bio
During this time in history…
Much of Jeffrey D Brown’s 30-year career in the media, advertising, music and tradeshow industries has been spent in senior management. At the same time, he tackles creative challenges as a media producer, publisher, writer and designer. He contributes an effective combination of experience, talent, skill, and of course, humor, that is seldom packaged together. The package is The Fit.
Currently…
Jeffrey D Brown is the the founder and executive producer of 314 Group, a media and marketing solutions firm specializing in web platform development, social media management, strategic content creation and proprietary online properties.
Jeff is also currently on staff and a retained media and marketing consultant for several prominent organizations in Orange County, California.
Recently (in the past) …
From 2004 through much of 2006, Jeff was the Advertising Director of Clinical Lab Products magazine, originally a property of Medical World Communications prior to its acquisition by Ascend Media.
During the summer of 2001, Jeff began focusing much of his attention on developing innovative media and marketing platforms for the tradeshow and event industry as Founder and CEO of AttendSource, Inc.
Before all of that…
From early 1996 through mid-2001, Jeff held senior level positions with CMP Media Healthcare Group (originally CME, Inc. acquired by Miller-Freeman in 1999).
As Group Publisher, Jeff lead the development and launch of two new magazines (Medicine & Behavior and Geriatric Times), as well as the rapid growth of Psychiatric Times, the number one publication in its field, which saw advertising sales rise from $1.3M in 1996 to $3.6M in 2000.
As Director of Sales, Jeff was responsible for initiating over one hundred medical education meetings, symposia, events and related projects with support and sponsorship from major pharmaceutical companies resulting in over $22 million in combined sales.
Jeff’s leadership role included developing and managing the company’s exhibition business for its proprietary tradeshows and conferences including the U.S Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress and the U.S. Geriatric & Long Term Care Congress. During his tenure, exhibit sales alone increased over 500%.
And then there was this…
Prior to his employment with CMP Media (and CME, Inc.), Jeff held publishing positions with several high-tech magazine groups including OnLine Design and Computer Currents.
During the 1980’s, he was an executive and principal in the advertising and music publishing industries. As a partner in Professional Music Products, Inc. (PMP), Jeff, along with Leon White and William Perry built the company into the leader in contemporary guitar education before it was sold to then Belwin Mills in 1982.
But most importantly…
Jeff is the proud and very involved father of a talented 18 year-old son (a writer and well-known personality in his own right).
Jeff has been playing the guitar longer than he’ll admit to (because he started very young), and he’s not a bad cook. For more information… just ask!