Cerkl partners with Crescenzo Communications to give internal communicators a free Strategy Studio membership

Cerkl just announced a partnership that could actually help with the part of internal comms that’s hardest to “tool” your way out of: thinking.

On January 20, 2026, Cerkl shared it’s teaming up with Crescenzo Communications to give communicators more strategic support and more chances to learn from each other. The practical perk is simple: every Cerkl Broadcast customer gets a free two-month membership to Strategy Studio (Cerkl pegs it at a $99 value).

If you’ve ever stared at a draft and thought, I don’t need another rewrite, I need a better plan, this is aimed at you.

So what is Strategy Studio?

Strategy Studio is a private community created by Crescenzo Communications for internal communicators: big orgs, small orgs, and everyone in between. It’s built around the stuff that rarely fits into your day when you’re buried in “can you send this by 2pm” requests.

Members get access to live and on-demand learning, facilitated peer discussions, and roundtables with experienced practitioners and industry folks. Learn from peers what messages that actually matter and how to push them through a real organization with real constraints.

Why Cerkl is doing this

Cerkl’s point (and it’s hard to argue with) is that tech can only take you so far.

A platform can help you target the right audiences, keep things consistent, and show what’s getting read. But internal comms problems usually show up upstream: unclear objectives, competing priorities, leaders who want to “communicate more” without saying anything, and teams trying to prove impact without the time to do it.

Cerkl CEO Tarek Kamil puts it bluntly: internal communicators don’t need more noise, they need better thinking.

And Steve Crescenzo, founder of Crescenzo Communications, calls out the reality a lot of us recognize: communicators are expected to be strategic… without always getting the support, the space, or the community to build that skill.

That’s the bet here. Pair Broadcast (execution + measurement) with Strategy Studio (strategy + peer learning) and you get something closer to what communicators actually need day to day.

The free membership details

For a limited time, if you have a Broadcast account (free or paid), this is a straightforward add-on benefit:

• Who: All current and new Cerkl Broadcast customers

• What: Two months in Strategy Studio

• Cost: Free

• How: Create an account on Broadcast and keep an eye on your email for the offer

(Translation: if you’re already paying for Broadcast, don’t leave the membership sitting on the table.)

The bigger picture

This partnership also feels like a small signal of where the internal comms space is heading. Teams aren’t just looking for “another channel.” They’re trying to raise the quality of thinking: better strategy, better planning, better counsel to leaders, better measurement that holds up when someone asks, “So what changed?”

If Strategy Studio helps more communicators build that muscle—and if Cerkl keeps making space for that kind of support alongside the software—this could be one of those partnerships that’s more than a logo swap.

Quick context: Cerkl’s Broadcast reaches nearly 6 million employees each month, and Crescenzo Communications focuses on helping orgs tighten strategy, messaging, and execution through training, advisory work, and education. Strategy Studio is Crescenzo’s community for internal communicators who want to get sharper at the strategic side of the job.