The sherpas of business development.
At Clearline, we solve a real, urgent problem. Unclear messaging, disengaged markets, and sales collateral that doesn’t deliver.
We’re the painkiller your business needs to eliminate communication gaps, engage your audience, and align sales and marketing for tangible results.
In real terms this could apply to startups looking to scale for growth or maturing orgs that know their sales strategy isn’t working. In all cases we are a cost effective way to solve a serious problem; deal flow.
Example A: A successful and maturing agency was looking to add services and pivot to expand into adjacent markets. Before hiring a new team at a substantial cost, they decided to bring Clearline in to revise collateral, sales processes and train up existing team members. The outcome was substantial, refined messaging and collateral, better internal processes to support the new sales efforts and finally, better trained teams to go to market. All at a fraction of the cost of hiring a single new F/T team member.
Example B: Startup X just closed a substantial round and the need for hitting the market at scale was acute. The founder, an engineer, recognized that his own experience didn’t translate well into sales (selling investors is a different proposition than going to market). Hiring Clearline to support the GTM effort meant better storytelling, collateral, processes and hiring. Speeding up the GTM approach by months and ensuring alignment with the team, and vision.
What We Do
At Clearline Partners, we work with partners to create groundbreaking copy and communications that transform how technical and product-oriented startups and SMBs connect with their target markets. Our expertise spans all key marketing deliverables—brand messaging, website copy, pitch decks, and more—designed to distill complex ideas into compelling narratives that drive results.
What We Don’t Do
We don’t do programmatic advertising or marketing campaigns. Our work sits upstream from ad execution, focusing on crafting the foundational messages, and downstream from creation, ensuring your brand story is clear, sharp, and impactful before it meets the world.
Technology Philosophy
"At Clearline, we believe in the power of human expertise to lay the foundation for effective communication. As a ‘human-in-the-loop"‘ company, we prioritize the insights and creativity of skilled professionals to craft strategies and solutions that resonate.
While we encourage our clients to use AI to scale and deliver our work to market, the heart of what we do—understanding your audience, defining your message, and building your brand—requires a distinctly human touch. This balanced approach ensures that our work is both thoughtful and impactful, combining the best of human ingenuity with cutting-edge technology.”
--Jonathan Mills, Founding Partner