Forsman & Bodenfors

London https://www.forsman.com/offices/uk/

Disciplines

  • Advertising/Creative
  • Brand strategy
  • Creative production

About

With 40+ people in London, we're a modern creative partner for brands. Part of a Swedish born, global creative collective, known for its flat structure and radical approach to collaboration, at Forsman & Bodenfors London we are committed to creating ideas that change things and shift culture and society, for the better.

Forsman & Bodenfors has achieved global recognition as one of the most awarded agencies in the world, including winning 100+ Cannes Lions and being named one of the Top three agencies of the decade. We are also the only global creative agency to have achieved gender pay equity as certified by Fair Pay Workplace.



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Visit Sweden

By Forsman & Bodenfors

In 2024, “dupes” has been a trending topic. But while fashion brands can protect their names through trademarking, countries can’t. This campaign is F&B Sweden's latest step in presenting Sweden as a unique destination under the concept ‘A destination of a different nature’.

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Altos

By Forsman & Bodenfors

For our first campaign with Altos, we’re challenging tequila preconceptions. Meet Alan, our bartender. He’s no celeb, but knows tequila can be so much more with Altos, and makes a mean margarita. Our playful, social first campaign invites consumers to rethink tequila with Altos.

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CPB x Right to Equality

By Forsman & Bodenfors

The campaign, in partnership with the non-profit legal campaigning body Right to Equality, calls for the UK to adopt Affirmative Consent law. We believed a provocative campaign was necessary to draw people’s attention to such an acute yet shockingly ignored social problem.

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ASICS

By Forsman & Bodenfors

By contrasting the shortness of breath associated with stress with the controlled, rhythmic breathing of a workout, ASICS shines a spotlight on the mind / body connection for women.

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CPB London

By Forsman & Bodenfors

Insulting a guy’s mum is considered the height of rudeness. But women in general? It seems to be fair game, especially online. We twisted the traditional sugar-sweet Mother’s Day card to highlight the problem of misogyny.

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CPB London

By Forsman & Bodenfors

We speak of a progressive, gender equal society but our language does not reflect that. Gender biases are hidden in the words we use every day. When we change the words. We can change the narrative. So that everyone can be equal, no matter how they identify.

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Campo Viejo

By Forsman & Bodenfors

Helping Campo Viejo inject some Pasión to the brand as a reminder to move away from a world that is over-planned and over-crafted to living in the moment.

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Aberlour

By Forsman & Bodenfors

Aberlour is an iconic single malt whisky brand with a cult following amongst affluent 40+ men. We identified a core and distinctive product truth, imbuing new meaning into a cult classic, by giving the brand more emotional appeal, leaning into the complexity of the taste.

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Single Homeless Project

By Forsman & Bodenfors

In the time it takes to fill a Christmas stocking, one Londoner is forced into homelessness. By juxtaposing traditional homely motifs with the desolate conditions of someone who would sleep rough, we wanted to confront people with the thought of spending Christmas on the street.

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Unscorable Goal

By Forsman & Bodenfors

We want BBC’s Goal of the month to be gender neutral. To inspire our youth to play well, and play fair. To raise awareness for the petition, we built the ultimate Unscorable Goal and challenged CANDI to a penalty shoot out, but there's a catch...https://bit.ly/UnscorableGoal

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HANX

By Forsman & Bodenfors

HANX, the sex-positive, anti-awkward and sustainable sexual wellness brand invites you to f*ck the planet. We set up our Sexy Summer Garden at BOXPARK, Shoreditch, and invited passers-by to ‘pluck themselves’ a contraceptive flower, featuring over 600 condoms.

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The Glenlivet

By Forsman & Bodenfors

When you think of a whisky drinker, what comes to mind? An old white male, with a penchant for cigars? This stereotype is further perpetuated in media and culture – just search for ‘whisky drinker, on Google and see what image you get back. TGL set out to break this stereotype.

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MAIAs

By Forsman & Bodenfors

The Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards (MAIAs) celebrate the increasingly important work being done to help people understand money better, and benefit from the financial system. We created a new visual identity that felt fresh, clean and open.

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Tinder

By Forsman & Bodenfors

Our first campaign for Tinder promotes their new safety features and helps Gen Z daters feel more in control - ultimately repositioning the app as a place to make real connections. Inspired by our Gen Z research, we created a high energy look & refreshingly honest tone.

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George at Asda

By Forsman & Bodenfors

George redefines what it means to feel feminine. No more trying to live up to all those conflicting standards and stereotypes: be skinny, but still curvy. Show skin, but not too much. Be a girl boss, or even a mum boss, but don’t be too bossy…Whatever makes you feel FENOMENAL.

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MPB - The world's largest online platform for used photography and videography equipment

By Forsman & Bodenfors

The new brand platform ‘Change’, highlights MPB’s intention to put camera kit in more hands and do it sustainably, allowing all walks of life to share their story.

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Ballantine's

By Forsman & Bodenfors

Our new campaign for Ballantine’s Light – a new lower-alcohol product - keeps the product benefit at its very centre and does so in a fresh way which grabs attention and is a true departure from other advertising in the category.

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The Glenlivet

By Forsman & Bodenfors

When George Smith distilled the first drops of The Glenlivet back in 1824, he defined the flavour of Speyside whisky. But The Glenlivet would never be what it is today if he had stopped there.

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Ballantine's

By Forsman & Bodenfors

Our new global campaign for Ballantine’s, the world’s second biggest Scotch whisky, shows that when you stay true to who you are and free yourself of society’s expectations, there’s no wrong way to live.

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Campo Viejo

By Forsman & Bodenfors

Wine is synonymous with sharing, and for Campo Viejo that moment of sharing is especially important with at-home consumption.

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Hotels.com

By Forsman & Bodenfors

We've played off the ubiquitous but unspoken social media behaviour - the newly coined, 'hate-like'. Hotels.com pokes fun at this social truth and offers people a solution to their travel envy that they can help you book brag-worthy trips of your own.

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The Glenlivet

By Forsman & Bodenfors

Here’s our first campaign for Pernod Ricard’s, The Glenlivet - which looks to open up the single malt category to a new generation. Launching the brand’s ‘Original By Tradition’ positioning, the spot pays homage to The Glenlivet’s tradition of breaking traditions.

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Beauty Pie

By Forsman & Bodenfors

This is our sassy, defiant spot for Beauty Pie, the first ever shopper’s club for beauty addicts where members have access to luxury beauty without the luxury prices. It opens in typical luxe beauty mode, but quickly morphs into a edgy critique of the traditional beauty industry.