Brand Threads

Why Your Employees Won't Wear Your Logo

09.24.25 09:12 AM - Comment(s)
Why Your Employees Won't Wear Your Logo

Last month, I walked into a startup’s office for a brand consultation. Beautiful space. Killer product. Impressive team.

Then the CEO showed me their employee “welcome kit.”

Cheap polo shirts with logos already peeling after two washes. Water bottles that looked like they came from a gas station promo...

Your Metrics are Making You Stupid

09.19.25 07:09 AM - Comment(s)
Your Metrics are Making You Stupid
Why cost-per-unit optimization kills brand equity (and what smart companies measure instead)

Why Most Brand Stories Suck (And How to Fix Yours)

09.18.25 01:33 PM - Comment(s)
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.

Truth bomb: Most companies think they have a story when they reallyy just have a list of features dressed up with...

Most Corporate Culture Merch is Theater

09.17.25 01:50 PM - Comment(s)
Most Corporate Culture Merch is Theater
How Patagonia, Buffer, and Notion turned merch into measurable business impact

Why Perfect Vendors Get Fired

09.15.25 01:45 PM - Comment(s)
Why Perfect Vendors Get Fired
When doing your job perfectly isn't enough