The online marketing and advertising firm, Yodle, announced Monday that it The Internet marketing and advertising firm, Yodle, announced Monday that it has moved into a new 100,000 square foot office in Austin and plans to hire nearly 400 more employees.
The company moved into a building at 12234B North Interstate 35 and plans to almost double its current workforce of 350 employees to 750 employees over the next five years.
“Yodle’s expansion adds to the growing list of innovative technology companies that have chosen to make a significant investment in Austin,” Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell said in a statement.
Yodle acquired ProfitFuel, a search engine optimization firm, in Austin in May of 2011. The company, with offices in New York, Boston, Charlotte, and Scottsdale, has since doubled the number of employees at its Austin office. The company plans to add new jobs in sales and client services as well as tech, human resources and marketing operations.
“Yodle’s operations in Austin have already grown significantly over the last year,” Yodle CEO Court Cunningham said in a statement. “We’ve chosen to accelerate our expansion in Austin because of the deep talent pool, innovative culture, and ideal economic environment that the city offers. Making this investment in Austin will further enable Yodle to put itself at the forefront of the fast growing and sizeable local online marketing space.”
Yodle handles online advertising and marketing for more than 30,000 small businesses nationwide.