Savory charcuterie food gifts? Custom branded cutting boards? Really?

I've been helping clients tell their brand stories and build emotional brand connections for 25 years now. But in all those years, I've never seen the popularity of savory food gifts accented with custom-etched cutting boards as high as it is right now.

“One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn’t belong.”

Can you spot which item in each picture was placed using augmented reality?

"The musical box is hysterical! I almost fell over when I opened the box. Bought ice cream and sampled ALL the items. WOW!! The ice cream cone packaging is impressive. It was so yummy! Thank you for thinking of me! These are fantastic!"
-a Scoops & Sprinkles box recipient

I don’t know about you, but I thought QR codes died a few years ago. Because you needed a special app to scan the codes, they were clunky to navigate causing friction-filled interactions.

But along came the pandemic and fueled by a desire for touchless transactions, QR codes were resurrected from the dead.

Swag doesn't have to be boring all the time. Here is a little Printable Promotions onesie worn by none other than my baby boy Santiago. I send these onesies to clients who have maternity out-of-office messages on. What a cute way to connect!

We’ve been selling custom-branded 10’ charging cables for years now but I’ve never actually seen one in the wild! This one was spotted at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.