eMarket

What eMarket does

eMarket GmbH is a Swiss employer branding and HR marketing agency that helps enterprises in Switzerland and the broader DACH market position themselves as employers of choice and run recruitment campaigns. Its service portfolio is organized around four pillars: Employer Branding & Personalmarketing, Talent Acquisition & Recruiting, HR-Transformation, and Technology & Insights. Typical engagements include developing employer value propositions (EVP), executing social recruiting campaigns on Meta, Google and TikTok, building mobile-friendly application funnels, and integrating with applicant management systems such as SAP SuccessFactors. Named enterprise clients span senior living/healthcare (Tertianum), retail (Globus), transportation (Bernmobil), tourism/rail (Jungfraubahnen), security services (Securitas Gruppe) and rubber manufacturing (Guma), and the firm won Silver (Strategy) and Bronze (Attraction) at the 2025 Employer Branding Recruiting Summit for its work with Tertianum.

The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ERNI Group, a software engineering organization with 800+ employees, and operates under the brand 'eMarket powered by ERNI' to signal that integration. The Technology & Insights pillar and an August 2024 strategic partnership with Dropbox position AI-driven HR solutions, workflow automation and SaaS/cloud integrations as a forward product direction, though specific proprietary AI assets are not disclosed. The company is headquartered in Zurich with additional offices in Bern (Switzerland) and Bratislava (Slovakia, via eMarket Slovakia, s.r.o.), and is led by CEO and Managing Director Roy Müller.

Revenue is generated through professional services engagements on a project basis, priced at hourly rates or fixed project fees in Swiss Francs (excluding VAT), with a 33% upfront payment upon project confirmation, 30-day payment terms, a 5% handling fee on third-party cost pass-through, and 5% late-payment interest after the second reminder plus CHF 30 per additional reminder. The go-to-market is consulting-led: clients engage via website-driven consultation appointments and dedicated advisor relationships, with marketing supported by a blog, LinkedIn/Facebook/Instagram presence and participation in HR industry events. No public revenue, funding rounds or external investors are disclosed; eMarket is privately held within the ERNI ecosystem.

Name

eMarket

Legal name

eMarket GmbH

Website

https://emarket.erni

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

eMarket GmbH is a Swiss employer branding and HR marketing agency that helps DACH enterprises build employer value propositions, run social recruiting campaigns and execute HR transformation. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ERNI Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employer Branding Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Analytics & HR Metrics Advisory (BPACAJAK)

Keywords

• Employer branding services
• Talent acquisition consulting
• HR transformation services
• Recruitment marketing
• Personal marketing consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional consulting services for employer branding, HR transformation, and talent acquisition. Project-based engagements with hourly rates or fixed project fees. Payment structure includes 33% upfront upon project confirmation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

eMarket is an HR consulting and services firm that helps organizations position themselves as preferred employers through four service lines: Employer Branding & Personalmarketing, Talent Acquisition & Recruiting, HR Transformation, and Technology & Insights. The firm delivers project-based consulting including employer value proposition (EVP) development, digital employer branding campaigns, social recruiting campaigns, applicant funnel design, and HR system integrations such as automated data transfer to SAP SuccessFactors.

Product overview

eMarket is an HR consulting and services firm specializing in employer branding, talent acquisition, and HR transformation. As part of the ERNI Group, the company offers strategic consulting services rather than a standalone software product. Their service portfolio covers four main areas: Employer Branding & Personalmarketing, Talent Acquisition & Recruiting, HR-Transformation, and Technology & Insights. For clients, they also implement digital solutions including rapid application funnels, social recruiting campaigns, and automated integrations with applicant management systems such as SAP SuccessFactors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employer Branding & Personalmarketing

Quantifiable outcome

• 6.5 million social media impressions for Tertianum campaign within 6 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DropboxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 August 2024Strategic partnership announced August 2024 to enhance capabilities of both companies. Partnership aims to deliver innovative solutions by leveraging eMarket's expertise in employer branding, HR workflows, systems integration, and AI-driven solutions combined with Dropbox's cloud storage and collaboration tools. Focus on creating integrated collaboration platforms and utilizing SaaS, cloud, and AI-driven tools for business process optimization.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Radancy: Radancy (formerly TMP Worldwide and Phenom People) is a global talent marketing and acquisition platform serving large multinationals with employer branding, CRM, and programmatic services — a broader incumbent offering overlapping capabilities at greater scale than eMarket.
• Havas People: Havas People is the employer branding and employee engagement arm of Havas, providing EVP, internal communications, and talent marketing for global brands — a broader network incumbent that competes for the same multinational employer brand budgets eMarket targets.
• Cielo: Cielo is a global RPO and talent acquisition partner that bundles employer brand work into broader recruiting outsourcing engagements — a broader incumbent whose employer brand offering overlaps with eMarket's Talent Acquisition service line for large enterprise clients.

Direct peers

• MetaHR: MetaHR is a Swiss HR marketing and employer branding agency offering EVP, recruiting campaigns, and HR content services — a direct domestic peer to eMarket competing for the same Swiss enterprise client base.
• Loved: Loved is a German employer branding boutique with EVP, employer brand management, and recruiting marketing offerings — a direct regional competitor to eMarket in the DACH market with similar mid-sized enterprise clientele.
• Link Humans: Link Humans is a UK-headquartered employer branding agency that combines employer brand strategy, content, and EVP work for enterprise clients — directly comparable to eMarket in services offered and target buyer profile.
• HvS-Consulting: HvS-Consulting is a German employer branding and HR transformation consultancy offering EVP, change, and employer brand programs — closely aligned with eMarket's employer branding and HR-transformation service lines.
• Universum: Universum is a global employer branding research and consulting firm providing EVP development, talent insights, and employer brand strategy to enterprises — overlapping with eMarket's data-driven employer brand positioning and large-enterprise client focus.
• Hilo Employer Branding: Hilo is a DACH-focused employer branding and HR marketing agency offering EVP development, recruiting campaigns, and employer brand strategy — a closely comparable boutique peer operating in the same German-speaking market as eMarket.

Emerging players

• new-wow: new-wow is a German boutique specializing in employer branding, EVP, and HR marketing with a creative-led approach — an emerging specialist peer with comparable service scope to eMarket's Employer Branding & Personalmarketing line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/emarket.erni
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emarket-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/emarket_agentur

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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