We were just walking on the streets of Helsinki and then there they were, they could not be ignored. Who in the world can ignore a procession of beautiful women in the streets of Helsinki, adorned with the most shinny and colorful ornaments, blasting the whole town with a variety of Brazilian music and gyrating […]
A video for everyone
Thanks all my classmates that made this trip unforgettable! We made a video to memorize this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious two weeks! Enjoy!!! http://animoto.com/play/5J8srPk1St2HoSDwMNqlHgt
Lulea and Facebook
We had the opportunity of listening, to Matz Engman; He told us love a story of Facebook and Lulea and how Lulea managed to become Facebook’s first choice for a data center. Lulea had to compete with other cities across the world for this to happen. This was not easy being a small town. State […]
Kai Brach
When Kai was giving as a speech on his journey I could not help but be awed at how strong and disciplined he must be and what will power. Not many people can start to publish by self teaching. Kai went on lynda.com and learnt a lot about designing and editing almost all that he had to […]
Scandinavia vs. US, where do you want to work?
In general, business operation is the United States is similar across the board in terms of goals/objectives. Businesses want to provide the best customer service and be profitable. While in Scandinavia, what we noticed from companies and businesses around the city is that employees are more relaxed and are enjoying work. In comparison, the work […]
Kukkolaforsen
We visited Kukkolaforsen, it is one of the most beautiful places in Sweden and borders Finland. Since Finland is ahead in time the locals usually joke that they are looking into the future when they look across to Finland. Finland and Sweden are separated by the Tornio River. Kukkolaforsen has a lot of history. We […]
Team öl snälla: Creative Summit 2014
June 12- June 13, 2014: Our class had the honor of attending one of Sweden’s most unique marketing conventions called Creative Summit located in Skellefteå, at the Nordanå Theater. The purpose of Creative Summit is to bring creative minds from around the world together and allow them to share their stories while networking with other […]
Team öl snälla: Rovio & It’s Angry Birds
June 6, 2014, Angry Birds is the most successful mobile game App of its time. For example the game has 2 Billion unique smartphone downloads across all mobile platforms and has become a global sensation attracting a different array of target markets and age groups allowing the game to reach the top spot in the […]
Team öl snälla: Volvo Visit
On June 2, 2014, our team as well as our other classmates accompanying us on our Scandinavia trip recieved the opportunity to visit the Volvo Company, which is a Swedish multinational automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Before going to the brand experience center, we were able to test drive Volvo’s different array of […]
See you soon! Scandinavia!
Scandinavian culture is incredible. I truly believe that the United States could learn a lot from the way Swedish people live, act, and do business. The most key take-a-ways about the culture are how humble they are and how much they care about the rest of the world. Their civic duty is limitless and that […]