We are proud to announce that one of our “babies”, the internal TV news magazine SKF Group News, has been awarded an Intermedia-globe Gold Award at the WorldMediaFestival. STARK has been producing SKF Group News – the very backbone of SKF corporation communication – since 1987. Hurray and thank you SKF!
On March 9, STARK’s Managing Director Magnus Boldyn joins the party heading off to the South-by-Southwest conference (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, on the initiative of the West Sweden Chamber of Commerce. So what is SXSW? Well according to the organizer, it’s a great place to be inspired by amazing people who are doing incredible things to change the future. The variety of programming offered at SXSW appeals to creatives who push the cutting edge of change and want to discover new ideas that will lead to a better future. The trip was arranged as part of the Chamber of Commerce’s work with the vision for West Sweden, and more precisely to study how West Sweden can turn into the best meeting place in Europe for creative and cultural industries.
For more information (in Swedish) visit www.handelskammaren.net
STARK continues its expansion with the acquisition of event company ICE-Management. The new addition will help strengthen STARK’s position within the event and communication market.
Former ICE-Management owner Wendela Sanne Öhrnell and project manager Pernilla Bylund are now a part of the STARK team. Welcome!
One of the highlights of the past season was the 350-year anniversary of the West Sweden Chamber of Commerce. See the film from the Gala Soiree, where the prominent guests gathered for an evening of music and entertainment – arranged by STARK.
Beyond the Volvo is the STARK designed website for Volvo Trucks employees to see and hear more about the company’s involvement in the Volvo Ocean Race. The site went live in conjunction with the race start in Alicante, Spain at the beginning of November. Over 1 000 visitors checked it out in the first week alone!
The site features news reports about everything from what the race has done for the Volvo Brand, to specific events from stopovers, to one-on-one interviews with key players involved, to on-site stopover reports from Volvo Trucks staff.
STARK updates the site regularly with new material from the latest stopovers and our staff will be following the race to the finish line.
Even though the site is an internal communications tool for Volvo Trucks staff, it is placed externally so you can have a look too.
http://volvooceanrace.volvotrucks.com
Not only did STARK’s film for Ericsson “The Social Web of Things” receive a lot of attention in social media, last week it was awarded a silver dolphin in Cannes Corporate as well. And since so many of you want to know what will happen in the relationship between David and Sophia - and will he get a haircut? – we are already working on the sequel. See the film!
Want to know more? http://www.cannescorporate.com/en/winners2011.php

Once a year it happens. The All Employee Meeting 2011 for Ericsson, Stockholm employees. Under the spherical roof of the Ericsson Globe Arena, boiling with energy after a rock concert-like introduction by September, the employees listen, not only to management but to many of their fellow colleagues.
This time also offering a unique experience; 5,200 people learning to line dance in three minutes – together.The custom-built round centre stage with four giant screens and additional LED-light to set the mood, provided the base for a close and personal experience for everyone present.

STARK is happy to introduce our MeetApp, a practical brand-building tool for events. MeetApp has been especially developed for one important purpose – to make your audience informed, engaged and up-to-date before, during and after your meeting. It allows participants to follow the agenda, locate seminars and people on the meeting arena, share files, films and similar documents that are used in the meeting. It also provides shortcuts to the staff and facilitates dialogue and communication.
Our MeetApp has been used and appreciated by several customers several times, in both smaller meetings and huge international conferences with hundreds of guests.
MeetApp is available for iOS, Android and Blackberry platforms.