40fieber - Die Recruitingagentur

What 40fieber - Die Recruitingagentur does

40fieber – Die Recruitingagentur is a regional German recruiting and employer branding agency headquartered in Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, operating as a brand under Max Mustermann – Die Personalberater GmbH. Founded in 2023 with a team of 1-10, the agency targets mid-sized companies (Mittelstand) primarily in the Grafschaft Bentheim and Emsland regions, addressing the local skilled-labor shortage (Fachkräftemangel) through social-media-driven talent acquisition.

The agency's service portfolio is organized around four pillars: Kampagnen x Social Recruiting (targeted ad campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn with ad management, performance controlling, and reporting); Projekte x Recruiting & Branding (long-term employer brand projects); Social Media x Fullservice (end-to-end content planning, creation, channel management, and campaign execution across Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn); and Experten-Workshops (customized training on social media, employer branding, apprentice recruiting, and corporate influencing). A Rund-Um-Recruiting-Service bundles campaign, branding, and project work, and a Bewerbergarantie (applicant guarantee) is offered as a performance-backed add-on. Underlying technology is standard social-media platform tooling rather than proprietary infrastructure.

The business operates on a professional-services, quote-based pricing model with no publicly disclosed rates, monetizing through project fees, retainers, and workshop revenue. Go-to-market is sales-led, leveraging direct client consultation, regional referrals within Lower Saxony, and an inbound content engine (the 'Wissen To Go' blog, newsletter, and active TikTok/LinkedIn/Facebook presence). The agency cites 25 years of combined recruiting experience via its parent company, and reported client outcomes include a 30% increase in qualified applications, a 20% reduction in turnover, and 2.8 million organic TikTok views over five months for a logistics client.

Name

40fieber - Die Recruitingagentur

Legal name

Max Mustermann – Die Personalberater GmbH

Website

https://40fieber.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

40fieber – Die Recruitingagentur is a Nordhorn-based German social recruiting and employer branding agency serving mid-sized companies in the Grafschaft Bentheim and Emsland region through campaigns, full-service recruiting, and workshops on Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruiting and Employer Branding Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181), Media Buying Agencies (54183), Employment Services (5613), Other Services Related to Advertising (541890)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Paid Social Advertising Management (MPAAACAC), Recruitment Marketing & Employer Branding for RPO (BPACABAL), Lead Generation & Performance Media (B2B/B2C) (MPAAACAK)

Keywords

• Social recruiting services
• Employer branding agency
• Recruiting campaign management
• Social media recruiting
• Talent acquisition consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Nordhorn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruiting-Kampagnen: Targeted campaigns to attract qualified talent for client companies, managed from planning through execution.
2. Rund-Um-Recruiting-Service: All-in-one service covering the entire recruiting process from planning to implementation.
3. Recruiting-Projekte: Long-term recruiting projects focused on strengthening employer brand and attracting talent through culture and values communication.
4. Social Media Fullservice: Complete social media management including content planning, creation, channel management, and campaign coordination across Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn platforms.
5. Employer Branding Workshops: Workshop offerings including 'Recruiting mit Strahlkraft: Ihre Arbeitgebermarke als Erfolgstreiber' for developing employer brand strategy.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

40fieber is a regional German recruiting and employer branding agency that designs and runs targeted social recruiting campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn to help mid-sized companies attract qualified candidates and strengthen their employer brand. It also offers end-to-end full-service recruiting projects, full social media management, and customized expert workshops on employer branding and social recruiting. Services are sold as bespoke engagements backed by a Bewerbergarantie (applicant guarantee).

Product overview

40fieber is a recruiting and employer branding agency offering a modular portfolio of services focused on social recruiting and social media-driven talent acquisition. The core offering is organized around four service pillars: Kampagnen x Social Recruiting (targeted ad campaigns across Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn), Projekte x Recruiting & Branding (long-term employer branding projects), Social Media x Fullservice (end-to-end social media management), and Experten-Workshops (custom training sessions on social media, employer branding, and corporate influencing). These services are supported by a Rund-Um-Recruiting-Service (full-cycle recruiting) and a Bewerbergarantie (applicant guarantee). The agency specializes in regional Mittelstand companies in the Grafschaft Bentheim and Emsland regions of Germany, leveraging social platforms as the primary channel for reaching candidates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kampagnen x Social Recruiting

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% reduction in employee turnover
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• kununu (NEW WORK SE): Leading German employer-review and employer-brand platform owned by Xing/NEW WORK. Adjacent to 40fieber's employer-branding value proposition and frequently used by the same target buyers (German Mittelstand HR teams).
• Personio: European HR software leader targeting SMB and mid-market employers with HRIS, recruiting, and employer-brand modules. Competes indirectly with 40fieber by in-sourcing recruiting workflows that 40fieber currently delivers as services.
• HeyJobs: Berlin-based employer-branding and performance-recruiting platform running paid social campaigns for mid-market and enterprise employers. Operates a similar channel mix to 40fieber but as a tech-enabled service rather than pure agency.
• softgarden: Established German ATS and employer-branding software vendor serving mid-market and enterprise. Overlaps with 40fieber's employer-branding and recruiting-campaign services but bundles them into a recurring SaaS product rather than bespoke agency work.
• Indeed: Global job-search and sponsored-job platform with growing employer-brand offerings. Indirect competitor that absorbs part of the recruiting-media spend 40fieber helps clients deploy across paid social.

Direct peers

• Talenteaser: Employer-branding and candidate-experience platform used by German employers. Comparable to 40fieber's employer-branding service line and competes for the same Mittelstadt talent-attraction budgets.
• join.com: German social-recruiting platform that lets candidates apply in under a minute via a profile-based model. Competes with 40fieber for employer attention on social-driven talent acquisition, though delivered as SaaS rather than agency services.
• Workwise: German recruiting platform focused on apprenticeships, entry-level, and mid-sized employer hiring. Shares 40fieber's Mittelstand and Azubi target customer base and competes for the same talent-attraction budget.
• BOLD. GmbH: German agency specializing in social recruiting, employer branding, and HR marketing for mid-sized companies. Closest direct comparable to 40fieber given overlapping service portfolio (campaigns, branding, workshops) and Mittelstand focus.

Emerging players

• Honeypot (NEW WORK SE): Tech-talent marketplace within the Xing/NEW WORK ecosystem. Tangentially comparable as a Germany-focused talent-attraction brand, though concentrated in technology roles versus 40fieber's blue-collar/Mittelstand focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61553495386440
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/40fieber-die-recruitingagentur
• TikToktiktok.com/@40fieber?_t=8hb6Z9DDf60&_r=1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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