Reland Logan is an award-winning brand coach, the founder of Gray Digital Marketing, and the creator of Brand Brunches a mimosa-fueled marketing masterclass offering female business owners education on building a strong brand for better business. Ultimately Reland helps brands go from ordinary to extraordinary with a little extra in 3 days or less. She has been recognized globally for her Outstanding leadership in Marketing by the Marketing 2.0 conference, as a Top 50 Marketer on the Rise from the African American Marketing Association, co-authored the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion National Pledge for the American Marketing Association and is past president of her local chapter. Reland is a certified business coach and has her Master Storyteller Designation. Réland has been a guest on the following podcasts Business Over Beers, The Other Side of Sales, Let’s Talk Marketing with Nathan Webster, It’s Going Down with Marc & Cathey and SalesFuel among others. She has also spoken at several conferences such as the “Let’s Connect Conference”, “Start Your Solution Summit” and now the Black CEO Conference.
Avoiding the Madness Together
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Reader...I've got beef with the day after Turkey Day. It might come from my days of working in retail and watching even some of my favorite luxury brands succumb to the hype. I swear I still hear "Stack 'em High and Watch 'em Fly" in my nightmares this time of year, ANYTIME I see a sweater table at the mall. This Saturday, I was driving back from getting my Flu and TDap vaccines so I can spend the holidays with a family member who has cancer, and I needed to drive through the mall parking lot. Now personally... I am not up for playing the adult version of Mario Kart during this season... but I couldn't hold it any longer, ladies, and the mall was RIGHT THERE. Sometimes we just have to make the call. Now, I wasn't going to go into the actual mall—there was a World Market that is very rarely shopped next door. But I had to first dodge banana peels, turtle shells, and that one person who HAS to wait for the parking spot and hold up 18 cars from their destination. My son in the back asks... "Mom, can we go in the mall?" My left eye started twitching. My partner felt the levels of rage soaring as I determined who I am taking out next...Bowser or Princess Peach with arms full of Macy's bags. "Is there something in particular you wanted to look at?????" I responded with absolutely no desire to give in. No matter how full my bladder. "No, I just want to go into Dick's." "Ok bud, not today... how about Tuesday in the middle of the day when NO ONE is here... see this parking lot? NO. ONE. ever parks this far unless it's a mad house." I am sharing this story because I will probably avoid your inbox on Friday... just like I will be avoiding mine. I will wish you a happy Turkey Day, might check on your soul on Sunday or Monday... However, you do deserve the best of what I am fondly calling my Anti-Black Friday Campaign. I will come up with a better name later...maybe. I have never done a Black Friday sale, and honestly, I don't discount my products unless they are in a bundle for a friend or at a summit I am speaking at. AND even then... I don't drop the price of my BrandStorms because the strategy in them is too valuable and has gotten clients their first $25k months with a side of time freedom. There is a first time for everything, and I recognize that 2025 has been a bit of a doozy. So here is what we have in store until they are gone: 🥂 SURPRISE!!! LAUNCHING THE CHAMPAGNE CLIENTELE BRAND PRODUCTIVITY BUSINESS PLANNER If you purchase the Champagne Clientele Brand Productivity Business Planner that...surprise just launched in this email! The first 100 people who send me their receipt via email or Instagram will get FREE access for a year to the accompanying membership launching in 2026 called the Daily Dollars Collective. This planner, plus the membership, will give you a daily plan to grow your business, access to bi-weekly group coaching with me, and community to help hold each other together. I will also bring in guest speakers to help us in areas we need to grow our businesses. [GET THE PLANNER + FREE MEMBERSHIP ACCESS] 📹 BRANDMUDA BRAND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO AUDIT - $50 (NORMALLY $150) The first 15 people to grab the Brandmuda Brand Breakthrough video audit get it for $50... normally $150. This is the video audit that Trish said: "Réland truly cares about the success of your business and offers honest feedback that moves the needle. The work and care she put into my Brandmuda Brand Breakthrough was actionable, timely, and brilliantly insightful." And my girl Kristin said: "...being newer in business, I wasn't sure where to start. She helped me prioritize, think differently about how I wanted to be positioning myself, and gave me insight I didn't even know I needed." This isn't a cookie-cutter audit—this is me sitting down at my computer and going over your website, social channels, and any digital asset you send me. You want feedback? I will give it. [GRAB YOUR $50 VIDEO AUDIT - ONLY 15 SPOTS] 💎 BRANDSTORM STRATEGY PLAN - $350 (NORMALLY $1,500) And drumroll please... my $1,500 BrandStorm strategy plan calls—5 people will be able to grab one for $350. This is where you meet with me and we talk all about your brand, your goals, what you dream about. Then I go back and take what I learn and turn it into a plan of what you need to start doing and stop doing in order for you to make it happen. [SECURE YOUR $350 BRANDSTORM - ONLY 5 SPOTS] Clearly, I lost my mind in the Washington Square parking lot on Saturday... but hey, while I am over here singing "Peaches" by Jack Black, IYKYK, take advantage of it to make 2026 your best year yet. Réland P.S. I will be avoiding your inbox on Friday and mine. Enjoy your turkey, hug your people, and if you venture into a mall parking lot, may the Mario Kart gods be ever in your favor. 🏎️ P.P.S. My son still didn't get to go to Dick's. But he will on Tuesday when normal humans shop. Not during the sweater table "Stack 'em High and Watch 'em Fly" nightmares. P.P.P.S. Yes, I am risking being sick from these vaccines on Thanksgiving so I can safely spend the holidays with my family member who has cancer. Some things are more important than avoiding mall parking lots. But only some things. |
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Reland Logan is an award-winning brand coach, the founder of Gray Digital Marketing, and the creator of Brand Brunches a mimosa-fueled marketing masterclass offering female business owners education on building a strong brand for better business. Ultimately Reland helps brands go from ordinary to extraordinary with a little extra in 3 days or less. She has been recognized globally for her Outstanding leadership in Marketing by the Marketing 2.0 conference, as a Top 50 Marketer on the Rise from the African American Marketing Association, co-authored the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion National Pledge for the American Marketing Association and is past president of her local chapter. Reland is a certified business coach and has her Master Storyteller Designation. Réland has been a guest on the following podcasts Business Over Beers, The Other Side of Sales, Let’s Talk Marketing with Nathan Webster, It’s Going Down with Marc & Cathey and SalesFuel among others. She has also spoken at several conferences such as the “Let’s Connect Conference”, “Start Your Solution Summit” and now the Black CEO Conference.
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