Fredrik Ekström

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    The New Creative Collectives: a strategic shift in outdoor and sports culture

    21 October 2024

    How do consumers and their habits change? What do they expect from brands and with which kind of brands do they engage? In a mini-series of articles brand strategist Fredrik Ekström reveals not only consumer insights but gives advise how brands fully embrace this transforming consumer landscape. In this last out of four articles Ekström explains why Creative Collectives are a key to the active consumer.

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    From Fandom to Fundom: transforming brand engagement

    21 October 2024

    How do consumers and their habits change? What do they expect from brands and with which kind of brands do they engage? In our mini-series brand strategist Fredrik Ekström explains the transformation of the consumer and in this third out of four articles introduces the expression of “Fundom” and what it means for brands.

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    Brand activism: The strategic imperative of “what” over “why”

    21 October 2024

    How do consumers and their habits change? What do they expect from brands and with which kind of brands do they engage? In a mini-series of articles brand strategist Fredrik Ekström reveals not only consumer insights but gives advise how brands get their positioning right and evolve a deeper relationship with their customers. In this first out of four articles Ekström explains why the “what” is nowadays more important than the eternal “why”.

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    Trailfulness: Embracing mental well-being as a strategic imperative in the outdoor industry

    21 October 2024

    In a mini-series of articles brand strategist Fredrik Ekström reveals not only consumer insights but shows strategic opportunities for brands how to evolve a deeper relationship with their customers. In this second out of four articles Ekström explains how (mental) well-being can become a crucial part for their products, services and storytelling. For this he also introduces the expression of “Trailfulness”.

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    Eco-consumers: Navigating triggers and barriers

    10 August 2024

    Consumer expert Fredrik Ekström unveils key findings about consumer behavior and reveals three primary consumer personas.