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Honesty’s New Concept for Halebop. Are You a Lover or Hater?

September 29, 2010

Last week we started rolling out the new concept for the Swedish youth mobile brand Halebop. The reactions that came back to us were as expected – mixed. It’s a love hate thing and very few inbetweens. And here’s a hint: Love-Hate-tension creates discussion. And what does it look like in concrete terms? Well – [...]

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If Strategy is Like Porn, Tactics is The Real Thing

June 4, 2010

“What do you do?” “Oh me? I work with strategy and… stuff”. How many times a day do we hear that said? If you’re anything like me, you hear it quite a few times. And while I really appreciate the value of an excellent strategist, it’s really a misused term. A lot of times the [...]

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Honesty’s Creative Directors Give a Rare Interview

June 3, 2010

Unlike me (note to self), Honesty’s two creative directors (and partners) are humble guys. They rarely speak to the press and prefer to close the door to their room, pour a cup of coffee, put their feet up on the table, and just churn out ideas like mad. That’s just how they are. But in [...]

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Why Advertising Agencies Rule

March 24, 2010

Embrace Experience. Breath Innovation. Produce Intimately. Sure the world has changed. But I think it’s time to realize that we haven’t changed much. A couple of years ago I was one of the people running around screaming that the world was coming to an end, that the traditional advertising agency model was over and that [...]

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