Jason Binn

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Jason Binn
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Born
Jason Frederick Binn

1968[1]
Roslyn, New York, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materBoston University[2]
OccupationPublisher
Known forDuJour Media, Ocean Drive Magazine,[2] Niche Media

Jason Binn is an American publisher and entrepreneur known for founding Niche Media and DuJour Media.[1][3][4][5]

Biography[]

Binn was born in 1968 to Moreton and Penny Binn[2][6] in Roslyn, New York.[7] He graduated cum laude and early from Boston University's College of Communications in 1986.[8][9][10][11][12] He serves on the university's advisory board.[13]

Binn married Haley Lieberman in December 2003.[6] They have three children[14] and resided together in New York City.[4][15][16] before separating in 2016.[17]

Publishing career[]

At 23, he began his publishing career at D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles.[1][18][19][20] After graduating from Boston University with only $5,000 to his name, he built media brands across the country. Upon moving to South Florida, he founded Ocean Drive magazine in 1992, a large format luxury publication focusing on the Miami lifestyle.[18][19][21][11]

In 1998, he founded Niche Media, a publisher of regional luxury magazines including Hamptons Magazine (The Hamptons, Long Island, New York),[22][23][24] Aspen Peak (Aspen, Colorado), Boston Common (Boston, Mass), Capitol File (Washington, D.C.).,[25] Gotham (New York),[26][27] Los Angeles Confidential, Vegas Magazine (Las Vegas) and Michigan Avenue (Chicago).[19]

Under Binn, Niche Media created custom publications for Art Basel Miami Beach, the Wynn Las Vegas and the Short Hills Mall for the Taubman real estate organization. Niche Media was acquired by Greenspun Media Group in 2007, for what is believed to be in excess of $100M.[28][29][30]

During the peak of Binn's career, he was producing 16 individual titles, which consisted of printing over a 100 publications a month. In 2010, Binn was appointed Chairman of Niche Media Holdings LLC.[31] Under Binn, Niche Media launched in 10 major markets, publishing over 80 issues annually across the country.[29] In 2011, he partnered with Getty Images and WireImage to promote his personal photography, archives and BinnShot.[32]

In 2010, Binn was the Chief Advisor to Gilt Groupe, an online luxury shopping company[33][34] In January 2016, Gilt was sold to Hudson's Bay Company for $250 million.[35][36]

In 2012, Binn founded DuJour Media,[37][38][39] his first major media launch since he sold Niche Media in 2006.[40][41] DuJour's publications include Town and Country, Gotham Los Angeles, Aspen Peak, the Robb Report and DuJour Magazine, the quarterly released chief publication, that caters to those who have a minimum net worth of $5 million.[42][43]

Since 2016, he has been executive director of JetSmarter, Inc.[44]

Awards and recognition[]

In 2005, Binn was profiled in Forbes magazine's "Forbes 400",[45] and was awarded Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year."[46] In 2007, he was the only media member inducted into the American Advertising Federation's “Advertising Hall of Achievement”.[47] In 2008, he was listed in Crain's “40 Under 40” list of successful entrepreneurs.[48]

In fall 2012, Crain's New York credited Binn with making print magazines more successful in a time when print is losing market to digital media.[49] He was also recognized by American Advertising Federation.[47] In 2008 he was a recipient of Boston University's Distinguished Alumni Award for Service to Profession for his work in the field of communications and media.[50][51]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d KUCZYNSKI, ALEX (February 25, 2001). "Building an Empire One Party Page at a Time". New York Times.
  2. ^ a b c Goldman, Andrew (1999-05-31). "The Hamptons Menace? Jason Binn Is Everybody's New Best Friend". Observer.
  3. ^ Kelly, Keith J. (18 November 2015). "Hamptons magazine publisher renames company, shuffles staff". New York Post.
  4. ^ a b Kelly, Keith J. (29 September 2016). "DuJour's Jason Binn flies into JetSmarter gig". New York Post.
  5. ^ Levere, Jane L. (11 August 2014). "Two Luxury Names Expand Their Marketing Collaboration". The New York Times.
  6. ^ a b "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Haley Lieberman, Jason Binn". The New York Times. 7 December 2003.
  7. ^ Grigoriadis, Vanessa. "Hamptons Heat Wave: The Power and the Glossy - Nymag". New York Magazine.
  8. ^ "Lifestyle Guru Jason Binn is appointed to Executive Director of JetSmarter". NewsWest9.
  9. ^ Lima, Debora. "Media mogul appointed executive director of private-jet chartering startup". Biz Journals. Business Journal.
  10. ^ "Jason Binn on Bloomberg". Bloomberg.
  11. ^ a b Sonreir, Joel. "Jason Binn's Lifework In Media, Stemming from His Jewish Roots, Drives his Philanthropy and Ideology". blogs.timesofisrael.com.
  12. ^ InList, DuJour Media. "InList Appoints Media Entrepreneur Jason Binn as Chief Advisor to their Board Of Directors". www.prnewswire.com.
  13. ^ "The Rapid Evolution of Jason Binn and DuJour Media". ca.finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  14. ^ Channick, Robert. "DuJour magazine on the menu for those with the most money in Chicago, U.S." Chicago Tribune.
  15. ^ Finn, Robin (2 July 2011). "Saddling Up, and Hitting the Beach". The New York Times.
  16. ^ Keil, Jennifer Gould (6 July 2017). "Media mogul scoops up roomy Tribeca pad for $7M". New York Post.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Kathryn. "Luxury Magazine Publisher Lists $11M Manhattan Condo". www.mansionglobal.com.
  18. ^ a b "A DAY WITH LUXURY MAGAZINE MAGNATE JASON BINN". adage.com. 13 September 2004. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  19. ^ a b c Alvarado, Francis (October 15, 2009). "Jerry Powers, the man behind Ocean Drive, refuses to surrender". Miami New Times.
  20. ^ Sonreir, Joel (July 27, 2017). "Jason Binn's Life Work in Media, Stemming from His Jewish Roots, Drives His Philanthropy and Ideology".
  21. ^ "Jason Binn staying in vogue with new Du Jour magazine". Miami Herald.
  22. ^ Goldman, Andrew (1999). "Jason Binn Is Everybody's Friend". Observer.com.
  23. ^ Tharp, Paul (February 11, 2001). "BINN GAMBLES ON A NEW MAGAZINE IN A BAD ECONOMY". New York Post.
  24. ^ Steigrad, Alexandra (2014-06-13). "Catching Up With Jason Binn". WWD. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  25. ^ Shin, Annys (March 28, 2005). "Catch the Buzz: 3 New Magazines on the Way". Washington Post.
  26. ^ Gruen, Bob. "Liv Tyler Cover of Gotham". www.bobgruen.com. Bob Gruen.
  27. ^ Jacobson, Aileen (February 20, 2001). "He Just Loves to Do Launch/With his third magazine, LI guy eyes the Big Apple". Newsday.
  28. ^ Kelly, Keith (April 17, 2017). "Modern Luxury CEO: Market 'very strong' amid magazine buys". New York Post.
  29. ^ a b "New CEO Takes Over Niche Media; Jason Binn Becomes Chairman". Foliomag.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  30. ^ "Glamorosi : Jason Binn Debuts Du Jour Magazine for the Elite". Glamorosi. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  31. ^ Kelly, Keith (February 29, 2012). "On tap: Jason Binn's media venture Du Jour". New York Post.
  32. ^ "Jason Binn, CEO of DuJour Media". DuJour. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  33. ^ Bazillian, Emma (February 27, 2012). "Niche Media Founder Jason Binn and Gilt Launch Magazine for the Uber-Wealthy". Adweek.
  34. ^ Stoeffel, Kat (2012-02-28). "He's Binn Busy! With Du Jour, Jason Binn Homes in on Familiar Niche, Digitally". New York Observer.
  35. ^ Lynley, Matthew (January 7, 2016). "Gilt's Unicorn Tale Comes To An End After Being Acquired For $250M". AOL Tech. Tehcrunch.
  36. ^ O'Brien, Sarah Ashley (January 7, 2016). "Ultimate flash sale: Gilt Groupe sells for $250 million". CNN Money.
  37. ^ Steigrad, Alexandra (13 Jun 2014). "Catching Up With Jason Binn". FAIRCHILD FASHION MEDIA. Women's Wear Daily.
  38. ^ "Yahoo Search - Web Search". in.search.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  39. ^ "Jason Binn – DuJour Magazine Founder Influencing The Rich, Famous & Infamous". Influencers Radio with Jack Mize. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  40. ^ Stoeffel, Kat (2012-02-28). "He's Binn Busy! With Du Jour, Jason Binn Homes in on Familiar Niche, Digitally". New York Observer.
  41. ^ Wicks, Amy (2012-02-28). "Jason Binn Launching Du Jour Magazine". WWD. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  42. ^ Staff, Forbes MC. "DuJour Media's Early Success And Jason Binn's Pivot That Catapulted It To The Top". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  43. ^ Koblin, John (2014-05-05). "For Luxury Magazine, an Unusual Exclusive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  44. ^ DuJour’s Jason Binn flies into JetSmarter gig New York Post; retrieved September 28, 2016.
  45. ^ "If you're rich and powerful, Jason Binn will track you down—and send you his magazine". forbes.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  46. ^ "Have You Binn Honored Recently?". adweek.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  47. ^ a b "Advertising Hall of Achievement Past Honorees". American Advertising Federation. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  48. ^ Flamm, Matthew (October 12, 2012). "Where is Jason Binn now?". Cran Communications. Crain's NY.
  49. ^ Flamm, Matthew (April 15, 2012). "Magazines dying? Don't tell the 1%". Crain Communications. Crain's New York.
  50. ^ University, Boston. "Distinguished Alumni ->2008". Boston University.
  51. ^ Finn, Robin (July 2, 2011). "Saddling Up, and Hitting the Beach". New York Times.
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