These Bags Hold Hope!

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Guess what? We applied for our industry’s most revered and coveted Pyramid Award. And whether we earn the honor or not (we just found out we won!!!), we won anyway because this campaign was special. It’s a campaign that started with a good idea that had a lot of heart. And Co-President, Robert Fiveash, gets…

Is Brand Merchandising Dead?

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Storyteller, Podcaster, Marketer, Commonsku’s Chief Content Officer, and long-standing friend and mentor to Brand Fuel, Bobby Lehew, put his brain on WiFi and shared with creative abandon. We hosted Bobby for an exclusive event and here are our top 10 takeaways! [Want a visual assault of the senses? Watch 30 minutes of Bobby’s video brilliance…]…

Merch Life: The Was, Is and Must Be

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Recently, we shared a presentation at Skucon in Las Vegas that outlined the Was, Is, and Must Be for the Branded Merchandise Industry. We shared hilarious old-school stories of yesteryear, talked about where we are today and crystal balled the branded merch industry’s future. Here is the entire video plus some of the highlights…. DISTRIBUTORS &…

Elevate Your Brand with Impact-Driven Merch 

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When our rocket was learning to fly, we dreamt of our rocket printed on red cape-wearing heroes. We would be in the business of impact. We would champion ethics. From day 1, we pledged to make giving back to our communities an integral Brand Fuel ingredient. This commitment led us to earn our B Corp…

Memories, Milestones, and Momentum: 25 years of Brand Fuel

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This past January, when we started working on a blog to recognize 25 years of Brand Fuel, we started with a list of bullet points of our company memories. Our list went super long. Like not worth reading it long. A lot of things can – and did – happen in 25 years, so we…

Takeaways from B Corp conference (BLD SE 2023)

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At Brand Fuel, we believe in the power of community and business as a force for good. As new kids in the B Corp community, we were thrilled to support the first in-person BLD (B Corp Leadership Development) Southeast! BLDs (pronounced “builds”) are all-day conferences organized by B Local Community leaders to strengthen and support local B Corp movements. BLD events…

Brand Fuel Partners with Nonprofit on Direct Mail Campaigns and Everyone Wins.

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++ Did you miss The Raleigh Chamber’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity Conference? That’s ok. We captured a snapshot of our conversation with the heroic nonprofit, Gabi’s Pals, one of our favorite fulfillment partners. Onto the show… Question: Brand Fuel believes deeply in using business as a force for good. Does that mindset help inform your…

Nonprofits Looking for Creative Ways to Raise Money: This Blog is for You!

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In 2004, Lance Armstrong’s Foundation, in association with Nike, created the Livestrong bracelets. They sold 80 million bracelets which created over $500 million for cancer research! [Sadly, Lance’s quest for personal gain ruined one of the most inspiring charity-retail partnerships and fundraisers ever.] In 1917, The Girl Scouts created their first fundraiser in a high…