# CLC Enterprises

> CLC Enterprises is a Deerfield Beach, Florida-based independent marketing, media, and events firm founded in 1997 by Carol and Lonnie Chenkin. It combines brand strategy, public relations, social media, web and graphic design, event production, cause marketing, business development, and sustainability consulting, selling ongoing fee-based relationships as well as one-off projects to clients ranging from nonprofits and local professional firms to technology, entertainment, real-estate, and large corporate organizations.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Deerfield Beach, United States
- **Founders:** Carol Chenkin (Founder and Managing Partner), Lonnie Chenkin (Co-Founder and Managing Partner)
- **Team size:** 15 employees (source-dataset estimate)
- **Products:** Branding and marketing, Public relations and media placement, Digital and social media, Web and graphic design, Event planning and production
- **Notable:** Operating continuously since 1997., Helped raise millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations through event-marketing strategies, according to Carol Chenkin's company biography., Helped Orange Ribbons for Jaime formalize as a 501(c)(3) and supported its marketing and event initiatives.

## Products & services

- **Branding and marketing** — Brand positioning, messaging, campaigns, collateral, content, and integrated marketing strategy.
- **Public relations and media placement** — Media strategy, communications, press outreach, and placement built on local, regional, and national relationships.
- **Digital and social media** — Social channel strategy and operation, content creation, digital advertising, search marketing, and reporting.
- **Web and graphic design** — Custom-coded websites, visual identity work, multimedia assets, and brand guidelines.
- **Event planning and production** — Planning, promotion, talent coordination, and execution for social, corporate, and fundraising events.
- **Cause-related marketing** — Nonprofit formation support, fundraising strategy, awareness campaigns, advocacy communications, and events.
- **Business development** — Strategic partnerships, licensing, product development, retail-channel sales, and distribution support.
- **Green energy solutions** — Business development and consulting for sustainability and energy-reduction companies.

## Achievements

- Operating continuously since 1997.
- Helped raise millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations through event-marketing strategies, according to Carol Chenkin's company biography.
- Helped Orange Ribbons for Jaime formalize as a 501(c)(3) and supported its marketing and event initiatives.
- Supported a nationwide Orange Ribbons for Jaime dance-a-thon with more than 45 committed locations in 2019.
- Carol Chenkin served as executive producer of two seasons of World of Guitar for public television.
- Carol Chenkin was associate producer of Guitar Man, the Joe Bonamassa documentary.
- The 2022 Keeping the Blues Alive Stream-A-Thon had raised more than $560,000 across three annual events.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — CLC published a short set of marketing recommendations focused on winning attention in the first three seconds, defining a specific target audience, and choosing intentional quality over content volume.
- **2025-09** — Carol Chenkin said CLC was serving 12 full-time clients spanning commercial real estate, nonprofits, celebrity entertainment, law, and wealth management.
- **2022-05** — A third annual Keeping the Blues Alive Stream-A-Thon was reported to have pushed cumulative fundraising above $560,000.
- **2022-04** — Carol Chenkin described CLC's pandemic pivot to webinars, virtual stream-a-thons, book and author chats, and a digital Buy It Now auction.

## Links

- Website: https://clcent.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clcenterprises/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/clcent
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clcenterprises/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CLCEnterprises/

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Last updated: 2026-09-19