This autumn almost 300,000 students will begin at one of Sweden’s universities or colleges. So far their main concerns are probably about finding somewhere to live and passing exams. But soon their thoughts will turn to their future dream career and employer.

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The German group Kraftwerk was formed in 1968 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. During the first few years they mainly did instrumental, experimental music but then they gradually moved over to electronic pop music. They often had to develop the instruments themselves to get the sound they were looking for.

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Core values often only get so far as an internal document. But not at Modul-System, one of Europe’s leading manufacturer of racking systems for light service vehicles. A while ago they asked us to help them highlight their core values. It all ended with us turning these values into a film.

The film has several levels. On the surface you are taken on a journey that reveals each core value. But then you can always click to dig deeper into the details. The film will be used in several contexts, such as at trade fairs, on sales visits, as an introduction to new employees and, of course, on the web.

But enough talk – click on the window and enjoy the film.

Anyone who’s walked past a building site in Stockholm has seen them. Bright orange and usually filled with rubble, they’re everywhere. Heck, even I’ve seen them, and I’m pretty good at filtering out anything to do with hard physical labour. That said, I take my hat off to Big Bag. As far as I’m concerned, these bags are sheer marketing wizardry.

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Advertising is a constant battle for attention. In spite of that, the majority of ads only engage one of our senses – sight. Hearing is equally powerful, but is not equally exploited as a ”means of persuasion”.

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Natural life is cyclical. Just as spring gives way to summer and night to day, human behaviour follows recurring patterns. I’ve long believed that when a certain type of conduct has become sufficiently pervasive for our collective consciousness to accept it as the norm, it has probably reached the top of its cycle and is about to head into retreat. The challenge is to identify these cyclical peaks as they occur.

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With all due respect to friends and clients at SKF, the question is not quite as ridiculous as you might think. At least not for this layman. Some background. SKF has provided bearings for over a century, in the process learning just about everything there is to know about how objects rotate – and just as importantly, why they suddenly stop. And guess what they discovered? The vast majority of mechanical breakdowns can be attributed to a malfunctioning rotating part. Who’s the greatest expert on those parts? SKF. And who’s the world’s leading supplier of them? Right again.

No, dear reader, as you’ve already guessed, I wouldn’t dream of blaming SKF. My aim was simply to share with you what an extraordinary company it is. But had the headline been ’SKF is fantastic,’ you would never have made it this far. After all, nothing bores a reader more than bluster and blarney.

The common wisdom is that you shouldn’t sell to people who don’t pay on time. But many payment problems are temporary (unemployment, divorce, etc.) and getting new customers is expensive and time-consuming. Which is why it is unwise to say no to late payers. Alektum Inkasso is now rolling out an international campaign based on exactly that thinking.

The theme for the campaign is: Don’t worry, just sell to your customers. Should payment problems arise, Alektum Inkasso will take care of the case and make sure you get your money back – without jeopardizing customer relationships. When the debt is settled, you can sell to your customers again with no hard feelings.

A friend sent me this link the other day. It’s a simple little website for a simple little idea:
The Fun Theory.

The theory is this: Changing people’s behaviour is easy if you make it fun.

From that small seed, they’ve developed several short films showing people enjoying themselves while making a small difference to the world. We’ve got musical stairs, the world’s deepest litterbin and an arcade machine that recycles at the same time. Take a look and enjoy.

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Kollmorgen is now launching its NDC Partner Program. With this program, their customers, companies that build driverless vehicles, get the opportunity to deepen their cooperation with Kollmorgen. Sandberg Trygg has produced a brochure describing the benefits of being a partner and the support provided at each level of membership. Kollmorgen’s sales representatives will use the brochure on customer visits all over the world.