With 25 years of experience working with national consumer, business-to-business and nonprofit 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 Marketing^™, which leads organizations to reflect themselves in marketing and sales communications in more compelling and relevant ways. John is a regular public speaker, trainer and in 2007, published a paper on Partnership Marketing for the Promotion Marketing Association. John also spoke at the 2008 Good and Green™ – The Green Marketing Conference.

 

John’s broad client experience includes work in such fields as social causes, museums, financial services, insurance, retail, publishing, real estate, beer, spirits, and consumer packaged goods. John’s blue chip clients have included Anheuser-Busch, Discover Card, Allstate, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ralston Purina, Maybelline, Brown Forman, Visa and Pepsi. John has also worked with several not-for-profit organizations including the National Forum on Children & Nature (The Conservation Fund), Monterey Bay Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Easter Seals, Children International, 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.

John is married to Jacki Davidoff. They live in Evanston, Illinois with their sons Josh (age 12) and Jasper (age 9). Outside of work, John serves on the President’s Council of The Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights and is the Capital Campaign Chair for the Wright Graduate Institute Foundation for Human Potential. John has been a Little League baseball coach, certified AYSO referee, and a Cub Scout Pack Leader.