The Case for Digital Brand Guidelines
Digital brand guides are easy to navigate and share with employees, media, and interested third parties, keeping everyone on the same page with your brand front and center.
Fearless M&A: Mastering the Art of Video Announcements
Avoid common mergers and acquisition announcement pitfalls with these top techniques and authentic corporate communication best practices.
Video Advances: Keeping It Reel in an AI World
Haystack’s video team has been using AI for years. It’s a game changer for cleanup, but we also see significant limitations.
Why Internal Holiday Videos Should Stay Internal
Year-end holiday videos are strong culture-makers, but be sure to consider your audience to avoid damaging your brand.
Analyze Your Online Footprint And Own The Digital Landscape
Optimize your footprint with our Digital Landscape Discovery & Strategy process to reach your goals and stand out amongst competitors.
Quantifying Culture Through Mission, Vision, and Value Statements
We understand the importance of mission, vision, and value statements. But don’t take our word for it — let the data speak for itself.
What's in a Name? The Five Key Attributes of Brand Identity
Haystack Needle’s branding wing has grounded its old identity and is taking flight under a new name: Tailfeather.
How to Connect and Motivate Remote Teams
Remote work is here to stay because talented people thrive in their own space and at their own pace. The key to success lies in the creative ways we keep our remote teams connected.
Top Tips for Creative Project Management
Project management is like magic; you never see the strings when it’s done well. On the other hand, when problems arise, they’re hard to miss.
Why Every Company Needs Mission, Vision, and Values
When an organization’s mission, vision, and values are developed with intention, created collectively, reinforced regularly, and evolved as needed, they become the rudder, wheel, and indispensable compass that points to success.
How to Lead with Empowerment Instead of Fear
To achieve sustainable growth, we must trade cultures of fear for ones built on trust and empowerment.
The Haystack Way: Trust and Teamwork
Our long-standing strategy has been to build up the work that people want to do—and that clients are asking for—by focusing on trust and organizing it around teamwork.
The Value of Cross-Team Coordination
An increasing majority of our projects require multi-team support. Some of these larger-scope jobs might’ve short-circuited the system if it weren’t for the Cross-Team Coordinator.
Should you update your brand? Yes, and here’s why.
How can you tell it’s time to update your branding? Our rule of thumb is, “if you’re thinking about it — you probably should.”
Benefits of Microbranding in a Competitive Landscape
No matter the size or structure of your company, fine-tuned specialization of services and customized integration can be achieved through strategic microbranding.
How to Stay Essential by Being Nimble
With our nimble remote capture platform, our video directors can now connect directly with client devices to record HD video anywhere from a remote workstation.
Optimize Productivity with a Hierarchy of Communication
Learn the communication strategy that has increased our productivity (and sanity) while decreasing our response time.
Working Remotely: From Remedial to Revolutionary
With proper planning, good communication, and strong leadership, your company can adapt to a remote work model without sacrificing productivity or culture.