MDC Partners has acquired Swedish agency Forsman & Bodenfors, which will in turn form a “strategic global partnership” with CP+B.

At least we assume that’s the news. The press release does not include the word “acquisition” and mentions nothing about what portion of the agency MDC will own. It does, however, note the newly empowered network’s plan to unleash “an arsenal of extraordinary creative talent” by giving CP+B access to international staffers.

F&B is, of course, best known for the 2013 “Epic Split” campaign for Volvo Trucks starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. This past December Volvo designated Forsman & Bodenfors as its global strategic creative agency, and recent work for the client includes the “Prologue” launch spot for its “Made in Sweden” campaign, arriving ahead of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament and starring Sweden national team captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Last September, the agency also teamed up with Iggy Pop in a spot for  H&M called “Close the Loop.”

Since its 1986 inception, the agency has grown to a team of 300, led by CEO Erik Sollenberg and chairman Anna Qvennerstedt. 

“I love Forsman & Bodenfors,” said CP+B chairman Chuck Porter, in a statement. “They only care about great work, and we share so much DNA they’re like our twin who grew up in Sweden. This business always needs re-invention and I think amazing things will come out of this partnership.”

“What we are creating is a fresh, seamless way to tap into the most potent collection of creative talent in the world,” added CP+B global CEO Lori Senecal. “At CP+B we’re building a modern global model that challenges the conventions of legacy agencies.  What ultimately makes us most valuable to global marketers is creating the boldest most inventive ideas that deliver the highest return on creativity, and this partnership amplifies our mission to do that more consistently and brilliantly than ever before.”

Iggy Pop é um cara que sabe rir de si mesmo. Há algumas semanas, pudemos ver isso no filme feito para divulgar seu novo disco com os Stooges. Agora, ele segue pela mesma trilha na nova campanha da Schweppes que divulga o novo Lemon Dry.

Na parte impressa, três imagens do cantor fazendo caretas do tipo “impossível beber isso”, sob a pergunta: “Talvez muito Schweppes?”. A intenção é despertar a curiosidade do consumidor para descobrir a razão das caretas, mas sempre corre-se o risco do tiro sair pela culatra. A história é outra, entretanto, depois que assistimos ao filme principal da campanha, que contextualiza a situação.

Logo no começo, a gente percebe que é uma situação especial, já que Iggy está usando camisa, gravata e terno. A gente podia parar na camisa e já saberíamos que era algo grande, mas vai além. E todo aquele discurso de artista fodão, maduro e experiente que já fez de tudo na vida, experimentou tudo que se pode imaginar, vai se contradizendo com um comportamento infantil de alguém que precisa pedir para fazer “pipi”.

Essas situações vão tornando o filme divertido, criando uma expectativa do que está por vir. Mas quem realmente rouba a cena é o cara mais durão que Iggy Pop – ou melhor dizendo, James – conhece.

A criação é da agência China, de Madri.

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It's nice to see Iggy Pop taking a break from lending his music to cruise lines and starring in car-insurance ads to promote something a bit more relevant: his upcoming album, Ready to Die. In the clip below, Iggy mocks his sell-out stature by moaning about the perils of being shackled to a major label. Then we get to see that, shockingly enough, life doesn't get considerably more rewarding when he starts working with a label "from Mississippi or somewhere." It's a pretty endearing spot, one that might not make up for all the rocker's other advertising exploits, but at least makes me curious to know what he's up to these days music-wise. Via Yahoo Music.

Christopher Morris est un photographe de guerre américain. Originaire de Californie, il est l’une des figures les plus importantes de son métier. Il travaille fréquemment pour le magazine Time pour lequel il a pu immortaliser de nombreuses personnalités comme Barack Obama. Des clichés à découvrir dans une longue galerie.