Clarity delivered.
In boardrooms and offices around the world, there's often a disconnect between a company's inner reality and its external message. Strategies sit on shelves. Brands blur when leaders cannot align corporate action with core belief, leaving the company and employees out of step with its own creed.
That's where Pencilbox comes in.
For nearly three decades, we've helped CEOs and senior executives achieve clarity at the core, using proprietary tools and insights to bridge the gap between what is and what's said.
Our work is grounded in the Blueprint, a methodology developed from years of in-house experience, not bog standard consulting texts. Refined over decades of engagements, it's a proven framework for finding the core and central ideas about a company, product or approach and creating a path forward.
The result? Companies that know who they are and how to say it. Brands that speak from the inside out. Leaders and leadership teams with the clarity to act decisively and communicate effectively.
We don't make communications "better." We make them true. Because in our experience content, context and clarity create difference and loyalty.
Aflac, The Coca-Cola Company, MillerKnoll, GM, The WELL Living Lab, BIFMA, and others have sought us out for our work. We improve marketing, brand communications, corporate strategies, and help manage critical issues.
We believe in clarity of language, great content, and presenting work in the right context, to the right audience at the right time to affect change.
“Pencilbox is one of the smartest groups I’ve worked with.
They're clever, open, and great at what they do.”
— Laura Kane, Chief Communications Officer PRSA.org
"Smart, really smart. Pencilbox has been
invaluable to the leadership team at the IIDA."
— Cheryl Durst, Executive Director IIDA.org
"If Martin is talking, I'm taking notes."
— Bill Strang, President of Operations TOTOUSA.com
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