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Vibrant Media Reports Ninety Percent Growth of Publisher Network Since April '06; Hires ValueClick Media Executive, Brian White, To Champion Continued ExpansionNEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Vibrant Media, the world's leading provider of video and rich media in-text advertising, reports a 90 percent growth rate of its publisher network over the previous year. It has also announced that former ValueClick Media executive, Brian White, has joined the Company as its Vice President, Business Development, to support the Company's continued growth. "Working with leading publishers across all verticals, Vibrant Media has created the largest contextual video ad network in this space," said White. "I am excited to be coming on board at a time when In-Text Advertising is taking off in the marketplace and look forward to driving the continued growth of the publisher network." Vibrant Media has the ability to deliver more than 250 million video advertisements across more than 2,200 publisher websites, delivering highly targeted ads when a user demonstrates interest by mousing-over double-underlined words within the text of Web content. Vibrant Media currently reaches 82 million unique users worldwide, which is 31 percent of the word's Internet population. In the US, the Company reaches 50 million users, or 29 percent of the Internet Population. Based on the increasing demand for Vibrant Media's in-text advertising products by large brand advertisers, the company accelerated its growth by appointing new managers to direct global expansion as well as target key verticals showing the greatest demand and opportunity. In his new role, White will ensure that Vibrant Media's business development and sales priorities are aligned and identify and secure partnerships with leading publishers. Managing the team that oversees the negotiation and delivery of Vibrant Media's in-text advertising campaigns, White will also collaborate with the Vibrant Media product development team to roll out new features and products, ensuring the needs of both publishers and advertisers are met. "Brian's rich background in ad serving technology combined with his experience in negotiating strategic partnerships with publishers is a natural fit to expand Vibrant's publisher network," said Doug Stevenson, CEO and co-founder of Vibrant Media. "We are extremely pleased with the opportunity to leverage Brian's relationships, which will support our rapid growth across key verticals." About Vibrant Media Vibrant Media is the leader of in-text advertising and a premier provider of contextual video advertising, giving marketers the opportunity to deliver highly targeted, user-initiated advertisements within the text of Web content. The company works closely with advertisers, agencies and Web publishers to plan, buy, deliver and optimize in-text advertising campaigns. Utilizing superior technology and international distribution, Vibrant Media reaches more than 80 million unique users per month, managing more than four billion words per month for top advertisers such as Sony, Intel, New Line Cinema, Microsoft and Toyota. The company was founded in 2000 and has offices in New York, London, San Francisco, Paris and Hamburg with more than 150 employees. The Company's rapid profitable growth has been recognized by both the Inc 500 and Deloitte Fast 50 lists. For more information, visit http://www.vibrantmedia.com. |
