Scott Goodson

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Scott Goodson (born 20 September 1963) is the founder of StrawberryFrog, a change management and advertising agency headquartered in New York City focused on activating Purpose inside organizations and out. [1]

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Early life

Goodson was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and was educated at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec. He earned a H.B.A. from Western University in London before moving to Stockholm, Sweden where he was co-owner of Welinder Advertising. [2]

Goodson started his marketing career in Stockholm, Sweden, launching Bjorn Borg’s fashion line and is part of a group of marketers who emerged from the Swedish advertising industry in the late 1980s and 1990s. In 1999, he moved to Amsterdam to found StrawberryFrog with Karin Drakenberg, [3] and later in 2004 the New York office. [4]

Work

He wrote the motto “Who’s Your Rock?” to introduce Prudential to a new generation. [5]

Goodson did the same with the 'Make History' motto for Jim Beam; [6] and he also wrote the movement strategy and motto 'RISE' for the Mahindra Group. [7]

For SunTrust Bank, Goodson penned the 'onUp' cultural movement about confidence and determination for millions of Americans who feel stuck in financial stress. It launched on Super Bowl 50. [8] By January 2017, over 1 Million people had joined the onUP movement. [9]

Goodson launched a new city for the Government of Dubai, the new 145 km2, the master-planned city developed in partnership with the emirate of Dubai. The city is designed to be a "smart" and sustainable city and a pivotal hub in the global economy. [10] Goodson penned both the name Dubai South and the tagline of the "City of You", with his agency chosen on the back of Goodson's previous work for Emirates Airline’s ‘Hello Tomorrow’ creative idea and EMAAR's Downtown Dubai Centre of Now. His campaign features the work of illustrator Mats Gustafson, who created original watercolor sketches that capture Dubai South’s people-centric approach to city living. [11]

Books

Goodson is the author of Activate Brand Purpose : How to Harness the Power of Movements to Transform Your Company,” published by Kogan Press. His co-author is Chip Walker. [12]

Goodson is also the author of Uprising: How to Build a Brand and Change the World by Sparking Cultural Movements. [13] [14]

In his book Uprising, he argues that “movement marketing” is the best—and perhaps only—way for companies to connect with consumers in the age of social media, and when done effectively the interaction between companies and consumers can lead to positive social change. [15]

Personal life

Goodson is married to Karin Drakenberg and has two sons. He lives in New York. [16]

StrawberryFrog

StrawberryFrog is a branding and advertising company headquartered in New York City. [17] [18] Scott Goodson is the founder and CEO of StrawberryFrog. [1]

Goodson founded StrawberryFrog in Amsterdam in 1999 and later opened offices in New York, Mumbai, Singapore, and São Paulo. [19] [20] [21]

History

StrawberryFrog was founded in 1999 by Scott Goodson and Karin Drakenberg moved to Amsterdam in the late 1990s to start StrawberryFrog with the launch of the small two-seat smart car as their founding client along with IKEA and Ericsson smartphones. The company's headquarters is now in New York City. [22]

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