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  Adrenaline’s New HQ
  
  June 18, 2019 President and CEO Sean Keathley welcomes employees to their new digs at Lindbergh City Center in Atlanta
  
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- Press
  
  BB&T Suntrust Merger: True or Trust?
  
  June 18, 2019 Adrenaline’s CXO Gina Bleedorn featured in American Banker on “Truist Financial” – the new name for the merged BB&T and SunTrust
  
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- Awards
  
  Excellence in Credit Union Marketing ...
  
  June 14, 2019 Adrenaline’s clients UMe and UNIFY take home coveted honors in Image Enhancement and Community Engagement
  
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- Press
  
  How Branches Usher In Change
  
  June 04, 2019 As a contributor to The Financial Brand, Sean Keathley explores ways that banks execute visual and operational shifts across their branch networks
  
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- Press
  
  Grow or Go: Defining Banking’s Branch...
  
  May 28, 2019 Adrenaline’s Sean Keathley shares his insights on branch optimization as a contributor to The Financial Brand
  
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- Press
  
  Reshaping Banking's Future
  
  May 01, 2019 The Financial Brand highlights makeover sessions taking on brand through branch at the financial industry’s big show
  
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- Events
  
  Taking on Banking's Biggest Challenges
  
  April 29, 2019 The Financial Brand Forum empowers and engages with the industry’s brightest ideas and innovations
  
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- Events
  
  Financial Brand Forum Leaders Identif...
  
  April 29, 2019 Attendees of the financial industry’s big show share their thoughts about underrepresented challenges facing banking
  
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- Awards
  
  Adrenaline’s Outstanding Client Work ...
  
  April 29, 2019 Experience design agency takes home coveted honors in brand awareness, membership marketing, outdoor campaigns, and rebrand/new corporate identity
  
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- Events
  
  CUNA Conference Helps Create Connections
  
  April 29, 2019 Adrenaline exhibits at national marketing conference that empowers credit unions with insights and ideas to develop a more meaningful member journey
  
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- Events
  
  Join us in Vegas April 15 - 17
  
  March 28, 2019 You’re invited to a transformative, live branch experience makeover to immerse yourself in our multi-sensory approach to network transformation
  
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- Press
  
  What’s In A Name?
  
  March 14, 2019 Adrenaline’s Chief Experience Officer Gina Bleedorn featured in American Banker on renaming and rebranding after a merger
  
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- Events
  
  Bowl-A-Thon Blowout Raises Funds for ...
  
  March 13, 2019 Adrenaline’s Portsmouth, New Hampshire office shows off its team spirit and scoring skills
  
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- Events
  
  Becoming the Brand
  
  February 19, 2019 Adrenaline’s CXO brings her branding acumen to Georgia Marketing Summit’s panel on brands living their purpose
  
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- Press
  
  Rehabilitating a Broken Brand
  
  February 12, 2019 Adrenaline’s CXO Gina Bleedorn featured in The Financial Brand on the health of Wells Fargo as it unveils its latest campaign
  
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- Press
  
  Bowling Competition Raises Funds for ...
  
  February 05, 2019 Participating for the fifth year, Adrenaline’s Portsmouth office sends teams to leave no pin standing
  
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- Press
  
  Best of Branch Banking Across the Globe
  
  January 30, 2019 Adrenaline’s clients, Eastern Bank and Origin Bank, featured among best practices in retail branch strategy
  
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- Press
  
  Atlanta’s Skyline Has a New Beacon
  
  January 15, 2019 Georgia’s Own sign on 100 Peachtree building to feature Atlanta-centric arts, entertainment, community, and culture
  
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- Events
  
  Presents with a Purpose
  
  December 20, 2018 Adrenaline making hundreds of donations to local non-profits over the holidays
  
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- Events
  
  Evolving Banking’s Customer Experience
  
  December 16, 2018 Adrenaline discusses network optimization and transformation in an increasingly digital world at Future Branches
  
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- Awards
  
  Exceptional Graphic Design Work Lands...
  
  December 06, 2018 Adrenaline and clients take home 10 American Graphic Design Awards
  
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- Press
  
  CNB Voted One of the Best Places to W...
  
  December 06, 2018 For the fourth time, Adrenaline’s client Citizens National Bank makes the annual list honoring great workplaces
  
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- Events
  
  Winning the Hearts and Minds of Healt...
  
  November 25, 2018 Adrenaline’s CXO brings her insights about healthcare brands to the Healthcare Design Expo
  
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- Awards
  
  Adrenaline Honored for Financial Bran...
  
  November 15, 2018 Experience Design Agency takes home PRSA Phoenix Award of Excellence for “Ready To Rumble”
  
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- Press
  
  Innovation in the Spotlight
  
  November 15, 2018 Adrenaline’s work with America First Credit Union on their Innovation Center featured in The Financial Brand
  
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- Press
  
  Furman News Features 2002 Graduate Gi...
  
  November 01, 2018 Adrenaline’s CXO highlighted for her role as brand and experience design groundbreaker in a series about the future of retail
  
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- Press
  
  Trailblazers in Retail and Brand Expe...
  
  October 26, 2018 Adrenaline’s CXO, Gina Bleedorn, featured in Authority Magazine on her journey in experience design and the future of retail over the next five years
  
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- Press
  
  Breaking Down Barriers in Banking
  
  October 24, 2018 Adrenaline featured in Wired Magazine Brand Lab regarding the bank branch of the future
  
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- Press
  
  Adrenaline Separates from Parent Company
  
  October 22, 2018 Management buyout empowers trailblazer in experience design to write the next chapter of its dynamic story
  
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- Awards
  
  Healthcare Leader Receives HFSE Found...
  
  October 18, 2018 Adrenaline’s Cathy Richter honored for her dedication and service to the mission of advancing better delivery of healthcare through the physical space
  
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- Events
  
  Like to Love: Bank Branding and Build...
  
  October 18, 2018 Adrenaline presents at the Mississippi Bankers Association Communications Conference to help bank brands nurture connections with customers
  
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- Events
  
  Engaging the Healthcare Consumer
  
  October 17, 2018 Adrenaline & Northwestern Medicine present at Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo with best practices in translating a changing healthcare brand
  
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- Events
  
  Best Practices in Branch Transformation
  
  September 19, 2018 Adrenaline presents at Bank Customer Experience Summit in Chicago with examples from the frontlines of consumer-facing retail
  
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- Press
  
  Critical Financial Support for Atlant...
  
  September 12, 2018 Adrenaline proudly partners with Atlanta Cancer Care Foundation to support “A Taste of Hope” on September 20 to spread the word about the financial burden on our area’s cancer patients
  
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- Press
  
  What to Do After Inking the Deal on a...
  
  August 28, 2018 Adrenaline bylined article in Bank Director about successful conversion following mergers and acquisitions
  
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- Press
  
  Seamlessly Manage Your In-Branch Digi...
  
  August 21, 2018 Adrenaline launches Asset Management Platform to help FIs streamline and simplify their branch networks
  
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- Press
  
  American Builders Quarterly Showcases...
  
  August 09, 2018 Feature illustrates Cron’s commitment to experience design through five-years at Dunkin’ Brands to her current role as Director of Architecture and Interior Design
  
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- Events
  
  Top 3 Takeaways from SweetWater “Behi...
  
  July 19, 2018 PRSA Georgia special event highlights a unique integrated communications approach
  
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- Awards
  
  Experience Design Agency’s Clients Go...
  
  June 28, 2018
  
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- Press
  
  Brand Experience at Every Touchpoint
  
  May 24, 2018 Adrenaline’s Sean Keathley and Gina Bleedorn featured on Business Radio X’s Atlanta Business Radio
  
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- Events
  
  Takeaways from the Financial Industry...
  
  May 17, 2018 The Financial Brand Forum energizes with timely content and powerful speakers
  
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- Press
  
  American Banker on Creating Customer ...
  
  May 08, 2018 Article features comments from Adrenaline’s CXO on the banking industry’s efforts to build authentic relationships
  
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- Events
  
  Meet us at Brand Forum May 7-9
  
  May 03, 2018 What happens at Forum shapes the financial world
  
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- Press
  
  Marketing Your Bank Brand
  
  May 01, 2018 Creating a cohesive brand experience across channels
  
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- Events
  
  Creating Customer Connections
  
  April 20, 2018 Marketing United conference inspires with best practices in meaningful messaging and powerful personalization
  
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- Events
  
  Automation’s Influence in Banking
  
  March 24, 2018 How automating predictable aspects of business helps pave the way for the universal experience
  
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- Awards
  
  Adrenaline’s Client Work Honored with...
  
  March 22, 2018 Experience design agency takes home coveted awards for Workers Credit Union ad campaign and Arrowhead Credit Union rebrand
  
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- Press
  
  Brand and Personalization Powerhouses...
  
  March 16, 2018 Partnership provides world-class brand expertise with patented personalization platform to enhance customer experience
  
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- Press
  
  Senate Moves One Step Closer to Commu...
  
  March 08, 2018 The latest on bipartisan legislation to address one-size-fits-all banking regulations
  
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- Awards
  
  Adrenaline’s Outdoor Creative Honored...
  
  February 27, 2018 Experience design agency takes home an ADDY Award for Workers Credit Union “Bank Like a Big Wig” bus wrap
  
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- Press
  
  Right-Sizing Regulations for the Mode...
  
  February 20, 2018 Adrenaline featured in Bank Director article about bipartisan support for community banking regulatory relief
  
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- Events
  
  Brand Advance
  
  February 12, 2018 Georgia Marketing Summit addresses how brands make authentic connections in today’s competitive landscape
  
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- Events
  
  Right-Sizing Healthcare Spaces
  
  February 09, 2018 Massive transitions in space-planning, design and functionality coming to a health facility near you
  
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- Press
  
  Credit Union Campaign Gets Industry A...
  
  February 05, 2018 “Bank like a Big Wig” featured in CUNA News
  
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- Press
  
  Quirky Campaign for a Boston Credit U...
  
  January 29, 2018 Adrenaline’s "Bank like a Big Wig" to be featured in Boston-area Super Bowl broadcast
  
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- Press
  
  Retooling and Reusing Bank Spaces
  
  January 23, 2018 Adrenaline Featured in Independent Banker Magazine
  
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- Events
  
  Finding Your North Star: Designing a ...
  
  December 15, 2017 Adrenaline speaks at Future Branches on ways banks can create transformative experiences that remain relevant
  
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- Events
  
  Designing a Branded Healthcare Experi...
  
  November 17, 2017 Today’s healthcare organizations are creating intuitive patient-centric experiences in compelling branded environments
  
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- Events
  
  Community Bankers Lead Forward
  
  November 15, 2017 Adrenaline’s Leadership-in-a-Box workshop challenged community bankers to create and customize their own universal experience
  
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- Awards
  
  Adrenaline Earns IIDA Georgia Best of...
  
  November 13, 2017 Experience design agency honored for work with Synovus Nashville branch
  
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- Awards
  
  Adrenaline Takes Home Two PRSA Georgi...
  
  November 13, 2017 Experience design agency honored for Technical Writing and Perspective Blog
  
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- Awards
  
  Adrenaline Takes Home 10 American Gra...
  
  November 03, 2017 Experience Design Agency and Its Clients Honored for Outstanding Graphic Design Work
  
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- Events
  
  Hot Topic in Banking: Branch Transfor...
  
  October 30, 2017 Adrenaline leads workshop at invite-only event for community banks focused on how to up-their-game in the wake of disruption and demographic shifts
  
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- Press
  
  We’re Wigging Out!
  
  October 19, 2017 Adrenaline Helps Workers Credit Union Give Members the Royal Treatment with Hair-Raising New Ad Campaign
  
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- Awards
  
  Redefining the Credit Union Experienc...
  
  October 10, 2017 Adrenaline’s client, America First Credit Union, wins the prestigious CUNA Excellence in Operation & Member Experience Award in Branch Design for its Innovation Center
  
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- Events
  
  Turning Like to Love: Fostering Consu...
  
  October 04, 2017 Adrenaline presents at the ABA Bank Marketing Conference to help bank brands create even more connections
  
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- Events
  
  Drivers of Change: Harnessing the Pow...
  
  September 29, 2017 Adrenaline’s D. Christopher Howe discusses how technology is changing customer expectations.
  
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- Events
  
  Healthcare Next: Innovation's Role in...
  
  September 22, 2017 Adrenaline's own Gina Bleedorn and Sean Keathley discuss what healthcare can learn from the financial and retail sectors.
  
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- Press
  
  Adrenaline’s Journey Mapped Out via V...
  
  September 08, 2017 Company president, Sean Keathley, tells one of “Atlanta’s Most Inspiring Stories”
  
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- Press
  
  Taking the Pulse of the Bank-Customer...
  
  September 01, 2017 Adrenaline’s CXO Gina Bleedorn featured in Chief Content Officer Magazine’s “Relationship Banking” article, featuring best practice concepts and case studies across the financial spectrum
  
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- Events
  
  Bringing Universal Banking to Puerto ...
  
  August 25, 2017 How cooperative banks are organized and deliver on customer experience can provide new opportunities for growth in a difficult economy.
  
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- Awards
  
  Addy Award Goes to Old National Bank ...
  
  July 26, 2017 Adrenaline's client takes home 2017 American Advertising Silver Award for its "Bank of the Future" experience design
  
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- Awards
  
  Experience Design Agency’s Clients Sw...
  
  June 30, 2017 Adrenaline and its clients take home 25 awards honoring the best-in-class video production, animation, creative arts, and visual storytelling.
  
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- Press
  
  Smart Tech Deployment
  
  June 16, 2017 Tech tools can solve a whole host of problems for banks and brands, but knowing why you’re using them is crucial in experience design.
  
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- Events
  
  Community Banks Focus on Customer Exp...
  
  June 08, 2017 - Adrenaline presents insights at Community Bankers of Iowa Peer Connection Forum to help community banks reimagine banking and brand experiences in a disrupted marketplace.
  
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- Press
  
  Adrenaline’s CXO Discusses the Vital ...
  
  June 05, 2017 - In a feature in diginomica, Gina Bleedorn discusses the challenges of an omnichannel world and how focusing on customer experience is the path forward.
  
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- Events
  
  Adrenaline Connects at Financial Bran...
  
  June 01, 2017 - World’s largest financial marketing gathering showcases the brainpower behind banking’s best brands.
  
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- Events
  
  A STRATEGY FIRST APPROACH TO THOUGHT ...
  
  April 27, 2017 - Strategic approaches to thought leadership can help brands separate themselves from the pack. Find out how we did it with insights from our recent presentation on white paper development and deployment.
  
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- Events
  
  BANKERS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE
  
  April 14, 2017 - Disruption and consumer expectation are modern challenges to every brand. Something that is particularly true in the banking industry. But the relationship between people, places and processes is at the heart of transformation for brands and banks, alike.
  
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- Awards
  
  BIG IDEAS GO LOCAL
  
  April 06, 2017 - The credit union industry gathered at CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council to learn about the best practices sparking change across local credit union communities. The most exceptional programs received diamond awards for their big ideas. Now, we’re insp...
  
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- Press
  
  FUTURE PROOFING YOUR BUSINESS WITH CXO
  
  March 30, 2017 - How your company is organized can create a resilient infrastructure that primes your organization to be ready for inevitable disruption. Our solution is elevating the concept of experience to the c-suite through the addition of the Chief Experience Officer (CXO) ro...
  
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- Events
  
  BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL OF DISRUPTION
  
  March 23, 2017 - Second-wave disruption continues to challenge the financial industry with many legacy organizations, like community banks, trying to play catch-up. For off-course institutions, the universal experience can provide a roadmap.
  
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- Events
  
  BUZZWORTHY VIDEOS FOR CHAIRISH THE FU...
  
  March 03, 2017 - What do cat videos, Dr. Seuss and the Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta all have in common? Take a look at Adrenaline’s work for the annual Chairish the Future Gala to find out.
  
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- Events
  
  BRAND DISRUPTION’S BEST & BRIGHTEST
  
  February 23, 2017 - Disruption. The mere mention of it can send chills up the spines of even the heartiest marketers everywhere. But what if we looked at disruption as opportunity rather than albatross? It’s in the disrupted space that some of the best thinking and doing actually happ...
  
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- Events
  
  Adrenaline Participates in SCAD Fash ...
  
  February 03, 2017 - Technology’s role in fashion retail is more than gadgets and gizmos. It’s what technology allows you to do – tell better stories, enhance experiences and customize curation.
  
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- Events
  
  NEXT GENERATION CONCEPTS AT FUTURE BR...
  
  December 08, 2016 - Challenging assumptions about the way banks and credit unions have always serviced customers, the future branches conference focuses on the institutional shift needed to empower the customer journey.
  
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- Events
  
  FUTURE BRANCHES: HOW WILL BANKS TRANS...
  
  November 04, 2016 - The Universal Banker provides banks a rich opportunity to reengage with its customers in a reimagined environment. Our “Creating a Universal Experience White Paper” provides a comprehensive roadmap for banks to follow to enhance the customer journey.
  
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- Events
  
  DIGITAL DISRUPTION IN BANKING
  
  October 27, 2016 - Digital disruption is occurring in every industry today. We spent a day at the Retail Bank of the Future Summit, hosted by Bain & Company, evaluating the disruption in the retail banking landscape. Insights from around the globe were shared, all experiencing simila...
  
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- Events
  
  EMPOWER YOUR BRAND WITH STORYTELLING
  
  September 16, 2016 - In banking, strict regulations create a unique obstacle for brands to overcome in differentiating themselves and telling their story. At this year's ICBA Lead FWD summit, Adrenaline led a collaboration workshop to help brands begin identifying their brand opportuni...
  
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- Press
  
  FEATURED DESIGNER – SARAY GILL
  
  August 18, 2016 - One of Adrenaline’s own team members is being featured in a new ad series for SCAD and making her print debut in Vogue and Seventeen Magazines. No, she’s not a supermodel, but she is a superhero of experience design.
  
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- Press
  
  ADRENALINE FEATURED IN THE JOURNAL OF...
  
  July 21, 2016 - Ever ask yourself, what is it that successful brands are doing to “target hearts to turn heads?” Adrenaline’s Gina Bleedorn answers that question and addresses much more on the subject of branding in the June 2016 edition of the Journal of Brand Strategy "Changing ...
  
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- Awards
  
  ADRENALINE AND SOTERIA WIN AT TELLY A...
  
  July 07, 2016 - In 2015, Adrenaline teamed up with Soteria productions in Atlanta to produce videos for our clients Advantis Credit Union and LendingPoint. Both resulted in some pretty awesome work. Just ask the folks at the Telly Awards.
  
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- Press
  
  ADRENALINE WELCOMES A NEW CREATIVE DI...
  
  May 06, 2016 - Adrenaline is excited to announce our new creative director, Ty Wong. Ty brings a fresh perspective on redefining brand and consumer experiences.
  
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- Events
  
  WATCH OUR DOUBLE MAKEOVERS AT FINANCI...
  
  December 04, 2015 - For our second year presenting at Financial Brand Forum, we doubled our makeovers, creating a brand makeover and a branch experience makeover for two of the brands in attendance. See the concepts we developed for each below.
  
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- Events
  
  THE ART AND SCIENCE OF REACHING CONSU...
  
  November 09, 2015 - Worldwide Business with Kathy Ireland® interviews Sean Keathley and Gina Bleedorn to discuss ways financial brands can truly connect with their audiences.
  
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- Events
  
  SECOND SELF HITS ATLANTA SHELVES!
  
  May 06, 2015 - Second Self co-founder Jason Santamaria and Adrenaline Senior Designer, Tex Grubbs, celebrate Second Self hitting shelves by holding a “taste-and-talk” event to share the story behind Second Self's brand identity and package design.
  
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