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We are a Free-Spirited Brand Merchandising Agency with a Focus on Sustainability. We deliver Online Stores, Inspiration, and Positive Impact. We are a proud B Corp.
Thank you for letting us play Santa, CreativeMornings/Raleigh-Durham, where 12 local speakers received unsuspecting branded merch gifts for sharing creative reflections that moved a packed Motorco house! Happy holidays, friends! 🚀🩵🪩
December 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We're HIRING a Director of 1st Impressions. This person will be 2 parts admin and 1 part marketing support, yet 100% Chief Rhythm Officer!

👉 If this is you or someone you know in the Raleigh area, check out our updated full-time j/d here: brandfuel.com/join-our-team/
December 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Pantone declared “Cloud Dancer” as the Color of the Year. Chosen for its peaceful, airy vibe, but really, it’s just Floyd’s fluffy, daily aesthetic as he lounges majestically upon humans. If the chaotic world needs a reset button, Floyd is volunteering—one cuddle at a time.
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The NBC News TODAY SHOW put a spotlight on Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the incredible impact they have on young people: lnkd.in/e7u6AMcx

👉 What you may not have realized... the kids in the segment are wearing apparel from BGCA’s Online Store, proudly powered by Brand Fuel.
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Our end-of-year newsletter has landed! New products. New game. New feel-good stories: mailchi.mp/brandfuel/de...
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Donate your new or gently used coats for The Salvation Army Wake County on Friday, 12/12, 4-6PM at our 611 Tucker St .showroom and enjoy a Cozy for a Cause social with friends. 🥰
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Alysse is on the street! Our client, Burt's Bees, wanted to spotlight their Target-exclusive mini lip balms through a board game!

So, our creative team got to work, helping bring their brand to life by producing a custom game.

It's a wonderful holiday gift, wink wink. 😉
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
BURT'S BEES: "We'd like you to help make a bee game incorporating our lip balm for Target."

Us: "SAY LESS."

Introducing The Burt's Bees Naughty or Nice 3-Pack "Follow That Bee Game."
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Somewhere betwixt gratitude and gravity, our Brand Fuel tee made it to the Grand Canyon. And that’s the kind of energy we love to see out in the wild.

Visit our showroom in Raleigh, and we'll hook the 1st 50 do-gooders up with a tee in exchange for canned food to support Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Our Nov. Newsletter hath dropped! Check it out for great gift ideas, a contest, and .... find out who won our 27th annual creative costume contest that always takes place at Waffle House, Inc.!

Link to newsletter: mailchi.mp/brandfuel/no...
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We've added more team members (with vivid minds, magnificent personalities, positive attitudes and exceptional aptitudes), which means we have new songs in our "Walk Up to Bat" playlist!

ENJOY! open.spotify.com/playlist/6hx...
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It's a great day when a rockstar (and great human) wears your shirt. We hope you'll enjoy Chris Hendricks (musician, motivational speaker, and disabilities advocate) with this unplugged Bush remake as much as we did!

Hire him to speak and play at your next event. He's the epitome of inspiration.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Congratulations to our insanely crafty General Manager, Allison McLain, for leaning into one of the key words in our mission statement: Originality! She won both the online social media vote AND the Hillsborough St. Waffle House employee vote.
November 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
PLEASE COMMENT on who should win MOST CREATIVE COSTUME by 2 PM, 11/1! This Halloween Contest at The Waffle House is our grandest tradition! 27 years of scattered, smothered, covered, diced, chunked and cherished!
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We are hiring for a Director of 1st Impressions (in Raleigh). Do you have admin chops and warm and fun social skills? Are you fond of "juggling" and helping with events and marketing?

Check out our job description here: brandfuel.com/join-our-team/
October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wanderlust warriors and suitcase slingers! Want to Achieve Stress-Free Travel? Check out our favorite gift picks: brandfuel.com/how-to-achie...

Thanks for your picks, Emma Keenan, Colleen Potocki, Sandi Rogers, Leah Cantwell, and Renee Holmes.
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is where great merch, music and fundraising intersect! Congratulations, Band Together on another $1,000,000 effort to support mental health nonprofits! 👏👏👏
October 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
We've got a new contest and a line up of great holiday gift suggestion for your staff and customers. Check out our newsletter!

👉 mailchi.mp/brandfuel/oc...
October 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
If a Halloween costume is not hurting a little bit, you are not doing it right.
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We LOVE when great branded merch and design collide with supporting community.

If you are in Raleigh on 10/18, please join us (and buy one of these limited edition tees) by supporting 5 nonprofits focused on improving mental health.

Event details: www.bandtogethernc.org/2025-mighty-...
October 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Through the words of others, it is clear that our CreativeMornings RDU community is feeling the theme of Blossom!

Our team created a tree for attendees to reflect and share the ways they are blossoming. Get inspired by these thoughtful responses, including “a second chance at love” ...
October 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We made buttons recognizing people who are the epitome of BRAVERY. RIP #JaneGoodall, who was compassionate, pioneering, revolutionary, fearless, and challenged humanity’s view of itself. Who is on your list of brave people?
October 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Tequila + Fanta + Pop Rocks Popsicles?! We've got custom popsicle molds and they are product-tested and perfect for any company with a sense of joy.

Check out our super fun (and slightly questionable) experiment. 🤩

What would be your favorite popsicle flavor if you could make anything??
October 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It’s incredible when we are on the other side of what we do every day – gifting. We just received a gift that speaks our language in an emotional, thoughtful, and impactful way. Thank you, PARKER CLAY for this beautiful print from an Ethiopian artist, celebrating the strong women in our world.
September 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When live music and merch come together, we’re in Nirvana. Hats off to the lovely humans at Hopscotch Music Festival who delighted us with their concert t-shirt choices. 🪩💯💥👏

#BestConcertTshirts #BrandedMerch #concertmerch
September 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM