Jordan Zimmerman
Founder & Chairman of Zimmerman Advertising | Ad Maverick / Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author / Speaker at Bauer College of Business
Biography
Bauer College of Business
Jordan Zimmerman is Founder, Chairman and architect of the Zimmerman Advertising empire, now the 14th largest advertising agency in the world with published billings in excess of $4 billion.
Jordan Zimmerman founded his company in 1984 working tirelessly, personifying an insane commitment to be the best. Jordan trademarked his own term, “Brandtailing®”- a maverick combination of long-term brand building and short-term sales boosting that delivers measurable results. This methodology became well known throughout the advertising industry and is the hallmark of Jordan Zimmerman’s success.
Jordan Zimmerman is known as “Advertising’s Bad Boy” and his list of winning clients is a “who’s who” of the retail world. His is the firm that is behind such great brands as ADT, Atlantis, AutoNation, Ashley Furniture, Boston Market, Carfax, CBS, Chico’s, Chuck E. Cheese, Consolidated Credit, Dish Network, Dunkin’ Donuts, Extended Stay America, Firehouse Subs, five Below, The Florida Panthers, The Fresh Market, hhgregg, Jamba Juice, Kanes, Lane Bryant, La-Z-Boy, Lennar, Logan’s Roadhouse, Lucky Brand, Michaels, Office Depot, Papa John’s, Party City, Pep Boys, Nissan, Saks Fifth Avenue, Soma, Tire Kingdom, Toys”R”Us, White Castle, White House Black Market, Modell’s, Advance America and many more. The list is long and impressive, and ever growing.
Through The Jordan Zimmerman Family Foundation, he generously supports the University of South Florida and its unrivaled Zimmerman Advertising Program (ZAP), a specialized program that he founded and continues to support.
Jordan believes strongly in philanthropy and giving back to the greater community. He is a Golden Circle Member of the National MS Society. Other organizations he supports include Cleveland Clinic Florida, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Jack & Jill Children’s Center, Take Stock in Children, Junior Achievement of South Florida, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Videos
How To Go From Losing a $40 Million Account to Building a $4 Billion Advertising Empire
Alliance Leadership Speaker Series: Jordan Zimmerman
TheCloserClub® Episode 88: Jordan Zimmerman!!!
JORDAN ZIMMERMAN| READINESS REPORT LIVE EP.2
What Makes Zimmerman Advertising Different?
Nova Southeastern University: Commencement Speech by Jordan Zimmerman (Learn From Harvard Admission)
Jordan Zimmerman, AKA Advertising’s Bad Boy, on Building his $4.4B Agency | The G.O.A.T. Show 019
Jordan Zimmerman: 'You Cannot Micromanage Anything and Run a Company This Big'
We Need A Little Insanity: Jordan Zimmerman at TEDxUSF
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Jordan Zimmerman: Motivational Speech to Florida Atlantic University Football Team (2016)
Jordan Zimmerman on VVH-TV
Nova Southeastern University: Commencement Speech by Jordan Zimmerman (Do Not Eulogize Your Dreams)
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How to Build a $4 Billion Dollar Advertising Agency - Grant Cardone & Jordan Zimmerman
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