Yodle -- part of the class of 2005-2007 SEM-focused Independent Sales Organizations that took on traditional local sales organizations -- filed this week for an IPO that could raise $75 Million. The filing provides insights into Yodle�s evolution, and the…
About a month ago we released a large white paper on call monetization. This is a huge area of local media that's been accelerated by the growth of smartphones. That's where high-intent local search meets the telephone. Earlier this week…
During the first half of Local Media Association's Native Advertising Summit the obvious and frequently asked question of how exactly to define native advertising was the first topic to be addressed. Native advertising sets itself apart from other types of…
When a traditional media executive visits Google, Facebook and other tech leaders, there is always a lot of oohing and ahhing and a bit of envy. You can’t help but notice the great perks, such as free dry cleaning and…
YP has unveiled a new version of its mybook feature on YP.com, making the tool more social by enabling users to share their mybook content with friends via email, SMS and social media. Mybook is a tool that allows users to…
There have been several game changers in local. One is Google search. Another is Yelp reviews. Another has got to be Craigslist. Craigslist started out as a totally free community site focused on recruitment. In recent years, it has incrementally…
There have been several game changers in local. One is Google search. Another is Yelp reviews. Another has got to be Craigslist. Craigslist started out as a totally free community site focused on recruitment. In recent years, it has incrementally…
We talk about "sleeping giants" in local media a lot. Apple is often invoked for its moves in mobile payments for offline physical goods. Meanwhile Amazon's innovation and installed base makes it more of an "anti-local" in shifting dollars from local…
We talk about "sleeping giants" in local media a lot. Apple is often invoked for its moves in mobile payments for offline physical goods. Meanwhile Amazon's innovation and installed base makes it more of an "anti-local" in shifting dollars from local…
GoDaddy, continuing to rev up its expanding SMB platform as its IPO nears, has launched "Get Paid", an online and mobile payments service. Get Paid lets Go Daddy's base of 12 million customers - many of them SMBs - accept…
On the heels of last year's LEADING IN LOCAL: SMB Digital Marketing show in Austin, we've just announced our agenda for this year's big event in "The Big Easy": New Orleans. Our initial slate of Keynotes include: Acxiom CEO Scott…