How exciting to be asked by Nigeria’s leading paint company, Chemical and Allied Products Plc (CAP), to support them with a strategic branding project and fly to the capital, Lagos, for hands-on workshops. With a new management team in place, CAP is intent on streamlining and strengthening its brand portfolio in line with its vision of “creating a new Africa inspired by colours.”
Feeling grateful for all the good received during the year. One thing that running an international agency has taught us is to embrace differences all around the world. Whatever your holiday tradition (if it's even your holiday) we wanted to take this opportunity to send a big thanks to our friends, customers, partners and family for all the fantastic support and feedback during 2019.
Many companies today are under-licensed on their software and risk paying hefty fines to the big vendors. But top execs are not always aware of the problem. Together with Snow Software, providers of tools to track usage, we developed a LinkedIn and Facebook campaign to call attention to the problem. The aim was to capture the hearts and minds of hard-to-reach CFOs and CTOs – and generating leads.
If you work internationally, you may have already solved many of your English communication needs. Perhaps you’ve got a writer or international agency that knows your business and tone of voice. Or you get by with translations. If so, great. However, if you have a sneaking feeling that your English content could be sharper and tighter and you need a writer, you may find these 10 tips useful.
As the year draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on everything we have to be grateful for and thank our friends, families and colleagues around the world for a fantastic 2018. We greatly appreciate all the positive feedback, support and good vibe you give us. To each and every one, have a well deserved, relaxing and joyous holiday season.
Today’s sales teams need inspirational tools that simplify and dramatize the benefits of their products and services. It’s all about creating emotional pull with engaging storytelling and tools that inspire new possibilities. With this in mind, Open teamed up with Iggesund Paperboard of Sweden to launch new experiential sales tools for the cosmetics industry for its flagship Invercote® product.
To mark its 75th Anniversary, Habia Cable, a leading global supplier of customized cables, turned to Open Communications to find a way to strengthen relationships with loyal customers. Inspired by Habia's colorful cables, which look much like chewy candy, the Open team developed a direct marketing activity that encourage customers to co-create their own favorite sweets. The results were amazing!
We’re delighted to be helping to launch ROOFTOP, an exclusive office located just a stone’s throw from Stockholm’s Central Station. The two penthouses, to be built in 2017 on the 7th and 8th floor of the centrally located Fleming7 building, offer panoramic city views . The marketing involves a mix of online and offline tools, including films for multiple channels. www.fleming7.se/rooftop
Open Communications is delighted to announce that Daniel Askergren has joined its Stockholm creative hub as Senior Account Director. From strategy to brand activation in multiple channels, he brings deep knowledge of both B2B and B2C brands with more than 15 years of international experience. We're delighted to have Daniel joining our growing team.
It's a fact - at last! We’re thrilled to announce that Daniel Askergren has joined our growing pool of international talent at Open Communications as Senior Account Director. Daniel is a true internationalist with an extensive background in the agency world, having worked as an Account Director at Ottoboni, one of Sweden’s largest digital agencies, and at DDB as Nordic Client Services Director.
In a case-driven marketing program targeting 40 countries, Andritz Separation, the Austria-based leader in industrial separation, is seeking to raise brand recognition and establish thought leadership in the industry. The communications program, which is now being rolled out globally, was developed together with Open Communications, a Stockholm-based international brand communications agency.
Open Communications, the international brand communications agency, has added two senior recruits to support its growing business. Magdalena William, a former Managing Director at McCann and Account Director at Lowe Brindfors and Peacock Advertising has joined the account team. Jeanette Anderson, formerly a designer at MullenLow, King and DDB Paradiset, joins the Open creative studio.
To build awareness about its innovative materials solutions for the offshore oil and gas sector, Sandvik has launched a long-term communications program together with Open Communications, the Stockholm-based strategic brand communications agency. The program, which started in the spring of 2015, has already won several industry awards for its creative approach in this conservative sector.