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Since launching in 1998 as CarsDirect.com, Internet Brands has grown to become a fully integrated online media and client services organization focused on four high-value vertical categories: Automotive, Health, Legal and Home / Travel. The company’s award-winning consumer websites lead their categories and serve more than 100 million monthly visitors, while a full range of web presence offerings has established deep, long-term relationships with SMB and enterprise clients. Internet Brands’ powerful, propriety operating platform provides the flexibility and scalability to fuel the company’s continued growth. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
147
TOTAL
RATINGS
1722

Internet Brands Company Culture

Internet Brands Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.4/5
Internet Brands' Overall Culture is rated D-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Internet Brands CEO

Bottom 5%Bottom 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Robert Brisco Internet Brands' CEO
Robert Brisco
38 /100

Diversity at Internet Brands

Bottom 10%Bottom 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D-

Diverse employees at Internet Brands have rated Environment, Team, and Manager as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Internet Brands

Bottom 5%Bottom 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
F

Women at Internet Brands have rated Team, Environment, and Office Culture as the highest categories they have scored

Internet Brands eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 10%Bottom 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-62

Internet Brands employees are -62% more likely to recommend Internet Brands as a great place to work

11%Promoters
16%Passives
73%Detractors

Working at Internet Brands

Working at Internet Brands is rated below average by 147 employees, across various culture dimensions. Internet Brands employees rate Manager highest among all categories, and think that Compensation and Perks And Benefits have the most room for improvement, putting Internet Brands’s culture in the Bottom 10% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably. See below in detail how working at Internet Brands was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Internet Brands

D-

Overall Company Culture at Internet Brands is rated D-

Last updated a month ago

Bottom
10%

Internet Brands ranks in the Bottom 10% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 147 Employees

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Engineering
54
Engineering54
Marketing
54
Marketing54
Product
54
Product54
Operations
46
Operations46
Finance
45
Finance45
IT
40
IT40
Sales
28
Sales28

Internet Brands Employee Reviews

Out of 99 Internet Brands employee reviews, 52% were positive. The remaining 48% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Internet Brands improve their work culture.

52%
48%
Positive Reviews52%
Constructive Feedback48%

Positive Reviews From Internet Brands Employees

  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    My team is grwat, the compamynis horrific. Run ... dont walk away.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    The people i work with
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    That we all joke about quitting

Constructive Feedback From Internet Brands Employees

  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    Poor culture for employees, bad reputation in industry
  • What needs to change to make the company culture better?
    Pay your people fair aagws, provide decent healthcare at fair premiums, peovide 401k that is the norm, what you provide is insulting. Entire benefits package is a joke.
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Provide 100% company match on 401k. What you offer is pathetic, 25% on 1st 3%. You contibuted $25 in Q1. Pathetic.

Internet Brands Company Information

Internet Brands Company Overview

Internet Brands was founded in 1998 and its current CEO is Robert Brisco. Since its inception 28 years ago, Internet Brands has grown to 1004 employees.

Internet Brands Mission, Vision & Values

Internet Brands Mission Statement

Since launching in 1998 as CarsDirect.com, Internet Brands has grown to become a fully integrated online media and client services organization focused on four high-value vertical categories: Automotive, Health, Legal and Home / Travel. The company’s award-winning consumer websites lead their categories and serve more than 100 million monthly visitors, while a full range of web presence offerings has established deep, long-term relationships with SMB and enterprise clients. Internet Brands’ powerful, propriety operating platform provides the flexibility and scalability to fuel the company’s continued growth.

Internet Brands Values

  • Automotive
  • Health
  • Legal and Home
  • Travel
  • customized
  • programmatic
Headquarter909 N Sepulveda Blvd
CA 90245
United States of America
Websitewww.internetbrands.com
Founding Date1998
Tel(310) 280-4000
Company StatusPrivate
Social Sites

Internet Brands Competitors

Internet Brands competitors include Instapage, CARS.COM, Cogo Labs, and AutoNation. Internet Brands ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Internet Brands compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Instapage's Logo
    Instapage
    3.8/5
  2. #2
    CARS.COM's Logo
    CARS.COM
    3.7/5
  3. #3
    Cogo Labs' Logo
    Cogo Labs
    3.5/5
  4. #4
    Internet Brands' Logo
    Internet Brands
    2.4/5
  5. #5
    AutoNation's Logo
    AutoNation
    2.3/5
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Internet Brands Employees

Internet Brands has 1004 employees. 147 employees at Internet Brands have reviewed Internet Brands across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was a month ago.

Overall, the 147 Internet Brands employees give their leadership a grade of D-, or Bottom 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Internet Brands are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Internet Brands, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Internet Brands are generally satisfied with their team. 147 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C. Less than half believe the meetings at Internet Brands are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Internet Brands believe the environment at Internet Brands is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Internet Brands is moderate. About 56% of the employees at Internet Brands work 8 hours or less, while 3% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Internet Brands are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Internet Brands employees generally work 9.1 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Internet Brands report the work pace is moderate
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Internet Brands have 2 meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
79% of Internet Brands employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Internet Brands employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
56% of Internet Brands employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Internet Brands employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
A Day in the Life
55% of Internet Brands employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Internet Brands - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Internet Brands is that the company was unprepared on their first day. Internet Brands employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 67% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Internet Brands KPIs and OKRs

At Internet Brands 40% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Internet Brands' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 16 Internet Brands employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 4 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes25%
No75%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes40%
No60%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Internet Brands CEO & Leadership

Internet Brands CEO - Robert Brisco

Robert Brisco Internet Brands' CEO
38 /100

Robert’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Robert in the Bottom 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably. Robert Brisco’s employees rank Internet Brands in the Bottom 40% for Manager, in the Bottom 40% for Team, and in the Bottom 25% for Environment. Brisco is generally unpopular with Internet Brands employees, but ranks especially low with employees in the Operations department, and by Hispanic or Latino employees and Female employees. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience have a slightly more favorable view of the CEO. When compared to Internet Brands’s competitors, Robert Brisco ranks below both AutoNation CEO Cheryl Miller and Cogo Labs CEO Rob Fisher.

Internet Brands Leadership

The Internet Brands Executive Team is rated a “F” and led by CEO Robert Brisco, CFO Scott Friedman, and CTO Joe Rosenblum

  • Robert Brisco  CEO / President

    Robert Brisco CEO / President

    Robert Brisco serves as the CEO / President of Internet Brands.

  • Scott Friedman CFO

    Scott Friedman serves as the CFO of Internet Brands. Scott started at Internet Brands in September of 2008. Scott... read more

  • Joe Rosenblum CTO

    Joe Rosenblum serves as the CTO of Internet Brands. Joe started at Internet Brands in May of 2008. Joe currently resides... read more

  • Jeffrey Sullivan Vice President of Technology, Chief Technology Officer (Demandforce)

    Jeffrey Sullivan serves as the Vice President of Technology, Chief Technology Officer (Demandforce) of Internet Brands.... read more

  • Chuck Hoover Chief Marketing Officer

    Chuck Hoover serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of Internet Brands. Chuck started at Internet Brands in February of... read more

  • Chelsey Langan Vice President of Sales & Operations - WebMD & Martindale-Nolo

    Chelsey Langan serves as the Vice President of Sales & Operations - WebMD & Martindale-Nolo of Internet Brands. Chelsey... read more

  • Phil Oester Vice President, Technology Operations and Security

    Phil Oester serves as the Vice President, Technology Operations and Security of Internet Brands. Phil started at... read more

  • Mike Magnesen Vice President of Operations Health SMB

    Mike Magnesen serves as the Vice President of Operations Health SMB of Internet Brands. Mike started at Internet Brands... read more

  • Megan Seaton VP of Finance

    Megan Seaton serves as the VP of Finance of Internet Brands. Megan started at Internet Brands in September of 2012.... read more

Internet Brands Salaries

How much does Internet Brands pay?

How much do people at Internet Brands get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Internet Brands is $115,525, or $55 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $118,039, or $56 per hour.

At Internet Brands, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $213,284 annually and the lowest is a Data Analyst at $44,270 annually. Average Internet Brands salaries by department include: Customer Support at $64,777, Business Development at $114,721, Legal at $158,067, and IT at $96,291. Half of Internet Brands salaries are above $118,039.

86 employees at Internet Brands rank their Compensation in the Bottom 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 280 ratings) while 83 employees at Internet Brands rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 92 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Internet Brands employees include job titles like Director of Engineering, Lead Engineer, Automation Engineer, and Jr Developer. Comparably data has a total of 10 salary records from Internet Brands employees.

Last updated 2 months ago.

1st Percentile
$68k
$68k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$90k
$90k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$116k
$116k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$165k
$165k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$222k
$222k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$246k
$246k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$276k
$276k100th Percentile
$115,525*
Average Compensation
$118,039*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Internet Brands Salaries by City

Internet Brands Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Internet Brands

Diverse employees at Internet Brands score the company 49/100 across various culture categories, placing Internet Brands in the Bottom 10% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Internet Brands across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 50/100
Department - Product
Men 64/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Diverse Employees 65/100
Department - Product

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 45/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Men 27/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees 45/100
Department - Finance

Internet Brands Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan

Internet Brands PTO

Internet Brands' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 10-15 days off a year with 75% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Internet Brands' 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 22% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Internet Brands' benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a less than $500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time11%
Vacation Policy22%
Office Meals22%
401k Contribution45%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes25%
No75%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo29%
$1500 - $2500/mo14%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo14%
Less than $500/mo43%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Internet Brands applied for 1 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Internet Brands has a total of 1004 employees

1
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (1 out of 1)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 1)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 1)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 1)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Internet Brands Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Internet Brands on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
46%
Marketing
26%
Product
10%
Sales
4%
Design
4%
Other
10%

Candidates By Location

Los Angeles
54%
New York City
4%
San Francisco
4%
Chicago
4%
Santa Monica
3%
Other
30%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Internet Brands

What is Internet Brands address?

Internet Brands location is at 909 N Sepulveda Blvd

Who is the CEO of Internet Brands?

Internet Brands CEO is Robert Brisco, their score by employees is 38

What is Internet Brands eNPS?

The eNPS for Internet Brands is -62

What is the salary for CS Rep in Internet Brands?

CS Rep average salary in the US is 47k

What are the salaries in the Operations in Internet Brands?

The average salaries for Operations in Internet Brands is 95k

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