Fueling the Future at Boys & Girls Clubs National Conference

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As a proud trusted partner of Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), our team headed to Charlotte for their National Conference, the largest and most anticipated gathering of the Club Movement each year. This year felt even bigger, marking the 120th convening of the National Conference and bringing together 3,000+ executives, board members, professional staff, and…

Runway to Resilience: Supporting Survivors Through Sustainability

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Brand Fuel had the honor of volunteering at Runway to Resilience, a fashion show supporting survivors of human trafficking. This event was so much more than your typical night catwalking on the runway. In celebration of National Women’s Month, we leaned into a hiking- and outdoors-inspired theme. Think: adventure-ready looks with a deeper meaning. Each…

Branded Merch Has a Smaller Carbon Footprint Than You Think

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For a long time, branded merchandise has been underestimated in sustainability conversations. Data was missing. So, assumptions were made. Yet the industry kept moving towards sustainability. But now, we have data! And we’re giddy about it. A new joint study from PPAI and ASI is making waves. We LOVE that these two competing organizations came…

The Brand Fuel Manifesto: Fueling Good. Igniting Connection.

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We believe that inspiration is everywhere and that branded merch should mean something. A T-shirt that gets worn until it’s see-through. A notebook capturing a startup’s best idea. A sticker that makes a laptop feel like yours. We create what people covet and keep. We will help you look good, feel good, and do good. We are not…

A Virtual Lunch That Worked!

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Directing Happiness in the Workplace… What happens when you hire a “Director of Happiness” to build an even more fun, inclusive and creative culture? Emma Keenan and a team of Brand Fuelians (Khaliha Long, Danny Mahoney, Beth Bumgarner, Renee Holmes & Bree McAndrews) planned an online lunch. But this was not an awk lunch where the…

Giving Can Hurt

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I can’t tell you what day it was or even what year at this point, but I do remember not wanting to do it… My wife, Sheri, and I were living in Escondido, California at the time. We exited the public library and saw a Blood Mobile in the parking lot. The “Vampire Bus,” as…

Tariffs: We’re Ready to Help Minimize the Impacts

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Well, Trump Tariffs are in the news again. As Yogi Berra so famously quipped, it’s déjà vu all over again. Here’s a flashback to our 2019 post. While tariffs can sometimes give struggling industries some breathing room to reinvest, retool, and recharge, they nearly always bring higher costs to consumers and contribute to inflation in…

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…]…

Reflecting on the Spirit of Giving

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This holiday, our caring team and clients shared their favorite nonprofits as part of our holiday gift campaign, and we’re truly appreciative of those who participated. The responses we received highlighted a diverse range of causes, working tirelessly to make a positive impact in their special way. We wanted to take a moment to shine…