Pentel of America

We’re equally excited to be collaborating with ShopGoodwill.com for this year’s #Artcycle challenge. It makes all the sense in the world to partner with such an inspiring organization that shares our passion for ptoducts that can be reused and not end up in landfills.

It was chilly when we set up the Pentel booth at 5 am, but all the inspirational signs we saw made at LA Marathon really warmed our hearts! Another amazing community moment with Students Run LA. Congrats to all the finishers!

Loved hearing about Stacy Garrett 👑 choosing RSVP as her go-to for extended bouts of writing. Getting out the vote is a great way for us all to play our part and Reimagine Your World!

Some of the IT and Marketing crew are getting in some deep learning at eTail -West this week. Day 1 down!

Pentel of America is celebrating the 60th anniversary of it's founding here in the United States. These two wonderful people have been part of the driving force on the Sales team for the past 45 of those years! Congratulations to Nancy Beasley and Gary Baumgartner on their 45th anniversary with Pentel. Wow! What an amazing, and rare, achievement. We all hope to find rewarding and fulfilling careers with companies that support us along the way. We wish you both the best.

In order for a company or brand to thrive and grow it must have a strong healthy work culture brimming with individuals that believe in your mission, have creative vision and will jump in wherever they are needed. Chris Lee and DOUGLAS TOLLESON are exactly those types of characters. Senior Brand and Digital Marketing Manager, Jason Cole recently grabbed a coffee with them to celebrate their new promotions triggered by consistent excellence and leadership in the Pentel Marketing department. Chris is stepping into the Digital Marketing Manager role where he will focus efforts on audience growth, web/social traffic and conversion optimization. Doug has been promoted to Graphic Design Supervisor and will be the driving creative force behind our new plastic-free packaging and future design projects. Congratulations to both of them for this well-deserved recognition.

Seven years ago, we hired the amazingly-talented visual notetaker Jairu Ollennu to document our annual company meeting. The process, and output were so visually spectacular and authentic to what Pentel is all about (supporting creativity & self-expression through writing and art supplies)! From that day forward, we have worked with Jai on a myriad of projects from product launches like Floatune & Markathon Pump; developing videos to help change the consumer mindset to think of pens and pencils as reusable/refillable items; or supporting our cause partners like True Colors United, Arbor Day Foundation or Students Run LA. This holiday, Jai took it upon himself to "reimagine" what a holiday gift basket might look like and sent us the bespoke cookie set you see pictured here. They capture some highlights from the various creative campaigns we've worked on together. What an amazing, poignant and tasty way to wind down 2024! Thanks Jai and happy holidays to you all!

Happy Holidays from the marketing crew at Pentel of America. We wish you the best and hope you Reimagine the holidays to be merry and bright!

We were honored to send Adam Savage and the crew at #Tested a little care package recently. We discovered a video of Adam lamenting the demise of one of his favorite pencils and felt obligated to help out a true champion of the creative process. We are humbled by the thorough (and unsolicited) response from Adam as well as the outpouring of so many fond memories from Pentel enthusiasts over the decades. We love supporting artists, makers and creators in their continued efforts to make the world a better place and hope this video gets you inspired to #ReimagineYourWorld. Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/g-jy_GhA

The final two episodes of senior marketing associate, Zach Jalteco's journey to the New York Marathon are finally up. Take a break from your holiday shopping at work (lol) to watch this inspiring saga - and congratulations to Zach for an amazing performance (no spoilers). https://lnkd.in/gdSsTxgC