Richard Ribacoff
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Richard Ribacoff
Richard Daniel Ribacoff is an American entrepreneur and digital marketer based in Long Beach, New York. He is known for his work in search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click advertising, and web development, as well as for his involvement in the diamond industry as Managing Partner of Shira Diamonds. He is the founder of Ribacoff Enterprises, co-founder of Hashtag Marketing Agency, and Principal Owner of RichardRibacoff.com.
Ribacoff began coding at age nine and built his first professional website at fifteen for his father's firm, the private investigation company International Investigative Group (IIGPI). He later trained as a Graduate Gemologist and spent time at the Israel Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, Israel, before returning to the United States to pursue both the diamond trade and a growing digital marketing practice.
Early life and education
Richard Ribacoff was born and raised in New York City. He grew up in a family with strong ties to both the investigative profession and the gemstone trade. From around age seven, he was exposed to loose diamonds through the family's jewelry business, Danley Trading, in New York City.
His interest in computers began early. At nine years old, using Windows 95, he began writing websites in HTML directly in Notepad, learning the fundamentals of web development through self-directed practice. He later received training in computer systems networking and telecommunications through the Israeli Army and qualified as a Graduate Gemologist.
Digital marketing career
Early web development
At the age of fifteen, Ribacoff built the first website for his father's company, International Investigative Group, Ltd. (IIGPI). The site began generating measurable leads for the firm, and word of his abilities spread through his father's professional network. He subsequently built websites and digital marketing campaigns for a growing list of businesses, developing expertise in SEO, Google Ads, backlinking, and local search optimization.
Ribacoff Enterprises
Ribacoff founded Ribacoff Enterprises, a full-service digital marketing agency headquartered at 215 E Broadway, Long Beach, New York, with additional operations in Delray Beach, Florida. The agency specializes in website development, local SEO, social media marketing, email marketing, pay-per-click advertising, and reputation management. Ribacoff Enterprises serves businesses of all sizes — from national chains to independent local shops — across a broad geographic footprint that includes Long Beach, Nassau County, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and multiple Florida markets including Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Hollywood, and Delray Beach. The agency distinguishes itself by offering performance-based onboarding, showing clients results before accepting payment.
Hashtag Marketing Agency
Ribacoff co-founded Hashtag Marketing Agency, an SEO and digital marketing firm serving businesses in Pompano Beach, Delray Beach, and the broader South Florida and New York metropolitan markets. The agency offers services including local SEO, PPC campaign management, content writing, and web design. He has served as VP of Marketing and Marketing Director for medium-to-large e-commerce companies, accumulating over fifteen years of industry experience.
Notable clients
Over the course of his career, Ribacoff has provided digital marketing and web development services to a range of organizations, including Shira Diamonds (a 15,000-page e-commerce diamond retail website), SparkleCoin (a cryptocurrency platform), Yakov Mushiyev & Associates (a personal injury law firm in Rosedale, Queens, New York), Fischetti Law Group, Integrated Chiropractic, ManCave For Men, and NIS Constructions, where he served as Director of Marketing.
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Diamond industry
Israel Diamond Exchange
At the age of eighteen, after completing high school, Ribacoff traveled to Israel and joined a diamond manufacturing company at the Israel Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan. He trained as a diamond dealer and cutter under the family firm Offer-Nof, developing fluency in the grading, cutting, and international trade of loose diamonds. He subsequently traveled between Israel and the United States as a diamond salesman, identifying strong demand for loose diamonds in the American market.
Shira Diamonds
Recognizing an opportunity in the American market, Ribacoff partnered with Kfir Ram to found Shira Diamonds, a diamond retail and wholesale business. He serves as Managing Partner of the company. His background as a Graduate Gemologist informs his work in stone selection, quality assessment, and customer consultations. The company's digital presence — including its large-scale e-commerce website — was also developed and managed by Ribacoff himself.
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Family background
Richard Ribacoff is the son of Daniel "Dan" Ribacoff, a prominent private investigator, certified polygraph examiner, and television personality best known for his long-running role on NBC Universal's The Steve Wilkos Show. Dan Ribacoff is the founder and CEO of International Investigative Group, Ltd. (IIGPI) and of InDepth Polygraphs, and the author of I Spy: How to Be Your Own Private Investigator (2016). The Ribacoff family has longstanding ties to both the investigative profession and the New York diamond trade through Danley Trading. Richard's professional path reflects both of these dual inheritances, combining the family's gemstone expertise with his own independently developed digital marketing career.
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External links
- ribacoffenterprises.com - iigpi.com
References
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