Cliff Courtney

Cliff Courtney’s career has taken him from New York to Los Angeles, to Austin, Texas, and now to South Florida where he is currently the Chief Marketing Officer for the Omnicom Collective/Zimmerman Advertising. Along the way, he has held positions in creative, strategy, and marketing, and ultimately weaved those skills together to drive hundreds of millions in new business. His awards range from Effies to EMAs, yet his pursuit has always been focused on the results of the work, not the work itself.

However, Cliff’s greatest accomplishments have been as a mentor and professor, from his position as the Co-Chair of the strategic planning program at the Miami Ad School, to lecturing at the Universities of Florida, Texas, Miami and more. He is also a visiting professor at the University of South Florida. Finally, he continues to lead Omnicom’s elite Infusion Intern program at Zimmerman Advertising, focused on inclusion, mentoring, and preparing students to succeed from day one in the world of advertising and marketing.

Companies

• Chief Marketing Officer Zimmerman Advertising (2019)
• Talent Champion ANA Educational Foundation (2018)
• EVP Chief Strategy Officer Zimmerman Advertising (2004 — 2019)
• EVP Chief Marketing Officer Zimmerman Advertising (2013 — 2017)
• Chairman, Board Of Advisors University of South Florida (2013 — 2016)
• Visiting Professor University of South Florida (2006 — 2016)
• Managing Director Red Light Project Research (2007 — 2013)
• Lecturer University of Florida (2010 — 2010)
• Lecturer University of Miami Herbert Business School (2010 — 2010)

Education

• Graduate Degree Omnicom University (Harvard Business School/Babson)
• Advertising Production UCLA
• BS University of Florida