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Fredrik Ekström

Brand Advisor/Founder

I help brands grow business through insights, strategy, & communication

With 20 years in brand strategy, marketing, and PR, I help brands grow business through insights, strategy, and communication, stepping in where needed to strengthen teams, sharpen brand, and deliver real marketing impact.

I help brands grow business through insights, strategy, & communication

With 20 years in brand strategy, marketing, and PR, I help brands grow business through insights, strategy, and communication, stepping in where needed to strengthen teams, sharpen brand, and deliver real marketing impact.

About
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The Future Series

I help brands grow through insights. My services span from in-depth consumer research to business advisor and Winning Game Strategies.

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Marketing/PR Consultant

As an independent marketing and PR consultant, I step in where needed to strengthen brands and deliver real marketing impact.

From Insights to Activations 
Winning Game Strategy

I create strategic playbooks for brands, communication, and content, so your teams can execute with clarity and focus.

Insights: Houdini

Insights: Houdini

Consumer Mapping and Archetypes

New Report: Germany

New Report: Germany

The NXT Consumer Report Germany

PR: Norsk Industri

PR: Norsk Industri

PR, Press Event, Publicity Norwegian Outdoor brands

Strategy: Houdini

Strategy: Houdini

Winning Game Strategy, Global Brand

Insights: Gore-Tex

Insights: Gore-Tex

Strategic Consumer Insights, Global Brand

Strategy: Velosophy

Strategy: Velosophy

Winning Game Strategy, Global Brand

Strategy: Weekday

Strategy: Weekday

Brand Builder Concept, Global Brand

Strategy: Tretorn

Strategy: Tretorn

Ghost Net Project, Global Brand Concept, NPD

Strategy: Tretorn

Strategy: Tretorn

SAREK eco-apparel, Global Brand Concept, NPD

PR: Samsung Nordic

PR: Samsung Nordic

Arctic Circle Trail Nordic PR Concept test trips

PR: Tretorn

PR: Tretorn

Nigel Cabourn Collab

PR: Samsung Nordic

PR: Samsung Nordic

In-house PR Manager and Strategist

PR: Samsung Nordic

PR: Samsung Nordic

Power of 5 - Nordic PR and influencer activation

Concept: Weekday

Concept: Weekday

FW23 Global Brand Campaign: Class of not giving a F_ck

Strategy: Tretorn

Strategy: Tretorn

Eco Essentials Brand Sustainability Concept

Concept: Weekday

Concept: Weekday

SS24 Global Brand Campaign: Elevate Everyday

Concept: MONKI

Concept: MONKI

SS24 Global Brand Campaign: Antidote to Boredom

PR: Samsung Nordic

PR: Samsung Nordic

Nordic PR Concept NFT Art Festival OtherLands

Strategy: MONKI

Strategy: MONKI

Global Winning Game Strategy

Strategy: Ejendals

Strategy: Ejendals

Three brands, Brand Platform and positioning

Projects in The Spotlight

Explore a selection of cases that are in the spotlight right now 

PR: SAMSUNG WATCH 5 PRO

INSIGHTS: GORE-TEX, GLOBAL BRAND

STRATEGY: HOUDINI, GLOBAL BRAND

Things in the Spotlight

Explore a selection of projects that are in the spotlight right now

 A more agile marketing experience

Explore my services, curated to meet the needs of modern brands, where you as a client get the benefits of in-depth expertise across a number of specialty areas without having to increase your permanent staff or contract a full size agency.

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Consumer Insights

 I help brands understand real consumer behavior through data. From designing research frameworks to delivering actionable insights, I run quantitative studies that give you a deep understanding of your market and audience.

Winning Game Strategies 

I define clear, actionable directions. From strategy into action. I create strategic frameworks for launches, communication, or content, so your teams can execute with clarity and focus.

In-House Marketing/PR Support

I step in as an interim head of marketing & PR or brand director to strengthen your team, sharpen strategy, and drive hands-on results. With 20 years of experience, I help brands grow.

Freelance Consultant

I offer a freelance consultant service where you as client get the benefits of in-depth expertise across a number of specialty areas, without having to increase your permanent staff or contract a full size agency.

Creating Future Focused Brands

Turning consumer insights, market intelligence, and creative thinking into brand strategies and PR/marketing activations.

Get Expert Advice with A Free Consultation

Whether you’re launching a new product or struggling with marketing results, getting a bit of guidance can make all the difference. 

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My free 1-hour consultation offers tailored consumer strategies, market insights, and brand advice to support your decisions.

Consumers Insights & Strategy

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Unlock your marketing potential with a free marketing/PR consultation, including activations, marketing, and PR tips.

Marketing/PR Consultation

Around The World

Discover Above The Clouds Public Speaking and Workshops, each offering unique insights and business value. 

The Business Case for Nature: Together with Dan Yates at EOCA, European Outdoor Conservation Association, presenting a keynote and workshop on how to make nature-positive thinking part of business growth and consumer trust.

Outdoor Impact Summit, Munich

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From Sustainability Fatigue to Cultural Relevance. Sustainability isn’t dead; it’s just been misunderstood. Unpacks the emotional paradox modern consumers face and explains how brands can win them back through consumer-centric, insights-based messaging.

Copenhagen Fashion Week, Copenhagen

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How do we win the future outdoor consumer. Based on The Future Series Report of 3800 Respondents focusing on consumer needs through knowledge of aspirations, trends, triggers, and barriers. 

European Surf Summit, Seignosse 

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The NXT Reports 

Unlock the future of your brand with Above The Clouds annual reports 

The NXT Consumer Germany

The report is a consumer research and trend report. It is a collaboration between studio MM04 and Above The Clouds—Future Series, a quantitative research study of 1300 respondents focusing on preferences, aspirations, status, and anxieties related to sustainability and consumption. 

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The NXT Outdoor Consumer Nordics

The NXT Nordic Outdoor Consumer 2025 is a consumer research and trend report based on quantitative data from a national representative base of 2500 respondents in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark and interviews of 27 brand representatives from Nordic outdoor brands.

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The NXT Sustainable Consumer Nordics

The NXT Sustainable, Nordics 2024 is a consumer research and trend report targeting sustainability aspirations, barriers, and paradoxes, based on quantitative data from a national representative base of 2500 respondents in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark.

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News, Beyond Nonsense

Stay informed with my latest insights and trends in the consumer market.

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Let's Connect & Collaborate

I offer a freelance consultant service where you as a client get the benefits of in-depth expertise across a number of specialty areas without having to increase your permanent staff or contract a full size agency.

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Let's Connect & Collaborate

I offer a freelance consultant service where you as client get the benefits of in-depth expertise across a number of specialty areas, without having to increase your permanent staff or contract a full size agency.

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