The ILM:07 session on cutting-edge demos was devoted to a presentation and demo by Claudia Poepperl, CMO of Copenhagen-based mobilePeople. MobilePeople is a vintage player in this nascent space, having been in business for more than five years now. It's…
Those were the words of a Network Communications Inc. CEO Daniel McCarthy as he announced that "we will have a deal with Zillow in the next 14 days." McCarthy made this statement during an executive interview, The Leading Edge: Real…
Those were the words of a Network Communications Inc. CEO Daniel McCarthy as he announced that "we will have a deal with Zillow in the next 14 days." McCarthy made this statement during an executive interview, The Leading Edge: Real…
“This year is about social media, video and partnerships,” said Jay Herratti, president of Citysearch, during his keynote address today at the ILM:07 conference here in Los Angeles. In his first major presentation/interview since taking the helm at Citysearch eight…
“This year is about social media, video and partnerships,” said Jay Herratti, president of Citysearch, during his keynote address today at the ILM:07 conference here in Los Angeles. In his first major presentation/interview since taking the helm at Citysearch eight…
Three investment heavyweights speaking today at the Interactive Local Media/SES Local conference in Los Angeles said the environment for funding is still attractive for early stage companies. However, the credit crunch looming over the market since August is having an…
Jake Winebaum, president of RHDi and CEO of Business.com, a self-admitted neophyte in the local search space, shared his unique “new guy” perspective of the state of selling local search to small businesses at ILM:07. Now working for a large…
In an opening session to TKG's part in the ILM/SES Local Show, Neal Polachek, Matt Booth and Peter Krasilovsky presented some groundwork data for the rest of the conference and the rest of the decade. Verticalization is a trend we're…
Yellow Book announced a partnership with DistribuTech to extend its directory distribution to retail outlets. The deal is exclusive in areas where both Yellow Book and DistribuTech operate. According to the announcement, "DistribuTech places free informational publications in more than 18,000…
Amsterdam-based Spotzer, which creates multimedia video ad campaigns for small and medium-sized businesses, announced it has acquired a 10 million euro (US$14.8 million) investment from the U.S. venture capital firm Sierra Partners and European Directories, a print and online directory publisher…
The Wall Street Journal this week gave a nod to some of the developments in online video for SMBs. The Journal cites TKG data about online video as a direct response medium that more SMB advertisers are starting to recognize…
Idearc announced today that Andy Coticchio, its executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, has left the company, replaced on an acting basis by Samuel D. (Dee) Jones, who had been head of investor relations. No reason was cited for…
Having worked in the Yellow Pages industry over the past eight years, both for a major publisher and here at The Kelsey Group, I am constantly being asked what the industry could do to make itself more relevant and stem the…
Intuit has announced that it will acquire Homestead Technologies, a company that provides a suite a Web creation and e-commerce tools, for US$170 million in cash. This acquisition continues Intuit’s march into what we term a "connected services," or combined software and…
In case you missed any posts during the short week last week, here is a recap. Click below to read each post in full. Bebo Provides Mainstream Content -- Attracts Big Brands Last week Bebo, the global social network, announced…
Video production and uploads have become standard upsells for Internet Yellow Pages, local portals and sales organizations in the age of YouTube. But once a business has a video, what does it really do with it? How does it drive…
Last week Bebo, the global social network, announced its new OpenMedia platform partnerships. The network has partnered with major media brands to deliver premium content to its 40 million users. Partnerships include CBS, MTV Networks, ESPN, the BBC, Channel Four,…
ILM:07 kicks off next week and we're all excited and busy with the run-up activities to the show. If you are attending, comment below if you'd like to meet up. Otherwise do your best to tackle us at the show,…
Angus Frame, editor of Globeandmail.com, presented an interesting CaseCamp study this evening in Toronto. He showed how the many twists and turns it took to implement one simple social media aspect to the site have paid off. Globeandmail.com launched its…
Interactive Local Media: 07 is ready to roll Nov. 28-30 in L.A. That’s next Wednesday through Friday! The show, which is being produced in partnership with SES Local, has attendees from all over the world. One exec told me he…