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CLOUT CEO MICHON ELLIS DISCUSSES THE PR BUSINESS WITH THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

CLOUT RETAINED BY IRONMAN FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ITS PUBLIC RELATIONS, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND DIVERSITY OUTREACH WORK
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 3, 2022) – CLOUT, LLC, a Chicago-based marketing, and public relations firm founded by former McDonald’s Corporation senior marketing communications executive, Michon

CLOUT CEO, MICHON ELLIS, INVITED TO JOIN PRESTIGIOUS mHUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CLOUT PR & Corporate Communications will join Dell Technologies, Flex, and HM Manufacturing as new board appointees for one of Chicago’s premier tech innovation centers,

THE RALLY Magazine Taps CLOUT as Lead PR Agency
Newly launched online publication, THE RALLY Magazine, taps CLOUT, LLC. to handle their PR and marketing communications. THE RALLY (www.therallymagazine.com) was created for those who

CLOUT Supports Black Chamber of Commerce of Illinois
CLOUT CEO, Michon Ellis, has joined the executive leadership committee for the Black Chamber of Commerce of Illinois. Beginning January 2021, Ellis will serve as

CLOUT CEO MICHON ELLIS AND THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF CHICAGO TEAM UP FOR ENTREPRENEUR ADVISORY SESSIONS
In an effort to provide support to the entrepreneur community in Chicago, Clout, LLC and the Economic Club of Chicago partnered to launch “Member Exchange”

NO SHADE TO TRADE MEDIA, BUT YOUR “WHO’S WHO” LISTS ROUTINELY MISS STARS . . . SO, HERE’S MY LIST OF BADASS PR AND MARKETING PROS.
It’s that time of year when AdAge and PRWeek start releasing their ‘Who’s Who’ lists. It’s no secret that professionals in our industry have immense

Clout CEO, Michon Ellis, sits down with Shea Howell host of Rhythm + Blues Podcast.
Clout, LLC’s PR honcho, Michon Ellis discusses racial unrest, Black agencies, Black entrepreneurship, the state of Black consumers, why total market strategies are problematic, marketing

By sticking to the basics PR pros can help repair the public’s trust in news media
Lack of public trust in news media harms PR practitioners’ ability to distribute and promote client messages.

LEADING WITH PURPOSE: TAKEAWAYS FROM THE RECENT NBA PLAYOFF BOYCOTTS
In the past few months, it has become abundantly clear that all brands (whether industry leaders or not) must lead with a clear, purpose-first approach.

ACCLAIMED CHICAGO ACTRESS TAPS CLOUT TO HANDLE PR FOR NEW PSA VIDEO SERIES CREATED TO AID BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES AND HELP HEAL CITY’S RACIAL DIVIDES
Watch Video: https://www.facebook.com/ImTiredWebCampaign/videos/209972457118709

CLOUT AND GXG ROLL OUT COLLABORATION TARGETING COMPANIES WITH KNOWLEDGE AND COMMUNICATIONS GAPS
CLOUT AND CONSULTING FIRM GXG FOCUS ON HELPING COMPANIES CLOSE KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES Chicago and Atlanta- CLOUT, one of the nation’s

CLOUT CEO Michon Ellis Interviews Drizly’s Liz Paquette
On April 30, 2020, CLOUT CEO Michon Ellis teamed up with the Beverage Testing Institute Director Jerald O’Kennard and Bond Moroch’s Jordan Friedman to interview

CLOUT sits down with Drizly
DON’T MISS IT: ALCOHOL DELIVERY HAS EMERGED AS A POWERFUL SALES AND MARKETING CHANNEL. PLEASE JOIN CLOUT FOR A VIRTUAL “FIRESIDE†CHAT WITH DRIZLY’S DIRECTOR

CLOUT CEO Michon Ellis discusses Covid-19 strategies for beverage brands
On April 7, 2020, CLOUT CEO Michon Ellis, Beverage Testing Institute Director Jerald O’Kennard and Jordan Friedman from Bond Moroch discussed tactics and recommendations for

CLOUT leads 4D Healthware’s Communications Strategy During Covid-19 Outbreak
With hospitals becoming overcrowded with coronavirus patients, a Chicago startup has developed a tech-based method to care for COVID-19 patients at home. Chicago telehealth startup 4D

CLOUT Forms A Beverage Marketing and Development Alliance
CLOUT, BEVERAGE TESTING INSTITUTE AND BOND MOROCH ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE TO HELP BEVERAGE COMPANIES DRIVE WINNING BRANDS Beverage Development Marketing Alliance (BDMA) Aims to Help Beverage

Ex-McDonald’s communications director launches Clout
Former McDonald’s global communications director Michon Ellis aims to fill a public relations niche in Chicago. Ellis has opened Clout, a public relations firm that will support

Communications Veteran Michon Ellis Launches PR Agency
New agency CLOUT to give start-ups and midsize companies more “CLOUT.†Press release: CHICAGO — Long-time marketing communications agency entrepreneur, Michon Ellis, is filling a niche