Hibu

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Hibu Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryMarketing[1]
HeadquartersCedar Rapids, Iowa, United States[2]
Key people
Kevin Jasper (CEO)[3]
Number of employees
1,570
Websitehttps://hibu.com

Hibu Inc. (styled hibü) is a provider of web development and hosting, digital listings and reputation management, search engine and social media marketing, and digital advertisements to small-and medium-sized businesses. Hibu is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA with other operations hubs in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and Columbus, Ohio.

In 2021, private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital acquired Hibu Inc. from Yell Group Limited.[4][5]

In August 2024, Hibu Inc. acquired RevLocal, a Columbus, Ohio–based firm specializing in digital marketing strategies for local, small- and medium-sized businesses as well as for multi-location regional and national brands. The deal represents a notable extension in Hibu’s targeted reach within the broader small business marketplace.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Parsons, Russell (9 May 2013). "Yellow Pages owner Hibu readies comeback". Marketing Week.
  2. ↑ "Hibu moving to downtown Cedar Rapids". The Gazette.
  3. ↑ "Leadership team | hibu for business". Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Panettieri, Joe (29 March 2021). "HIG Capital Acquires SMB Digital Marketing Firm Hibu -". ChannelE2E.
  5. ↑ "H.I.G. Capital Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Hibu". www.businesswire.com. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Hibu acquires Ohio-based digital marketing company RevLocal". Corridor Business Journal. 23 August 2024.