Jonathan Gardner Named Director of Communications at Vibrant

New global role as contextual technology leader grows 51% Y-Y

NEW YORK, October 13, 2010 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Jonathan Gardner has been named Director of Communications at Vibrant, the world leader in contextual technology and in-text advertising. In this new role, Gardner will be responsible for public and media relations as the company continues its tremendous forward momentum. Vibrant reported 51% Y-Y growth in Q2 2010, and 45% Y-Y growth in H1 2010.

Gardner has had extensive experience leading successful PR and communications programs for a broad range of organizations from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. A New York City native, he has worked for Cornell University, Weber Shandwick and other PR consultancies. Gardner has significant international experience, having served as Managing Director of Edelman's Taipei office and as a Director at Hill and Knowlton in Hong Kong. He has created and led programs on behalf of such clients as About.com, Aviva, BenQ, CA, LG and Microsoft. In addition, he has worked as an editor for the South China Morning Post in Bangkok and as a blogger for CNET in Asia.

Vibrant Co-founder and CEO Doug Stevenson says, "Jonathan's strong background and experience here and in Asia are ideally suited to Vibrant's global vision. This new and important role will help bolster our position in the US, UK, France and Germany and as we embark on expanding into new markets."

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 4,500 premium publishers, reaching more than 170 million unique users per month (comScore, July 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. For more information, visit:  www.vibrantmedia.com or www.hyperlinkevolved.com or www.facebook.com/vibrantmedia or
http://twitter.com/vibrantmedia.