Vibrant Grows Team 25% to Keep Up With Surging Business

Contextual Technology Leader’s 2010 Hiring Mirrors Trend of Increased Users
and Revenue

NEW YORK, January 7, 2011 — Vibrant, the global leader in premium contextual advertising solutions, announced today that it expects to continue to expand its workforce to match its tremendous business growth. Even as national unemployment rates remain high, Vibrant increased its worldwide staff 25% to 250 full-time employees in the past year.

Since the beginning of 2010, Vibrant has grown its share of the global internet audience 33% and now reaches 225 million unique users (comScore 2010). Growth has been explosive in the US, with Vibrant's audience soaring 58% to 144 million unique users. The $100 million-plus company has reported surges in key verticals, such as financial advertising (up 75%), pharmaceutical (58% increase) and auto (up 76%).

To facilitate this growth, the contextual ad leader has expanded its workforce over the course of the past year, focusing on strategic hires that have allowed the contextual technology leader to sustain its new needs and develop additional capabilities. Vibrant, has offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Detroit, London and Hamburg, among others, and opened new offices in 2010 in Los Angeles and Boston.

A string of noteworthy hires, including CFO Jeff Babka, who helped lead the 2005 "IPO of the Year," has accompanied Vibrant's recent growth. In addition to adding a General Manager for Display and Vice Presidents in the Sales and Product Management departments, key personnel have also joined the company's Business Development, Marketing and Technology efforts.

"Vibrant's growth proves our great value to advertisers, publishers and consumers, and it was made possible by the strengths of our global team," says Doug Stevenson, Vibrant CEO and Co-founder. "We are primed for continued success in 2011, and will be adding to our top-notch Sales and Technology departments as we continue to build our contextual platform."

Vibrant, named one of Ad Age Magazine's Best Places to Work in Marketing and Media for 2010, is continuing to develop and expand its team into 2011. To learn more about the company and current openings, please visit http://www.vibrantmedia.com/careers/.

About Vibrant
Vibrant (www.vibrantmedia.com) is a world leader in contextual technology aligning billions of words across the Internet with relevant video, information, tools, and advertising. With over 6,000 premium publishers, reaching 225 million unique users per month (comScore, November 2010), Vibrant gives top brand marketers the opportunity to deliver highly targeted advertisements within premium Web content and offers publishers premium editorial tools to re-circulate users throughout their websites. Vibrant works with top brand advertisers such as Microsoft, Unilever, Warner Bros and AT&T. The company was founded in 2000 and has offices in London, New York, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Hamburg, Munich and Dusseldorf. Vibrant's rapid growth has been recognized by the Inc. 500 and Deloitte Fast 50 lists. Vibrant CEO and Co-founder Doug Stevenson was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 for Metro New York. For more information, visit: www.vibrantmedia.com or www.hyperlinkevolved.com or www.facebook.com/vibrantmedia or http://twitter.com/vibrantmedia.