Comments on: Marchex Pays $20 Million for VoiceStar http://localonliner.com/2007/08/09/marchex-pays-20-million-for-voicestar-2/ Peter Krasilovsky's Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: sarah http://localonliner.com/2007/08/09/marchex-pays-20-million-for-voicestar-2/comment-page-1/#comment-74278 sarah Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:13:59 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=453#comment-74278 SPG is like Keen.com: mostly psychic hotlines SPG makes its money mostly on psychics as opposed to real newspapers, yellow pages and ad agencies www.accuratepsychicadvice.com/privacy.html www.ladyathena.com/Click4Advisor.htm Unfortunately, psychic hotlines aren't too bankable. Good luck, though! SPG is like Keen.com: mostly psychic hotlines

SPG makes its money mostly on psychics as opposed to real newspapers, yellow pages and ad agencies

http://www.accuratepsychicadvice.com/privacy.html

http://www.ladyathena.com/Click4Advisor.htm

Unfortunately, psychic hotlines aren’t too bankable. Good luck, though!

]]> By: Voicestar acquired by Marchex · New York Articles http://localonliner.com/2007/08/09/marchex-pays-20-million-for-voicestar-2/comment-page-1/#comment-72043 Voicestar acquired by Marchex · New York Articles Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:18:35 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=453#comment-72043 [...] More information here: Kelsey Group BlogTechcrunchThe Praized BlogThe Local OnlinerScreenwerkPaidContent [...] [...] More information here: Kelsey Group BlogTechcrunchThe Praized BlogThe Local OnlinerScreenwerkPaidContent [...]

]]> By: Dave http://localonliner.com/2007/08/09/marchex-pays-20-million-for-voicestar-2/comment-page-1/#comment-70738 Dave Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:17:22 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=453#comment-70738 Congratulations to Ari on all his hard work and on a nice exit with Marchex. Marchex's display of commitment to PPCall gives further encouragement other self-funded pay-per-call pioneers such as we at wwww.ZiffLeads.com (launched in 2005) of SPG Solutions. We have built from scratch a comprehensive and proprietary pay-per-call ad platform and network, a large direct advertiser base, and a substantial multi-media publisher network. With triple-digit quarterly growth, expected revenue this year of well over 3X that of VoiceStar's and the turning of a significant profit, our excitement for the PPCall opportunity only continues to grow. Congratulations to Ari on all his hard work and on a nice exit with Marchex. Marchex’s display of commitment to PPCall gives further encouragement other self-funded pay-per-call pioneers such as we at wwww.ZiffLeads.com (launched in 2005) of SPG Solutions.

We have built from scratch a comprehensive and proprietary pay-per-call ad platform and network, a large direct advertiser base, and a substantial multi-media publisher network.

With triple-digit quarterly growth, expected revenue this year of well over 3X that of VoiceStar’s and the turning of a significant profit, our excitement for the PPCall opportunity only continues to grow.

]]> By: The Local Onliner » Bill Day: ‘My Role as Marchex’s Chief Media Officer’ http://localonliner.com/2007/08/09/marchex-pays-20-million-for-voicestar-2/comment-page-1/#comment-70456 The Local Onliner » Bill Day: ‘My Role as Marchex’s Chief Media Officer’ Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:27:07 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=453#comment-70456 [...] Web exec Bill Day, who formerly led WhenU (a behavioral targeting firm), About.com and Prodigy, was announced yesterday as Marchex’s new Chief Media Officer (an interesting title). The position is a new one for the publicly-owned company, which isn’t well understood, but has considerable local assets, including 100,000 vertical domains, an ad network, and OpenList. [...] [...] Web exec Bill Day, who formerly led WhenU (a behavioral targeting firm), About.com and Prodigy, was announced yesterday as Marchex’s new Chief Media Officer (an interesting title). The position is a new one for the publicly-owned company, which isn’t well understood, but has considerable local assets, including 100,000 vertical domains, an ad network, and OpenList. [...]

]]> By: Voicestar acquired by Marchex · Articles http://localonliner.com/2007/08/09/marchex-pays-20-million-for-voicestar-2/comment-page-1/#comment-70382 Voicestar acquired by Marchex · Articles Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:42:03 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=453#comment-70382 [...] More information here: Kelsey Group BlogTechcrunchThe Praized BlogThe Local OnlinerScreenwerkPaidContent [...] [...] More information here: Kelsey Group BlogTechcrunchThe Praized BlogThe Local OnlinerScreenwerkPaidContent [...]

]]> By: Redeye VC http://localonliner.com/2007/08/09/marchex-pays-20-million-for-voicestar-2/comment-page-1/#comment-70377 Redeye VC Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:51:04 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=453#comment-70377 <strong>Voicestar acquired by Marchex</strong> Congratulations to Ari and Todd on their sale to Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX). I first met the Voicestar guys back in 2005. They were among the pioneers of the pay-per-call market -- and I recall being amazed by how much they Voicestar acquired by Marchex

Congratulations to Ari and Todd on their sale to Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX). I first met the Voicestar guys back in 2005. They were among the pioneers of the pay-per-call market — and I recall being amazed by how much they

]]> By: The Praized Blog » Blog Archive » VoiceStar Acquired by Marchex for $28M http://localonliner.com/2007/08/09/marchex-pays-20-million-for-voicestar-2/comment-page-1/#comment-70365 The Praized Blog » Blog Archive » VoiceStar Acquired by Marchex for $28M Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:35:22 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=453#comment-70365 [...] Update: Peter at Local Onliner has more info about Marchex’s strategy: “We can now also add proprietary pay-per-phone-call advertising units to our network of local Web sites, which allows us to increase the direct monetization of our own properties,” notes Marchex’s Peter Christothoulou, per press release. The release also notes that VoiceStar “increases Marchex’s ability to directly monetize its… network of Web Sites, lessening its dependence on third-parties and increasing….. revenue (via) call-based advertising units.” [...] [...] Update: Peter at Local Onliner has more info about Marchex’s strategy: “We can now also add proprietary pay-per-phone-call advertising units to our network of local Web sites, which allows us to increase the direct monetization of our own properties,” notes Marchex’s Peter Christothoulou, per press release. The release also notes that VoiceStar “increases Marchex’s ability to directly monetize its… network of Web Sites, lessening its dependence on third-parties and increasing….. revenue (via) call-based advertising units.” [...]

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