, det är spännande. Mer eller mindre […]
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Case: Let's Bank with Fredrik 'Benke' Rydman and Marginalen Bank.
If you’ve followed this blog and me for a while you know I’ve been heading the work of making one of Sweden’s newest brands come to life – The Marginalen Bank. It’s a fantastic assignment where I’ve together with Caroline Karlström have been given the honor of both creating the actual brand as well as […]
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Finally live. JAJDOs next app – Pop ABC. It's poppin' fun!
Today is a great day. I’m really proud to announce JAJDOs next app – Pop ABC. We’ve really been struggling to get this app out there. The app has been almost ready since before the summer but as always things take more time than first expected. However, we’ve learned a lot and now once it’s out there […]
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Fråga till Framtidskommissionen: Hur möter vi en jobblös framtid?
Häromdagen fick jag ett mail från Anton Johansson. Han frågade om jag ville vara med i en bloggstaffett för framtidskommissionen. Framtidsstafetten är ett försök att bredda framtidsdebatten genom att fånga upp röster, kunskap och perspektiv som behöver höras i det pågående samtalet om framtidens samhällsutmaningar i Sverige. Självklart ville jag vara med. Samtidigt så är […]
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Det handlar om mina barns framtid. Min keynote på Webbdagarna 2012.
(Sorry guys and girls. This is in Swedish) Hur ser sverige 2025 och vilket samhälle ska våra barn leva i? Den frågan har jag ställt mig förut och nu var det dags igen. Igår hade jag den äran att vara avslutningstalare första dagen på Webbdagarna 2012. Magnus Höij och IDG som annordnar konferensen frågade mig […]
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There are no High Streets on the internet.
Now that’s your future challenge. That’s the problem that defines the requirements for digital brands. In the real world you’ve got great locations and shitty locations. Let’s say you wanna open a coffee shop. If you place it on the High Street you’ll be sure to have clients dropping by. As long as you do an ok […]
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Got Kids? Get Culture! Introducing Buildo Museum.
Today is a great day. Over at JAJDO we’re releasing our third app. Buildo Museum is aimed to get kids all over the world interested in culture. Get your free copy in the appstore before the 6th of febrary!
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Gotland Grand National 2011. Ett av mitt livs största utmaningar.
This post, written in Swedish tells the tale about my 2011 start in Gotland Grand National. För 32 år sedan gick jag i skolan med Marie Hessel. Sedan dess har vi setts någon gång då och då i samband med någon klassåterträff eller i liknande sammanhang. Sen plötsligt står hon där och hänger i baren […]
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15 keys to deliver a fantastic keynote presentation on stage
Inspired by Swedish blogger Fredrik Wass who stated that he will blog for a 100 days in a row I felt I had to get my blog going again. So here we go! Photographed by Paulina while forecasting trends at the Creative Summit together with among others Brian Solis and Alf Rehn. In 2011 I was honored […]
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Merry Christmas from me and the JAJDO team!
One day left. What’s up with this time thing. It felt like we passed midsummer only days ago. Scary! I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. I’ll also take the opportunity to tell you that over at my other company JAJDO we’re giving away our apps for free […]
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History in the making
Earlier today we (my other company JAJDO), launched our second iPad and iPhone app. This one is called Buildo History or as in the picture below if you’re Russian. (we’ve translated it into 18 languages) Buildo History. This one translated into Russian. This is the second app in the Buildo Series. Our idea has been to create […]
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Say no more!
The first app that my mobile app start-up JAJDO released last sunday, Buildo Rescue Sticker book, suddenly turned up in the New and Noteworthy section in the Apple app store. This is off course great news! There’s more coming soon! We’re VERY honored about being featured here! Nothing more to say!
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Case: Revamping Vasakronan. Swedens largest property brand.
Sometime last year I was approached by Vasakronan, Swedens largest property brand with a property portfolio valued at SEK 80.3 billion. Being a market leader the felt their digital presence had to reflect that position. Their question: What do we do? As always I teamed up with Caroline Karlström and accepted the challenge to answer that question. In […]
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Proudly presents: Buildo Rescue from JAJDO
Some of you probably know about my little venture called JAJDO. Together with Jonas Theder and Andreas Wålm I’ve set out to build an app factory. So far it’s a small factory and it’s taken some time to fine tune the assembly line but we’ve finally made it. Our first app is live in the […]
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24 Hours Live. Sammanfattning, höjdpunkter och ett stort tack!
(This is a Swedish post covering the 24 Hours Live event in May earlier this year) Tidigare i år, närmare bestämt i början av Maj, genomförde jag tillsammans med Göran Adlén årets kanske mest korkade eller geniala idé. Ett enkelt koncept. Vi skulle spendera 24 timmar non-stop i hotelbaren, något slags världsrekord?, på ett av […]
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Thank you Steve!
Steve Jobs. The ultimate source of inspiration to me and many of us all. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
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If you wanna be my brand!
If you’re my brand: Never let me down. Keep on making me smile. Stay cool. Always surprise me. Change when you need to, but stay true to your heritage. Dress nice. Make sure I don’t have to hide our love. If you do something bad – stay honest and tell the truth cause I will […]
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Continuing building the Marginalen Bank brand with a new commercial
As of monday this week you can spot the latest TVC created for Marginalen Bank. This sweet little flick is the latest short film (I see it more as a short film than a TVC) in a series of three (1 & 2) created by me for Marginalen Bank, the brand I took part in […]
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Passion Makes You:
My daughter Ebba has a passion for Swings. I have a passion for Instagram. Run a million miles Walk deserts Dive to the bottom of the sea Fly to the moon Surf monsters Jump skyscrapers Dance all night Party all day Get a tattoo Kiss first Do stupid things Do bad things Do good things […]
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Helping The World Is Just a Couple of Keystrokes Away
Who will you help today? Never forget that helping the world is just a click and a couple of keystrokes away. Visit any of the organisations below now and type away! Kiva (My personal choice today – 115$) Amnesty Red Cross Unicef WWF Médecins Sans Frontières Greenpeace Now get going!
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Hur följer du bäst konversationen under 24 Hours Live? Så här:
Du har säkert sett att jag själv och Göran Adlén har kommit på den fantastiska idéen att prata om kommunikation, trender, teknologi, reklam, design och massor av andra aktuella ämnen oavbrutet i 24 timmar i sträck på Clarion Sign Hotel nu på fredag den 6:e maj. Och som om det inte var nog – Robin Danehav, […]
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I Am Free. You Are Free. We Are All Free!
I was born into this world as free as any child. No religion, no political point of views, no ideas about what was right or wrong. Nothing. Just free. And I screamed! Me – around two years old walking our dog named Gorko. Then, just as you, I was brought home, fed, raised and I started […]
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The Essentials Of Great Branding Building
There are tons of consultants (including myself) selling branding services around the world. Most tend to say (not including myself) that branding is complexed. A quick search on Google image search reveals tons of models. What if we look beyond those models and all those advices that often lead to heavy brand manuals that no […]
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Tänk om! – Därför behöver vi en kunskapsrevolution i Sverige NU!
Året är 2011 och jag sitter här tryggt och säkert i lilla Sverige och läser i tidningarna om hur vi skall förbättra våra skolor och säkerställa Svea rikes framtid. Jag funderar en stund på det hela och tänker vidare. Världen krymper fortare än vi tror Tänk om? Tänk om det blir så att jag om […]
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Here's To The Crazy Ones
I am at Bromma airport in Sweden on my way to speak in Gothenburg tomorrow. As I’m sitting in the lounge surfing the web I suddenly found myself reading the copy of what in my opinion is one of the most inspiring texts in the world. The think different campaign by Apple in 1997. To […]
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Baidu Maps Makes Me Smile
If you have people smiling after they’ve interacted with your brand I’d say half of the game is won. Just seconds ago I browsed through Visualjournalism where I read a post about Googles Chinese competitor Baidu and their newly launched equivalence to Google Map. Baidu has launched a SimCity styled map engine. It made my day. […]
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Let Me Introduce JAJDO – A Swedish App Brand For Kids
We’re four days into 2011 and I’m in Tandådalen, a Swedish ski resort, skiing. Before heading out to rips some snow I thought I’d update the blog with my latest venture. 6 days from now I’m kick-starting my latest company – JAJDO. Sometime last summer after having seen my two daughters rock the iPad an […]
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How To Successfully Identify A Future Trend
I’m currently working on my 2011 brand and communication prediction. While I’m working on that I drew up one of the best models I know when it comes to predicting future trends. Enjoy!
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2010 Is Coming To An End. Here Are Some Things I Did
Yet another year has almost passed. This one has been filled great things. During the year I’ve created brand concepts, communication strategies and digital brand presences for a number of different brands. I released my first book or whatever you wanna call it. I spoke about future trends, communication and advertising at more than 80 events […]
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So What About Volvo? Does Your Site Suck Too?
Yesterday I wrote a blog post about SAAB. It obviously created some sort of attention since I almost had a new unique visitor record. Among the commenters were official SAAB representatives, positive even though I had quite a strong tone in my post. Another commenter, a bit surprising, was David Holecek, Interactive Marketing Manager at Volvo […]
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Dear Saab. Your Site Sucks
Usually when I don’t like something I try to give constructive feedback. But in this case there’s just to much of a history involved. About 9 years ago I tried to pitch ideas on Saab. Partly because I really wanted to work with a car brand and partly because they were Swedes. Already back then […]
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Don't Fall In Love With Your History. Embrace Your Future!
It is hilarious. For as long as I’ve lived map-makers of the world has tried about a trillion different ways to fold a map so that it doesn’t crumple. Then suddenly someone, in this case a young designer named Emanuele Pizzolorusso from Milan, decides to look at the problem from a new perspective. What if […]
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How I Create
When I’m handed a problem, any kind of problem, I learn as much as I can about the subject. I do this as fast as possible as I wanna keep that fire burning. Then I start thinking about possible solutions, draw things on paper, write and design things on my computer and ad shapes to […]
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Why Are The Worlds Greatest Brands Stuck In Old Technology And What Should They Do About It?
The other day a friend of mine brought H&M’s global website to my attention again. Back in 2006 I was one of their consultants until I more or less lost the assignment due to the fact that I told them what the didn’t wanna hear – Your website sucks! Of course I was wrong and […]
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The Social Formula For Small Business Owners
About two years ago I frantically started writing on this blog post. Then the sheer length of it got the best of me and since then it’s been stuck in my unpublished library. Now I thought it’s time to give birth to this baby even though most of it was written about two years ago, […]
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Vad var det jag sade – Årets Julklapp 2010 – En läsplatta.
För nästan precis ett år sedan bloggade jag ut en spådom på Samesamebutdifferent som handlade om läsplattor och deras framtid. Rubriken var ‘Årets julklapp 2010 – vågar vi gissa på en läsplatta?’. Och idag, drygt ett år senare utsåg Handels Utredningsinstitut just läsplattan till årets julklapp 2010. Då för ett år sedan var det många […]
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Case: The Story Of How Sweden's Newest Bank 'Marginalen Bank' Was Created, Implemented and Launched
What do you do when someone asks you to sign a non disclosure agreement and then asks you to spend the coming year planning, creating, implementing and launching a new Swedish bank? Say yes of course! This is where the story of the freshly launched brand Marginalen Bank starts. Together with recidivist Caroline Karlström I […]
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Yvon Chouinard Knows How To Run A Business And It's Not Called Run
If you are planning to start a company, or maybe running one already then there’s one speech that you just HAVE to watch. It’s this one below featuring Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia. It’s freakin’ fantastic and appeals to me as an entrepreneur, a human but first and foremost as a father cause if […]
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I Think I Can Beat Steve Jobs
I am not applying for a new job as a CEO or Marketing Director, but if I did that would be my headline and I would run the brand I’d work for based on the insights that follow. Steve! Bring it on! Ok, so you’re s marketing director or even a CEO struggling to beat […]
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Life Is Made Up By Small Things That Don't Seem To Matter
We are born. Even before we’re born our life is being shaped day by day. Every day, every hour and every second life passes by. Sometimes tons of things happens at once and suddenly we notice a shape, we call these shapes memories. But most of the time life is made up by small things […]
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I Just Want To Be Myself
Years ago I found myself staring at the wall above my desk. People outside my office ran by, stressed and eager to please their management, dressed by the code and walking the talk. My employer at the time was a financial institute where I was hired as ‘Marketing Manager Internet Related Products’. Only three years […]
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Think People Will Read About Your Service? Think Again!
Time is precious. Don’t you agree? For example if I spend to much time here going on about this and that you’re gonna start to think ‘what the heck, get to the point you #%*#’er. So, I’m not gonna spend to much of your time. Instead. Have a look at these 5 demo videos and […]
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What's Up?
It is Saturday morning. The summer is slowly coming to an end even though I’m still waking up way to early due to the light. I’ve had the privilege to have quite some time off with my family. Only one project has been running over the summer. My youngest daughter Linn trying out her new […]
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When You Want To Communicate Something. Change Perspective!
Have a look at the video below and tell me if you’re not amazed. Turning things up side down. Black becomes white. Faster when you’re used to going slow. Smile when people expect you to be sad. Something big when people expected something small. Diving when people expected skydiving. Whatever you do, don’t do what […]
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Control Your Home With Your Mobile
Just when I thought I was done renovating our home I ran into this control system that enables regulation and control of our complete building with the touch of a finger. The Gira Control 19 Client is a PC-based control and regulation unit with a touch screen. It becomes a home station for door communication […]
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Yahoo Shares The Love Of Usability
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you would know by now that I’m a big fan of sharing ideas and thoughts. Internets biggest contribution to a better world is exactly this – getting rid of protectionism and replacing it with sharing knowledge. Together we can tear down the walls of monopoly built […]
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You'll Be On A Roll
The future is bright, that’s for sure. At least if you’re into portability and gadgets. This flexible new oled display developed by Sony makes the iPad seem like a brick huh! Fubiz lit up the road this time.
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De ä mycke nu…
That is a Swedish saying. It sort of means “I’ve got shit loads of stuff to do” And that more or less sums up why I haven’t blogged the last couple of weeks. Don’t worry. I’ll be back sooner than later.
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A Sustainable Plan And My Point Of View
Challenge the establishment. That’s what you should do if you’re young and don’t really have to care about being fired. (Actually that’s what you always should do!) That’s exactly what the students over at Berghs School of Communication have done this year once again. Their contribution to an often shallow advertising world is driving sustainability. […]
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Time Replaces Money.
Another day passes. Tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock. I don’t know about you but personally being rich is about having lots of time for my family, friends and the things I love. This is what life is all about. I remember way back when I was fresh out of school. When I […]
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The 10 Commandments Of Future Brands
There’s a couple of things I demand from brands that make it all the way into my life. It’s really not that hard. It’s just about being prepared to sacrifice your life for what you believe in! A Tweaked Moses with the Ten Commandments by Philippe de Champaigne 1648 from Freechristimages Here are the 10 […]
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A Brand New Branded Day
Eyes open. My hands reach for my iPhone. Damn! The Night Stand app tells me it’s only 5:15 AM and I’m already awake. Ever since I was a little kid I’ve been waking up early. As the brain slowly comes to life I’m performing my morning routine on my iPhone. First a quick check on […]
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Open Source Project Shed New Light On Graffiti
I love the Internet. When I least expect it someone somewhere has spent the last weeks writing thousands lines of code that turns something we’ve all seen into something none of us has seen. Today when I visited JoshSpear I ran into this open-sourced project called Graffiti Analysis by Evan Roth. This is exactly what […]
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Presenting TEDxViggbyholm 18 April – An Evening About Visualization
Two days ago I got the news that my application for a TEDx license was approved. My idea is to host an event for around 75 people in Viggbyholm, Täby where I live. The focus of the event will be visualization and how design shape our ideas about the future. The event will be held in Täby, Sweden on […]
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Simon Pestridge From Nike Make Future Advertising Sound Simple
Apple, Nike, adidas, Google and so on. It’s always easy to point the wow pointer to these huge brands that have massive amounts of brand fans world wide. But sometimes you’ve just gotta remind people about why these brands often are leading the pack. I have just gotten of stage in Tallin, Estonia after speaking […]
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Lightbulb Packaging. If They Can – You Can Too!
People over here in Europe are getting ready to change their light bulbs at home due to a decision taken in the European Union a couple of years ago. This has triggered an earthquake of ideas on how to repackaging this old product that haven’t really seen inside of a designers room the last 50 […]
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Case ›› Re-branding: Turning A Diving Brand With A Heritage Into A Brand With A Future
Last summer I got on a train leaving Stockholm for Gothenburg. Together with freelancing project manager, planner and colleague Caroline Karlström I had a meeting set up with diving brand Poseidon. This was the start of a project where I truly had the opportunity to work with all aspects of branding and creative communication. A […]
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Ask Yourselves These 10 Questions And Then Go Off Conquer The World
Whatever you do and whatever you intend to accomplish in life one thing is for sure. It should be something you’re passionate about. Ask yourselves these 10 questions and if your answer is NO to any of them – quit and do something else. Am I doing what I love every day? Am I doing […]
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How To Win And Keep A Client
Winning clients is hard. Keeping them over time is even harder. Many of you might read this blog in order to do just that – win and keep clients. Then let me share my point of view on the subject. How to hit your target Innovation is what awards you with new accounts. This is […]
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Canon Digs Into The Vimeo Video Community
While spending some time reading up on what the ‘fine art’ video photographer Vincent Lafore was up to I ran into a campaign by Canon placed on the video site Vimeo. The concept called ‘The Story Beyond The Still’ is a perfect example on how brands could look into creating digital events rather than necessarily […]
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Now I Need Your Help!
I believe in the saying – ‘Sharing is caring’ and most of the post on this blog is about just that. Trying to get my head around things that could help brands and companies to outperform themselves. Now I need to cash in some of that sharing and the currency is cudos – your vote! […]
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"It's Gonna Change The Way We Do The Things We Do Everyday"
Those are the words said by Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President World Wide Product Marketing over at Apple when speaking about the new Apple iPad. It pretty much sums up what I thing after having followed the keynote given by Steve Jobs today. The new iPad is a game-changer and I need one now! (you […]
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These Are The Reactions You're Looking For When Launching A New Product
I have always been a great fan of Dyson. A company truly based on innovation. First famous for their vacuum cleaners they’ve now released a fan (updated) without any blades. This video below shows people being confronted with the hairdryer for the first time and it’s a perfect example of true innovation and the consequences […]
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How To Create A Great Ad For A Beer Brand? Easy! – You Don't!
So there you are. Heading a beer brand. You’ve turned into a ‘baldy’ since most of your hair has fallen off due to crazy competition, expensive media investments leading nowhere, a product that is older than your ancestors (I’m talking the ones that lived before we had bikes and shit). Now you want people to […]
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Come On Over and I’ll Print A Lasagna or Pizza For Dinner!
I spent far to much of my youth riding my snowboard, so getting me into MIT would probably involve both bribes and plastic surgery. But if I had, the MIT Media Lab is for sure the place to be if you wanna tap into the future for real. Hidden in room 320 you’ll find Pattie […]
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Winners of the Book on Top 10 Posts on Future Branding
Days before 2009 ended I announced the release of my first book or whatever you wanna call it. As I did so I tweeted that the first 50 people who would retweet the message would be sent a free signed copy
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Take Me Home Now!
Those are the words the packaging of your product should whisper over and over and over again. The customers immediate response should of course be – I want to live the rest of my life with you no matter if it will make me go bankrupt! This is exactly what Soon Mo Kang’s Tea Bag […]
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Waving Good Bye To 2009 – Google Waving That Is!
Who said Google Wave couldn’t be made to good use. Hmm…I sort of did at this networking meeting the other day when we talked about the biggest fails of 2009. At least we haven’t seen that many good cases yet but of course they will follow. Whirled Interactive (same guys who gave us Pulp Wave) […]
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Successful Culting of Brands: 10 Easy Steps – A Book Tip & My Reflections
One thing I love about the internet is the fact that suddenly you find things that haven’t surfaces for many years. Last week, thanks to AdLab I got word of a book by Douglas Atkin – ‘The Culting of Brands’. Douglas wrote this book back in 2004 but as I’m reading it I’d say it’s […]
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Google Introduce Live Search and Augmented Reality With Google Goggles
Smart move. Just when we’re about to be swarmed with augmented reality apps Google takes a step forward and turns the whole hype into something mainstream. Yesterday the search company introduced a number of new things. Apart from the new live search my favorite was Google Goggles. A new app for the Android that let’s […]
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What Does The New York Times Know That We Don't?
A couple of hours ago the New York Times launched an update of the skimmer interface I wrote about earlier this year. It’s an alternative way to browser their online magazine. They call it The Times Skimmer. The new interface let’s you navigate between different sections of their paper by only using the arrows on […]
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A Larger-Than-Life Multi Touch Experience That Will Blow Your Customers Away
It’s not all about creating WOW-effects. You’ve gotta deliver some kind of value too. And this must be one of the better way can you deliver both of those qualities in a physical space. Imagine what this would do for Swedish tourism if it was installed in any airport in the world showcasing our beautiful […]
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The Boy Who Lived – How a Comic Strip Can Make You Cry
Today I’m browsing for mood images. My search has led me to tons of newspaper blogs. Then suddenly as I noticed this comic strip below my heart stop for a brief second. This piece of communication is so simple yet so strong. If this would have a been an ad that ended with ‘Send Money […]
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I'm Not a Blogger. I'm a Logger!
People ask me from time to time why I’m a blogger. I tell them I’m not. What I am is a junkie for inspiration and reflection. A quite passionate one too. For me this blog is the ultimate tool to log things that shape my life. Things, thoughts, people, objects and so on. I don’t […]
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Couldn't Have Said It Any Better Myself – Gary Vaynerchuk Throws It In Your Face
Today I pulled a gig together with homie Stefan Hyttfors, the founder of Wenderfalck. We were invited by Pfizer to shake things up and draw out some ideas on how to prepare for the future. Stefan painted the background and I mixed the colors. I think we did a good job? Among other things I […]
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Surf's Up! Or…Are You Having Problems Getting Waved
You might be one of the lucky ones finding yourself logged into your brand new Google Wave account? Then you, just like me, might also think something must be wrong with you since you’re not getting what all the hype is about. Google themselves has launched a couple of videos showcasing the possibilities with the […]
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The Future Is Not a Game. Or Actually It Is – The Superstruct.
The Institute for the Future in Palo Alto decided to give a go at the future. How? A game of course. Superstruct is the world’s first massive multiplayer forecasting game. The game, launched in october 2008, was constructed and launched by Jane McGonigal. By playing the game, people help The Institute for Future chronicle the […]
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Mary Meeker Delivers the Hard Facts in Your Face
Last week I got hold of this presentation held by Mary Meeker, Managing Director Morgan Stanley at the Web 2.0 Summit San Francisco. It’s one of the more important time stamps I’ve seen the last couple of years. This one was created two days before Apple reported on their second quarter – beating the rest […]
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What is shopping? What is branding? What is marketing? Who's the designer?
If you’re into marketing you should really have a look at this new iPhone app from Nike. It really puts focus on what’s going on in the world. Old school people keep talking about how the mobile will advertise the store when you pass it. New school don’t give a shit about the store. This […]
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Grandmaster Flash is Game
The gaming industry is conquering one lifestyle segment after another. DJ Hero is the latest and coolest in a long line of musical games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band. DJ Hero let’s you rock the party using old style turntables featuring the gaming controls. In a smart move the company behind the game, […]
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Optimal Webbnärvaro – Svar till Elias Betinakis
En optimal webbnärvaro går generellt ut på att placera sig ett steg före konkurrenterna på en mognadstrappa som står i förhållande till den egna branschens, substituts eller andra framåt- eller bakåtintegrerande aktörers digitalisering. En mognadstrappa där översta steget är total digitalisering av såväl affär som, marknadsföring, organisation och operations.
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I've Said It Before But It's Worth Repeating – We Just Wanna Have Fun
Today Miss Swiss miss made me notice this wonderful initiative from Volkswagen called ‘The Fun Theory’. It’s one of the more refreshing campaigns I’ve seen coming out of Sweden in the last 10 years. This is good shit and to me it’s spot on brand! Or what do you think? Thank you Tribal DDB Stockholm […]
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The Ultimate Mood and Storyboard Application
Creatives all over the world do their best to visualize their ideas when pitching clients, preparing for photo shoots or simply putting their ideas on paper. Apart from sketching with Sketchbook Pro I’ve personally been using Flickr and Google Image Search combined with Photoshop for ages. Lately I’ve added Bing and iStockphoto to the list. […]
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Here's the latest iPhone app that….naa
Obviously we’re not really there yet. But this spoof gives us a pretty good idea where technology is heading. On top of that I’m getting a smile for free! You will too.
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Microsoft Courier makes me go bananas – in a good way
Last week rumors started to surface regarding a new tablet about to be launched by Microsoft. The name was Courier and the rumor was a video containing a demonstration of the user interface. At first I thought it was more of an interface bonanza than an actual usable product. But today I ran into yet […]
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Om du missade Sweet Sunday Web Crunch
Igår kväll intog jag soffan hos Björn Falkevik, Mattias Östmar och Joakim Nyström. Det var dags för andra episoden av Sweet Sunday Web Crunch eller Geek TV som en del kallade konceptet på Twitter. Geek TV var ett rätt beskrivande namn alla fall på gårdagens ‘TV’ program som sändes live på Bambuser. Under ca 70 […]
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Min kärleksaffär
Långt där borta bakom husen vaknar hon. Hon är vackrast av oss alla. Hennes andedräkt är varm och hon ger liv åt allt liv. Hon väljer att dela med sig istället för att ta. Det hade varit så enkelt för henne att förslava oss eller bara låta oss dö. Men hon låter oss vara fria…om […]
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If we can – let's change it
I love when people have ideas that change something that’s stayed the same for centuries. This is exactly what Luca Bassani Antivari and Gabriele Pezzini, from Hermés, Pierre-Alexis Dumas from the cool yacht company Wally and Naval architect Mauro Sculli has done with the Why 58. They’ve reshaped my idea what a yacht actually is […]
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TEDxStockholm and Tales of Passion
This weekend I was one of the privileged ones attending the second TEDxStockholm with among others Hans Rosling speaking. TEDxStockholm is a place for people who believe in the power of ideas and inspiring talks to help shape the face of the future. A great picture by Gitta Wilén from the first TEDxStockholm. Can you […]
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Microsofts Future Interface Bonanza
A great site for finding inspiration is Fubiz. Their tagline ‘Daily Doze of Inspiration’ says it all. This morning when I was preparing for a speech on the ‘DNA of Creativity’ next week at an event arranged by Cap & Design, one of Swedens leading design magazine I stumbled on this wonderful video below from […]
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Art, Technology and Nature Combined turns into a Future Innovation
Thomas Traxler has got his shit together. Powered by nothing but sunlight and some threads, Thomas Traxler‘s “The idea of a tree project” shows us how objects can grow during the course of a day. His project more or less mimics the way a tree grows and changes shape due to weather conditions. Amazing. Thomas […]
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Mr Shohei Otomo rock my sunday evening
It’s Sunday evening and I’m spending some time browsing my feeds and maybe finding some last minute stuff for this coming week presentations. Pink Tentacle, one of my favorite blogs that always surprise me with something quirky introduce me to Mr Shohei Otomo – a Japanese manga artist. Shohei’s ballpoint drawings rock! A Geisha playing […]
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Google ads another weapon in the fight for change
Today Google launched their latest resource called the Google Internet Stats. It contains industry facts and insights from across five different areas – Macro Economic Trends, Technology, Consumer Trends, Media Consumption and Media Landscape. This is a great resource for us who are trying to make people understand what the future is all about. I […]
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Logistics innovated with Augmented Reality
United States Postal Service has launched this augmented reality application that allows their customers to find out if a certain shipment fits the box and thereby also finding out what it actually costs. It’s smart, it’s branding and it’s innovation! SwissMiss got me hooked up.
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I'm a Leo
August has already passed and maybe it’s a little bit late for me to share my horoscope. But since I like it I’ll share it anyway. My birthday is the 20th of August and that makes me a Leo. I just loved this portrait found on FFFFound of a Leo and couldn’t find a better […]
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The old aircraft carrier of traditional advertising is slowly turning 180° in the other direction
I am sitting in Nacka, Sweden outside the office of one of my clients. My attention is drawn to a Tweet from Richard Gatarski, Weconverse, that points my eye towards a live Bambuser feed from the Berghs School of Communication. Richard is right now streaming the opening lesson for the 2009 class of advertising at […]
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Hey! It's almost five'o clock and it's friday. Watch this one and go home happy!
Here’s a four minutes and thirty three seconds long video that continuous on my previous post subject. Let’s be humble about the fact that nature has allowed us all to be in control of this planet. Found this one on a young Swedish ‘Berghs’ students blog. – Thank you and congratulation by the way!
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When I get old…shoot me…into outer space
Ever since I was a small boy I’ve dreamed of going into outer space and beyond. This video showcases the Ultra Deep Field first discovered by the Hubble telescope in 2003. It’s a four minutes and seventeen seconds long video that will change your perspective on human life, our way of living and our home […]
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Lighting up graffiti
In Paris, France there’s a guy named Aïssa Logerot. He makes all sorts of cool industrial design objects. The thing that got me hooked though was this outstanding LED spray can called halo. The photo says it all. I want one. For what I don’t know but that’s generally how I feel about cool objects […]
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Can XBOX360 Natal really be this good
About 2 month ago this video below showing the next generation controls for XBOX360 – The Natal – was uploaded to YouTube. It was first showed at the E3 Expo in L.A. The question is – can the XBOX 360 Natal really be this good. I mean, look at how it senses small arm movements, […]
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The checklist that will save our world and maybe your brand too!
Brands all over the world – Google, IBM, Nike, BMW, Porsche, Starbucks, Coca Cola & Levi Straus, they all say the think about sustainability. What about your brand? Sustainability is a beautiful word, especially in terms of how it affects brands. The true meaning of it is ‘the capacity to endure’ and that’s more or […]
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Idag är jag intervjuad av Dagens Nyheter
För någon vecka sen stod jag på en brygga ute i skärgården och lade till med båten när Jenny Stiernstedt på Dagens Nyheter slog en signal och undrade om jag kunde uttala mig lite om människan, internet och framtiden. Shoot! sa jag och idag publicerades intervjun på DN’s nätupplaga.
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Augmented advertising will hype your brand!
The other day I spotted this video showcasing i-TAG augmented reality toys. It’s the result of a cooperation between toy manufacturer Mattel and James Cameron in order to support the launch of the motion picture Avatar coming in fall 2009. These next generation trading cards comes with a 3-D Web tag, called an i-TAG, a […]
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Here's a flashmob I wish I'd known about
On Sergels Torg in central Stockholm yesterday. Swedish street dance company Bounce tribute Michael Jackson with this flash mob to Beat It. Found the beauty over at The Girls of Florida.
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Here is the brief – Create a freakin’ cool installation that makes people understand that Audi is the shit!
The 1937 Auto Union Streamliner and R8 V10 on their way to heaven. That is the solution. Gerry Judah knows how to make people go wow. His 44 tonne, 32 meter high installation outside the entry of the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed ties the Audi’s heritage together with their present in an excellent way. […]
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Stage diving big balls that generate sound makes me smile
Spotted this wonderful video showcasing a series of round balls that generate different sounds as the audience bounce them around. It’s a great ‘stunt’ performed by Intellijel in collaboration with Danjel Van Tijn at the Siggraph 2009. Give people something fun and innovative to interact with and they’ll do just that. Listen to the audience […]
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It's a animal. No! It's an alien. No! It's a…
This video showcasing what people believe to be an unknown lifeform of ET origin is spreading like wildfire on YouTube. More than 2 million hits since yesterday. As always we tend to spread classical myths grounded in life more than anything else. I pray to god it’s not a viral campaign for Burger King and […]
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Here’s a logo that can stand time
As I was browsing the ‘best of the week 63 on the Abduzeedo.com blog (abducted by design) I fell in love with this image showcasing how the Virgin logo has been stretched into different business areas. Isn’t it cool when someone has created a logo so simplistic that it can be put into any context […]
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Studenterna på Berghs intervjuar mig i BerghsLive
För lite mer än en månad sedan bloggade jag om BerghsLive. Idag tog jag Screenflow och filmade av mitt lilla ‘uppträdande’ hos studenterna som också varit med och satt Berghs på kartan i samband med att Berghs School of Communication blev vald till världens främsta reklamskola i Cannes den här veckan.
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RIP Michael Jackson
Early this morning I stood in the ‘Story’ bar in central Stockholm and explained to one of my friends what Twitter is all about. As I explained trending topics I noticed RIP MJ hitting the charts and of course Tweeted it myself. Michael had been declared dead only minutes earlier when people went crazy on […]
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Låt mig presentera the NEXT Event den 8:e oktober av Wednesday Relations i regi av Johan Ronnestam
Sedan några år tillbaka gör jag då och då gästspel hos Wednesday Relations, ett nätverk för marknadsförare. Där brukar jag ofta tala om internet och hur det påverkar företags och varumärkens sätt att kommunicera i framtiden. Tidigt i våras fick jag frågan från Wednesday om jag inte kunde tänka mig ta ett lite större engagemang […]
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When I was 5 years old Backgammon was a cool looking game
I remember when I was about 5 years old, my parents had a Backgammon gaming board in our livingroom and I thought it was a beautiful pattern on top of it but I didn’t have the slightest idea how that game was played. As I was browsing through the most viewed YouTube videos of the […]
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Göran Adlén intervjuar Johan Ronnestam om framtidens kommunikation i TrendTV
För ungefär 11 år sedan gick jag in genom dörrarna på IHM business school för att stärka min kunskap inom strategisk marknadskommunikation. Året var 1998 och jag arbetade på Framtidsfabriken med koncept för kunder som Nike Europe, Vattenfall, Bredbandsbolaget, Expressen mm. Ledda av Jonas Birgersson, mer känd för allmänheten som mannen i orange Helly Hansen […]
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TEDx Stockholm and Richard Gatarski's crowd sourcing experiment
Mark this weekend in your calendars. TEDx is coming to Sweden and it’s thanks to Teo Härén & Fredrik Härén and Henrik Ahlén who’ve been the driving forces behind getting TEDx here. The first event is beeing held north of Stockholm with about 40 people attending the party and I’m honored to be one of […]
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Du som inte vet hur jag låter. Idag lördag klockan 14:25 kan du höra & se mig tala.
Så är det med den saken. TV kanalen Berghs Live hittar du förstås på www.berghslive.com. Resten av tablån för dagen hittar du här. ps. Någon som har Screenflow och vill ödsla 10 minuter på att spela in? (for you who does not speak Swedish. I’ll be attending Berghslive today, Saturday at 14:25 to talk about […]
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It's friday and I like
Yesterday I had a very nice evening. First a visit to Berghslive. Lot’s of student. Lot’s of great work. I actually ended up buying one of the students pieces. I’ll show you what that was in a couple of days. After that followed a date with Mr Aviation, Ms Gin Fizz, a dame called Strawberry […]
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RFID, the next big thing in products…eh…houses…everywhere!
If you yet haven’t heard about RFID you better click that word now cause in a couple of years you’ll be walking in boots that will either kick you out of the bar or let you pass the queuing crowd. That and what ever you can think of is what RFID will be used for. […]
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Students get it. When will brands do?
This year when the students at Berghs School of Communication graduate they sum up their examination exhibition like this: No one reads ads. People read what is interesting. How do we become interesting? We create news instead of advertising. Instead of having a regular examination exhibition they’ve launching a live news channel the 27th of […]
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I miss surfing.
Later this day the river was flooding food from the main land. The sharks ended up chasing me to the beach That is me up there. About to cut back into the white water and sitting on the right, after surf. Below shows me right after dropping in on Uluwatu, one of the worlds finest […]
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I adore a good wine. I love a great design. When these two collide I'm lost in the explosion!
The Matsu’s wine triology, ‘El Pícaro’, ‘El Recio’ and ‘El Viejo’ Today on TheDieline I ran into the company ‘Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists’. Vintae is Spanish based company that specialize in top of the range and luxury wines. Not only do they have a great wine portfolio. Together with Spanish agency Moruba, they’ve designed some […]
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Here are two art project that shines a light on life and the internet
Ok, so you’re an artist studying at an art school. It’s time to graduate and you really wan’t some publicity. What do you do? In Sweden a student named Anna Odell, studying at Konstfack decided to shine a light on how the society handles people that are physical disabled. In her piece of art ‘Okänd, […]
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Why is the Amazon Kindle DX launched by a bookstore and not a leading media house?
The Amazon Kindle DX with a 9.7″ screen was introduced earlier this week. Today more details came out from Engadget. It looks like million bucks and I love it. Apart from my personal feelings for the thin thing from the ‘jungle’ it also makes me think that we’re now getting closer than ever to a […]
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Technology democratized creativity
The music industry have for many years kept musicians at an arms length mainly because the hard- and software has been to expensive for the everyday musician to buy. On top of that the record companies has owned distribution and marketing. This way they’ve made sure that they make the big bucks while the actual […]
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In a rational way I should be blogging right now
I found myself thinking. I need to write a blog post. After some browsing, thinking and searching I came to the conclusion. I don’t feel like writing a blog post right now. Not because I don’t know what to write about. But because I’m not inspired. I may find new energy tomorrow morning. I may […]
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There’s something fishy going on
I haven’t really spent to much time blogging about what I’m actually am doing besides blogging. However, for some time now I’ve been working with everything from re-branding, advertising, digital communication to point of sales, packaging and raw problem solving for both Swedish and foreign brands. Some of the projects are pretty darn cool but […]
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The power of yes
Decisions is what life is about therefor decision is what communication is about. Yes. No. Maybe. Look at these three words above. Yes will move you forward. Everything you say yes to will inevitable lead to some sort of learning and ultimately to your goal. No will stop you in your tracks. But as long […]
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The future belongs to cool robots and it scares the hell out of me
Terminators. Robots created by mankind came to the decision that in order for them to solve their tasks it was more efficient if mankind were extinct. A fantasy or a probable future? The last couple of years I’ve seen lots of videos coming out from laboratories that makes the Terminator future quite possible. I can […]
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Get your kid high on Scratch
My parents always thought I spend to much time in front of my computer. Personally I’m afraid my kids won’t spend enough time there. If there’s anything I’m sure of its the fact that kids growing up with a sound relation to computers will create a strong platform for the rest of their life. This […]
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There’s always room for innovation and here are 35 ways of forcing your brand into differentiation
I often meet people or brands saying everything has been done and there’s no room for innovation in their bransch. Never, no, not in a million years! There is always room for product innovation. Sometimes all it takes is looking at your business from a different perspective. What the iPhone has done to the mobile […]
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It's all an illusion
Here’s a little something for you people out there who forgot to put enough Redbull in your drink tonight. 1. Stare at the image for 10 seconds. 2. Look at something — your hand, a book, your friend 3. Enjoy! Thank you BoingBoing.
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We’re all digital settlers but make no mistake, we'll keep on moving once there is no more gold
Where are we all heading. Where will we settle, MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? What technology will win? Will we all become iPhone owners or stick to Nokia? PC or Apple? When will we be pleased? Brands are spending millions and millions in order to understand where people are settling down. Once that knowledge is secured […]
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Tap into the brain of 9 great planners with the help of Leon Phang
Sometimes I get everyday comments and sometimes I get smart and insightful ones (although I might not always agree). The later kind is not seldom served by Leon Phang – Account Planner over at Jung von Matt Sweden (one of the few agencies in Sweden that get it) and blogger on The Planning Lab. Today […]
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How to work better by Peter Fischli & David Weiss
One of my favorite graphical drive thru’s is FFFFound. It’s a never ending source of inspiration. Today I found this image above, originally posted by Today and Tomorrow. It’s been made by Peter Fischli & David Weiss, the same guys that made ‘The Way Things Go’ which was the inspiration for the classical Honda COG […]
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Emotional vs rational messages in communication during global recession and Nigel Hollis
Traveling at a 110 km per hour can be good for your brain or bad – you be the judge of that. I’m on my way home from Sälen and since I’m not behind the wheel I had some time over to get one of my thoughts out of my head. Thank god for 3G. […]
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This dude knows how to change!
I am away skiing with my family so expect a ‘low frequency week’ when it comes to blog posts. The rule however is: If I’m having fun you should be having fun too! Here we go: After Tweeting this @larsthomsen tipped me about another changeling in the end of a Ted speech. Check it out! […]
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Please help Mr John Caswell
I personally love the little things that makes life more fun. This light switch from designer John Caswell would ad more fun to an otherwise dead object. The only problem is that it’s not in production and John is currently looking for a manufacturer. So, if you know or are one. Build it! As many […]
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The checkbox model for monetizing your web applications business online
Whatever you do online, make sure you provide a value that is relevant to people who might want to use your service. By doing so you’ll generate more traffic, more buzz and finally a higher SEO ranking. Box UK, a web consultancy agency, are living by this simple rule. The blog on their website is filled with […]
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Why should I blog about iPhone 3.0 ?
When so many others has done the job already. Go visit them in english or swedish.
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The mobile applications of the future…
This morning I’m reading an article in Svenska Dagbladet about the mobile applications of tomorrow. It talks about the Swedish Mobile Life project supported by Sony Ericsson, Microsoft, Telia among others. About the same time I’m watching this video below where The Mentalists play a cover on the song Kids by MGMT on their iPhones […]
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On my way home from 6 days on Lanai, Hawaii that changed my life
Me interacting with Mr Dolphin, his friends and family. I have spent the last 6 days on Lanai, Hawaii together with a good friend. We’ve been down here attending Tibco’s yearly conference. He as an employee and me as a guest. The optimum setup for me as I’ve focused more on exploring the island than […]
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How much responsibility should a brand like Nordiska Kompaniet have?
In Sweden our finest shopping mall is called NK or Nordiska Kompaniet. NK was founded in 1902 by Josef Sachs and his ambition was to bring together the finest merchandise in the world under one roof. This vision still stands. I today’s morning paper (yep I still read them) this ad below advertised high fashion […]
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In order to create something timeless you’ve gotta set Megagoals.
The Lamborghini Miura – A timeless car What makes an object timeless? Why in some cases do we all end up liking something so much so it rises from being just another thing to instead becoming culture? Certain designs and certain objects has that little extra, they’re like an open fire – we can’t stop […]
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This is how you turn rational information into emotional entertainment
Formula one may be the most expensive sport in the world and only a few of us will ever steer one of those super cars. This season a lot of new rule changes has been implemented in order to increase the interest for F1. But how do we, the everyday people understand what those changes […]
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Toys that makes me go wow
When I was a young boy my passion among other things were airplanes. Big ones, small ones, fast ones & slow ones. It didn’t really matter as long as they contained some kind of innovation. Sadly most of my favorite ones were military jets. As with many other fields the army were heading the pack […]
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This weekend go shopping!
For quite some time now I’ve been thinking about serving you all my favorite style tip. Don’t know why I haven’t taken the time but here we go. There’s a blog out there called the Sartorialist. What began as a way for Scott Schuman to share photos of people that he saw on the streets […]
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Let’s start a revolution – get of the boat and build yourselves a new brand transportation system.
Let me break it to you right away – the old way of planning and executing communication is slowly sinking into the ocean of well paid consultants that doesn’t do shit for your brand and the best you can do is throw yourselves into the lifeboats, get your ass to land and then find something […]
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History is being written in more ways than one as Pirate Bay in trial
Right now I’m stuck in a meeting. But I just have to post quickly about Pirate Bay being on trial i Stockholm. What’s stunning with the whole thing is not the fact that media is following the trial intensely but instead it’s the everyday people who are interested. Pirate Bay has set up a site where you […]
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You won!
Let me tell you how you felt yesterday evening around 5PM in Stockholm, Sweden. Around 5pm you were all sitting on front row in the Swedish theater Rival where the nice people over at Daytona had reserved a seat for you. Along with another 49 nominees and about 500 in the audience you first listened […]
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1.5 years has passed since I spoke about 10 trends 2012 at Daytona Sessions and in 1 hours its time again – this time without me speaking.
The 1st of November 2007 I was invited as one of the speakers at Daytona Sessions Vol 1.. Martin and Rasmus, the founders of Daytona wanted me to speak about digital communication in 2012. Said and done – I pinpointed 8 things that would happen and change digital communication in 2012. My predictions and status […]
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What the font was that?
That’s more or less the name of this ingenious new iPhone app that let’s you identify a font purely by taking a photo of it. I downloaded it and tried it – it’s a killer app! As often before it’s Miss Swissmiss that delivered the news about the Whatthefont app.
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The last voting hours
First of all! To all of you who have already given my your lovin’ – THANK YOU! You have turned the first month of 2009 into a beautiful one for me. Keep on recruiting more voters for your favorite Swedish marketing blog! The voting bonanza over at Daytona Yaba Awards (Best Swedish marketing blog) is […]
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The music industry are pretty stupid
This morning I found this video of a 15 year old girl who’s petty pissed about the fact that YouTube and Warner Brothers deleted a much appreciated video of her singing the 1934 song Winter Wonderland. This is EXACTLY what brands should NOT do. Warner Brothers – you are idiots! I personally had a video […]
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Just came home from Barcelona but wish I was in Great Britain
The British Royal Mail has released a set of stamps featuring British design classics. Great Britain is a wonderful country indeed. Don’t you agree? Getting a post card with one of these ‘licked’ to it would definitely put a smile on my face for the rest of the day. Thanks SwissMiss for the find!
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Here's something you really need to remember
We can all have great ideas. Be great at design. Write copy that makes people laugh or cry. Our strategy can be intelligent and smart. But if we don’t understand how the brain remembers things our efforts are doomed. New York Times has an excellent article on the subject where among other things The Simpsons turns out […]
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Listen to Seth Godins ‘Tribes’ for free.
One of my latest reads – Seth Godins ‘Tribes’ is a book I can warmly recommend. I especially like the way it talks about consumers today and the need to establish a conversation rather than keep on broadcasting your message without listening. A simple yet great qoute from ‘Tribes’ Here’s the marketing math: Ideas that […]
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Why am I blogging about the Dundee Old Ancient Tartan?
Last week was hell of a week with sick children. Then when they’ve finally have come out of it I woke up this morning with a fever. Now after coming home from a bunch of meetings I felt I have to update the blog with something intelligent, something that will appeal to my audience, something […]
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Honest and real makes me singalong with the Super Broker Shuffle
Freakcasting, a trend that was very common in Swedish advertising a couple of years back is something I personally dislike. Having people in a TVC just based on the fact that you think people will laugh at their real personality is the closest thing to bullying there is. We have a responsibility to be more […]
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This is the real problem for SAAB
I just got back from reading a post on Autoblog about Saab 9-3X and 9-5 officially confirmed for 2009 rollout. And the post is accompanied with the image above. Here lies the SAAB problem. This image is probably number 200490934782 in line that i’ve seen the last years promising me that SAAB is about to release […]
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Busting outdoor posters with photoshop stickers
People have always busted ads but this one where a bunch of ads featuring Britney Spears, Leona Lewis and Christina Aguilera outsmarts the competition in my book. Simply create a pack of stickers with different parts of Adobe Photoshop on them. Head down the subway and start busting. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Dove […]
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After all, were only humans
Following my new years prediction it’s easy to suddenly find oneself trying to write smart posts. But there’s one thing we must never forget – communication and especially advertising is relying on loaned time. Once our target group think we become boring we loose them! Whatever you do and whatever the purpose never forget to put […]
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If you like what I'm writing, let me have your vote.
Have you heard about YABA – Yet Another Blog Award? It’s a great initiative from one of Swedens best digital agency – Daytona. YABA awards three categories – Marketing, Media and Trend. The winner is choosen by the public – your vote counts. Your vote matters My blog – Blog of Ronnestam has been nominated […]
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Cables go f#*k yourselves
I have been looking through videos from the CES 2009 show and apart from the Palm Pre there’s not that many things that makes me go wow! But this new invention that let’s us all cut the cables is fantastic.
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The Pandoras box of Journalism has been opened
Here comes a short but important note. In New York the three bloggers Rafael Martínez Alequin, Ralph E. Smith and David Wallis who had sued New York City after the Police Department denied them press credentials because they work for online or nontraditional news outlets were issued press credentials on Friday after the police relented. What […]
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Soon I'll publish my neuron information brain feed on Brainbook
Imagine yourselves laid back on a sofa connected to the net working on your latest design project. Only you’re not working with a mouse and keyboard but instead you’re developing the latest designs directly in your brain. Or maybe you’re a scriptwriter who want to create your own underground movie. No problem. Just lay back […]
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And here comes the Palm Pre
In 1996 I was very proud of my first Palm Pilot. You might recall them – grey little bastards with a pen so you could write the alphabet instead of typing it with your fingers. I was happy to transfer all my contacts and calendars to my Palm since that would hopefully lead to me […]
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Prediction nr:3 is coming up as Steve Ballmer talks about Focus on TV
In november 2007 I spoke at the Daytona Sessions. I was asked to predict 10 things that would have an impact on digital communication in 2012. Nr 3 was “Advertising will move into the TV sofa again”. The trend forecast was based on the idea that both Microsoft and Apple will in one way or […]
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Next year I'll be better!
This post starts with a Thank you! Last year my blog had 48180 unique visitors (and over 130000 visits). I’m honored! I’ve always been amazed with stadiums. You line up in a que and then you walk up a flight of stairs. A couple of steps later you’re with 50000 people. How did they all get there. […]
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Objectify, my kind of movie
I love Industrial design. I love gadgets. I love communication. If this movie lives up to my expectations – then I’ll love the Objectify movie too. Hey. If you’re as eager as me. Sign up to the newsletter on the Objectify movie site.
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A multifunctional logotype
Ran into this beauty of a logotype when I was browsing FFFFound today. Innovation in it’s simplest form.
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How do you innovate Christmas?
The strongest tradition there is – X-mas. Well, I’m celebrating it in Thailand. These guys don’t give a s#*t about it. Is that innovation? I guess not. But it sure make me think about the fact that we all (at least ‘we’ as in Sweden) celebrate a tradition only because my parents did it and […]
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A new section called 'My Inspiration' on ronnestam.com
Saturday morning and I’ve been up since 4 am. Just felt I had to continue writing on my new section ‘My Inspiration’. Well, here it is.
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Om du ska gå på ett event 2009 så är det Daytona Sessions
Förra året hade jag äran att få tala på på Daytona Sessions. Ett snyggt event anordnat av Daytona, kanske en av de mest lysande stjärnorna på svenska webbhimmelen. Den 12:e februari 2009 är det dags igen. Bland talarna i år märks Umair Haque från Bubblegeneration.com och Katarina Graffman Antropolog på Inculture och expert på massmedia […]
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The third choice
There’s a blog called NeuroscienceMarketing. Don’t know if you read it, but every now and then they got some great insights on marketing. The other day Roger Dooley posted a short piece the other day called ‘Offer a third choice, boost sales’ that made me notice his first post ‘Decoy Marketing’. Decoy marketing is about the […]
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A lovely print campaign from IWC and Jung von Matt
Oh how I’d love to be in the room when the Creative Directors Daniel Frericks and Götz Ulmer pitch their idea to a 140 year old watch brand. This is a business where people stick by the rules. Big ass photography where the product is the hero. All ads look more or less the same. […]
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A short story about love
First, I’m going to find out what she’s like. I’m gonna spend time with her, or around her since I actually don’t know her. What food does she like, white or red wine, does she like fashion, music – what kind of music? Is she into sports and if so, which sport. If not, why? […]
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The Steve Jobs delivers insights on life at Stanford
I seek inspiration everywhere. But Steve Jobs and his lifework with Apple is absolutely one my top inspiration sources. Ran into this Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005 on YouTube. Steve shares the highs and low of his life. What strikes me with this one is that Steve in a great way conveys the importance […]
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More ways to innovate the release of a new music album
In Sweden, the government has recently voted on a new law that is supposed to make it harder for people to steal music. The lobbying for this new law has mainly been run by old school artist who want to protect their rights to their music. Younger artists that has grown up with the new […]
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One link for the English guys och en för svenskar – and they're both about Steve Jobs
Here comes a post that will make you think different. Yesterday I was writing on a blog post suggesting how SAAB and Volvo should think to get out of their problems. The post focused both on product development and marketing. Then today I found one link on Bjornalberts that more or less talked about the […]
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Poladroid brings back the Polaroid memories
My first Polaroid with Poladroid If you’re looking to have more than 300000 download a little application of yours. What do you do? Easy. You create a desktop application that allows people to drop their Jpegs onto a little Polaroid camera hovering on your desktop. Then you let people, just like in the old days, […]
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Impressed by Google? Fabernovel translates their strategy for you.
Mashable directed me to this great presentation by French consulting agency Fabernovel. If you’re looking for insights on Google – this is it. In 34 slides Fabernovel has dissected the secrets behind Googles plan to take over the world. Reading this doesn’t only give you an insight into Google, but also into how to think […]
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Thinking of visualizing things at your next event?
Then why not be inspired by Jeep. I first spotted this about a year ago. Today when I saw it again I searched my blog. But since I hadn’t posted anything on it – here it is. This is quite an amazing way to use water to create visual effects. A computer controls how water […]