# Best Version Media

> Best Version Media is a Brookfield, Wisconsin-based hyperlocal media and marketing company that pairs monthly neighborhood magazines with geo-targeted digital ads, listings and review management, and managed websites. Its network of independent local Publishers gives small businesses a way to reach specific communities through both the mailbox and the screen, while local stories supply the attention that makes the advertising inventory valuable.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States
- **Founders:** Dave Durand (Co-founder; Executive Chairman), Pete Ericksen (Co-founder; founding COO), Paul Lubinski (Co-founder; founding CPO)
- **Team size:** Public company materials describe 700+ independent BVM Publishers and a home-office workforce; Indeed lists 201-500 employees. A supplied third-party record estimates 2,600 total workers, likely using a broader definition that includes contractors.
- **Products:** Community magazines, Geo-targeted digital advertising, Listings and review management, Managed business websites, BVM Sports
- **Notable:** Expanded from six southeastern Wisconsin magazines in 2007 to more than 500 titles by 2018., Reached 1,000 magazines in print in 2021 and now reports more than 1,300 communities across the United States and Canada., Distributed more than 48 million magazines in 2024.

## Products & services

- **Community magazines** — Monthly, neighborhood-specific publications featuring local families, nonprofits, events, youth sports and business sponsors, typically mailed to 1,000 or more targeted households per title.
- **Geo-targeted digital advertising** — Managed display and social campaigns aimed at local audiences, with guaranteed impression levels and campaign reporting through BVM’s dashboard.
- **Listings and review management** — A centralized dashboard for maintaining business information across directories and maps, monitoring reviews and responding to customer feedback.
- **Managed business websites** — Professionally designed and maintained sites connected to listings, reviews, ads and analytics, with structured data and optimization for conventional and AI-powered search.
- **BVM Sports** — Local sports content and websites that extend the company’s community publishing model into high-school and local athletics.
- **Publisher opportunity** — A commission-based independent-contractor model in which local Publishers sell advertising, build relationships and help coordinate a community title while BVM supplies training, design, printing and operational support.

## Achievements

- Expanded from six southeastern Wisconsin magazines in 2007 to more than 500 titles by 2018.
- Reached 1,000 magazines in print in 2021 and now reports more than 1,300 communities across the United States and Canada.
- Distributed more than 48 million magazines in 2024.
- Ran more than 24,000 digital campaigns in 2024, according to company materials.
- Named No. 49 on Glassdoor’s 2025 Best Small and Medium Companies to Work For list.
- Earned Great Place to Work certification for a tenth consecutive year in 2026.
- Named a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplace.
- Ranked No. 4432 on the 2026 Inc. 5000.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — BVM ranked No. 4432 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list.
- **2026-04** — The company announced its tenth consecutive Great Place to Work certification and a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplace award.
- **2026-03** — BVM published a detailed transparency FAQ explaining its commission-only Publisher model and 12-, 24- and 36-month advertiser agreements.
- **2026-01** — The company outlined its evolution from print publisher to integrated local marketing provider, including managed, AI-optimized websites.
- **2025-01** — H.I.G. Capital completed its acquisition of BVM from Bertram Capital; financial terms were not disclosed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bestversionmedia.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-version-media/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tweetbvm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9kP4LeJ-vHivqv4PQA8hQg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestversionmedia/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestversionmedia/

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Last updated: 2026-08-22