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Awesome new Open penthouse office on Grevturegatan 18 - owned by billionaire Antonia Axson Johnson

Open Communications AB — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:20:40 +0200

Delighted to be moving to a new office in the heart of Stureplan on the rooftop above restaurant Grodin and Filippa K. After years in the Old Town (not bad either, but. . . ) we now get access to LIGHT and normal business people walking around - not tourists. And we passed the tough scrutiny of white shoe real estate group AxFast, owned by Antonia. July 1 is move-in date. Then party for all !!

Electrolux is 'emotionalizing' its brand to strengthen ties with customers, says Tom Astin, PR Head at Electrolux Europe

Open Communications AB — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:44:28 +0100

With its widely acclaimed The Cube 'pop-up' restaurant concept, Electrolux is raising the bar for marketing, emotionalizing its brand and forging stronger ties with professional chefs, says Tom Astin, PR Manager Electrolux Europe, Middle East and Africa. "It's all about context and the experience," he told senior marketers who joined IAA Sweden and Open Communications for a seminar early March.

Successful brands must be helpful, useful and beautiful, says Philip Ahlqwist, co-founder of Volontaire

Open Communications AB — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:07:18 +0100

Successful brands are moving from a "product-focused" approach towards "purpose-driven" marketing. Once the larger purpose has been identified, they must then prove themselves through actions that confirm their deeper beliefs. Philip, who won the Cannes Grand Prix for his "Curators of Sweden" campaign last year, was speaking to an IAA Sweden event that Open Communications helped to orchestrate.

Electrolux shows how “experiential marketing” is done right with The Cube project

Open Communications AB — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:01:50 +0100

Join us on March 6 to hear Tom Astin, PR Manager Electrolux tell why the Swedish appliances giant commissioned a pair of pop-up to "travel" across Eruope, briefly perching atop famous buildings, monuments and cliffs - shown here atop The Royal Swedish Opera. Event is sponsored by IAA Sweden of which Open is a proud member. Kicking off the discussion will be Volontaire, the award-winning agency.

A moment of reflection at Open's workshop at Hyper Island on reinventing brand storytelling for the digital age

Open Communications AB — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:56:28 +0100

A shot taken from our recent workshop at Hyper Island where we challenged students to redefine brand stories for the digital age.

Open's Richard Hammond and David Gray leading a workshop at Hyper Island

Open Communications AB — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:43:00 +0100

Richard Hammond and David Gray lead a workshop on reinventing brand storytelling for the digital age recently for Interactive Art Directors at Hyper Island, the acclaimed digital school based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Richard Hammond is the new VP Business Development at Open

Open Communications AB — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:21:28 +0100

Richard Hammond is our new VP Business Development. Before joining Open, he was Senior Account Director for GYRO/HSR, for more than 50 countries in Europe and Asia. He has extensive experience with brands such as SanDisk, John Deer, OBH Nordica, Chrysler, Heinz, Blackberry and Samsung. He has run his own agency and also worked at Legas Delaney, London as well as Bozell Group Worldwide.

Open’s new Account Manager Maria Berglund

Open Communications AB — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:09:08 +0200

Maria joins the agency with 27 years of experience in the business, so there are few types of projects she hasn’t done or can’t handle. Maria most recently handled the operational part of the Swedish Expo 2012 Pavilion in Korea and has previously worked with new Open CEO Gunilla Lundström at Gyro, handling brands and clients such as ITT, Metso, Logica and Stockholm – the Capital of Scandinavia.

Open’s new Account Director Henrik Sund

Open Communications AB — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:01:00 +0200

A semi-professional sailor, passionate car enthusiast and brand-builder, Henrik has worked at Lowe Brindfors and Grow with accounts like Helly Hansen, Seger, Ericsson, Bentley, Saab, Habo and Fisker Automotive. He advises on strategy, supports clients’ marketing and communications and hosts branding workshops as well.

Open’s new CEO Gunilla Lundström

Open Communications AB — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:01:00 +0200

Gunilla joins Open following an extensive career as a branding and communications consultant at global agencies such as Dowell//Stubbs-Gyro, where she worked for eight years with positioning Stockholm as The Capital of Scandinavia.

Skateboarding photographer David Levin joins Open as art director

Open Communications AB — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:01:00 +0200

Skateboarding and photography talent David Levin has joined Open after five years at Grow, working with clients such as Helly Hansen, Riksbyggen, Alma Media, Pöyry and Mustad. He also spent almost a year in Japan and, prior to joining Grow, worked as an in-house Art Director for Fenix Outdoor group.

The new team at Open Communications

Open Communications AB — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:00:00 +0200

Here is our new team of senior project managers, CEO and art director, as well as our founder and creative director David Gray. From left to right: Henrik Sund, Gunilla Lundström, David Gray, Mia Berglund, David Levin.

David Gray, Founder and Creative Director Open Communications

Open Communications AB — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:05:00 +0200

David is an ex-pat American who founded Open Communications in 2000 to support consumer brands like H&M, Ericsson, Bentley, ABSOLUT, Electrolux, Virgin and IKEA, as well as leading B2B brands such as Fresenius-Kabi, Mengus, Sandvik, Cavotec, Micronic, Transmode, Skanska and Scania to tell their stories internationally.

Pia Hellman greets Open's David Gray during Cavotec's AGM in Stockholm

Open Communications AB — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:50:00 +0200

During our client Cavotec's recent AGM in Stockholm, old friends and colleagues Pia Hellman and David Gray catch up.

Cavotec Vice President Lars Hellman and Open's David Gray attend Cavotec's AGM

Open Communications AB — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:27:00 +0200

We were delighted to support our client, engineering group Cavotec, during their AGM, held this year for the first time in Stockholm. Open works with Cavotec on several projects including PR, investor relations, advertising and film.

Micronic Mydata's Veronica Wänman and David Gray at last night's IAA seminar-mingle.

Open Communications AB — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:54:00 +0200

Micronic Mydata's Veronica Wänman and Open Communications founder David Gray chat during the IAA Sweden's mingle-seminar on April 19 during which Jonathan Forster, General Manager Europe and VP Ad Sales for Spotify, spoke about how the company has grown to become a major force in the global music industry.

Neil Johnson of Telia Sonera makes a point at the IAA Sweden's Spotify seminar.

Open Communications AB — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:47:00 +0200

Neil Johnson of Telia Sonera makes a point at the IAA Sweden's mingle-seminar on April 19 during which Jonathan Forster, General Manager Europe and VP Ad Sales for Spotify, delivered a presentation on how the company has grown to become a major force in the global music industry. The event was kindly held at Telia Sonera's offices in central Stockholm.

The glittering Guldägget awards - the view from our table. Congratulations to all last nights' winners.

Open Communications AB — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:21:00 +0200

OPEN's David Gray stands beside the Iggesund calendar during the Black Box event in #Stockholm #bbstklm

Open Communications AB — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:00 +0100

Founder and creative director of OPEN Communications strikes a (slightly sheepish) pose next to the unqiue wall-calendar designed by OPEN for Iggesund Paperboard at Iggesund's recent Black Box event in Stockholm.

Ylvali demonstrates the unique qualities of the Iggesund wall calendar designed by OPEN

Open Communications AB — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:16:00 +0100

Ylvali from Iggesund Paperboard demonstrates the unique qualities of the Iggesund wall calendar designed by OPEN during Iggesund's recent Black Box event in Stockholm.