Blog by Brett

Last year I got 23 corporate gifts from vendors.
What Savannah Bananas Merch Does (That Yours Doesn't)
I’m wearing my Savannah Bananas hat and gets stopped. Third time since walking in. This never happens when I wear my Yankees hat.
Why Your Employees Won't Wear Your Logo
Cheap polo shirts with logos already peeling after two washes. Water bottles that looked like they came from a gas station promo. Notebooks with paper so thin you could see through it.
Your Metrics are Making You Stupid
Their conference room table looked like a promotional product graveyard. Dozens of samples scattered everywhere. Branded pens that leaked ink. Stress balls shaped like their logo that looked more like tumors. Tote bags with their tagline in Comic Sans font (I wish I was kidding).
Why Most Brand Stories Suck (And How to Fix Yours)
Your brand story probably bores people. I know this because 90% of the "brand stories" I see read like corporate mad libs. Same template. Same buzzwords. Same forgettable result.