Hi,
I swear I've seen somewhere exactly this solution! Brand feature was visible as a link in features tab. I tried to find any option to make it working but I couldn't. I have few brands and I want weight the links, so I can't put them all in one spot. Feature tab is the best spot to put brand as a link. I have some idea how to make it (by editing template with features), however I believe it must be an option.