Who We Are

With 28 years of experience working with national and international consumer, business-to-business and nonprofit organizations and brands, John Davidoff is recognized as a leader in strategic planning, thought leadership and business development. He is the architect of the Davidoff Methodology for Mission-Driven Strategy and Marketing™ which leads organizations to reflect themselves in marketing and sales communications in more compelling and relevant ways.

Mr. Davidoff’s broad client experience includes work in such fields as financial services, insurance, retail, publishing, real estate, and consumer packaged goods. Mr. Davidoff’s blue chip clients have included Anheuser-Busch, P&G, Charles Schwab, Discover Card, Allstate, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ralston Purina, Maybelline, MasterCard, Brown Forman, Visa and Pepsi. Mr. Davidoff has also worked with several not-for-profit organizations including the Smithsonian, American Cancer Society, Children International, National Forum on Children & Nature (The Conservation Fund), Monterey Bay Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Easter Seals, National Children’s Museum, Ocean Conservancy and Zero to Three.

Prior to launching Davidoff Communications in 2005, John held senior executive positions with Entertainment Marketing, Inc. (CEO), Omnicom’s Radiate Group (SVP, Sales and Marketing), General Growth Properties (SVP, Marketing) and DDB (VP, Management Representative and Director of the Event Marketing Resource). An exceptional negotiator, John is known for building high-performance teams, effective strategic planning, sales management, corporate partnerships and event marketing.

Mr. Davidoff serves as a Director of the Chicago Sunday Evening Club, a founding Director and past President of the Chicago-based Wright Foundation for Transformational Leadership; on the Board of Directors of Chicago’s Heartland Alliance Human Care Services; on the faculty of the Wright Leadership Institute where he coaches and trains individual students and groups in sales, marketing and leadership; and Mr. Davidoff is a member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Executives Club of Chicago, Chicago City Club and Social Enterprise Association.

Mr. Davidoff is married to Jacki Davidoff. They live in Evanston, Illinois with their sons Josh (age 15) and Jasper (age 12). John has been a Little League baseball coach, certified AYSO referee and a Cub Scout Pack Leader and currently volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America troop 903 in Evanston, IL. Mr. Davidoff is also an advisor to the Lake Street Church (Evanston, IL) high school youth group and a past president of the Second Unitarian Church of Chicago (Lakeview) where he served a five year term. Mr. Davidoff is a regular public speaker and trainer.

John's Story

SHARP: “John is particularly sharp and a sensitive assessor of an organization's strengths.”

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Matthew Melmed
Executive Director
Zero To Three