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Does your marketing make
customers believe that only you can solve their problems or
improve their lives?
An accomplished, award-winning copywriter/copyeditor, Jonathan
Davis (The Eloquent Arrow) creates clear, eloquent
messages that capture your target audience.
WHAT THE ELOQUENT ARROW DOES FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Connect with your market
through concise, well-aimed copy
Edit your existing messages with an eagle’s
eye for detail and a writer’s
sense of flow
Help you distinguish your brand, product or service with clarity and conviction
Establish writing-style guidelines and focused marketing strategies
Make deadlines while balancing several jobs at once
Inject even more energy, intelligence and
professionalism into your
communications
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Started a successful freelance business with a recognizable
brand
Built an efficient in-house marketing department from the ground up
Conceived & wrote an award-winning
ad and annual report for a major trade association
Edited award-winning
textbooks for a brand drawing 80% of company revenue
Composed & edited a 24-page brochure for a high-profile trade
event in one week
Raised more than $100,000 in three months with a targeted
fundraising brochure
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Writer, Editor and Marketing Consultant
Current Clients and Partners
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BannerDirect
Wilmington, North Carolina
Direct-mail marketing agency |
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Design Studio 303
Hammond, Indiana
Full-service marketing agency |
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Faris Creative
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Independent brand-marketing firm |
Harrah's
Joliet
Joliet, Illinois
Popular hotel and casino |
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Mhdezign, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Print and web visual-communications studio |
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National Restaurant Association Solutions
Chicago, Illinois
Not-for-profit representing the restaurant and foodservice industry |
Weblinx, Inc.
Oswego, Illinois
Web/Graphic design and marketing services firm |
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White Gazelle
Chicago, Illinois
Visual design and consulting services |
Wilbert Funeral
Services, Inc.
Broadview, Illinois
The United States’ leading provider of death-care products and services | |
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Director |
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Camins
Tomasz Kritt, Chicago, Illinois
A brokerage firm specializing in Chicago industrial real estate and
office tenant representation
Established brand identity for new company; executed marketing plan with outside marketing & PR
agencies; wrote all marketing content; created marketing
collateral in-house, built mailing lists and coordinated print production; organized all direct-mail campaigns; set marketing budgets and tracked expenses. | |
| Lead
Marketing Writer |
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National
Marine Manufacturers Association, Chicago,
Illinois
A not-for-profit association representing the recreational boating
industry; the world's largest boat show producer
Wrote and edited all
marketing copy for 23 consumer boat shows and
2 trade shows; mentored junior
writer. | |
| Senior
Marketing Writer |
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National
Restaurant Association Educational Foundation,
Chicago, Illinois
A not-for-profit association representing the restaurant and foodservice
industry
Wrote and edited all outbound marketing messages
for in-house creative team; managed content for
company website; established writing style and
trademark guidelines; mentored junior writer. | |
OTHER WAYS THE ELOQUENT ARROW FILLED BLANK PAGES
WITH COMPELLING
INFORMATION
Stephen
King’s America (Bowling Green Popular Press,
Ohio)
Published book-length thesis of recurring themes in the work of popular
author Stephen King, who authorized The Eloquent Arrow’s research
of his safekept work. |
The
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois
Sports Writer/Stringer |
The
Daily Journal, Wheaton, Illinois
Sports Writer/Stringer |
Eastern
Illinois University
Sports Writer, The Daily
Eastern News | |
WHERE THE ELOQUENT ARROW SHARPENED HIS PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
SKILLS
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First
Chicago Bank (now Chase), Warrenville,
Illinois
Sales Banker
- Top Branch Sales Performer 1993-1995
- 100% rating on survey of customer service performance |
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Oak
Brook Bank (now MB Financial), Oak Brook, Illinois
Sales Banker
- Leading financial-products referral agent | |
EDUCATION
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Bachelor of
Arts (English), magna cum laude, North Central
College, Naperville, Illinois | |
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