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May 18
2012

June’s ‘Local’ Events: One Hot Month

The June calendar is definitely filling in. It is the most active month in memory. I’ll be attending five events – three in San Francisco, two in San Diego. As Richard Rogers says: “June is bustin’ out all over.” In San Francisco, we’ll be at StreetFight Summit West on June 5. Get a 20% discount …continue reading »

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May 8
2012

A Preview of Street Fight Summit West (June 5, San Francisco)

The local event calendars are filling up. A new event we’ll be attending is The Street Fight Summit West, which in June 5 at Bently Reserve in San Francisco, a classy location. Street Fight head Laura Rich tells us that the event will be more tech-oriented than the company’s two day East Coast event, which …continue reading »

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Apr 2
2012

Top 10 Takeaways from ILM East 2012 (and Thank You!)

ILM East 2012 took place last week in Boston, and is now one for the history books. It was definitely a fun show that really showcased the fast moving local innovations that BIA/Kelsey focuses on. There are many learnings we can focus on as takeaways, but in the interest of good reading, how about a …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Deals, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Technology

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Mar 29
2012

ILM East: Ted Leonsis – Local’s All About Scale, ‘New Currencies’

Ted Leonsis, Groupon Vice Chair, American Express Board Member and Internet Pioneer , emphasized the importance of scaling for local in a global economy during a keynote at ILM East yesterday. “Indiana really matters. India matters more,” said Leonsis, pointing out that for larger companies, most growth will come from outside the U.S. The way …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Deals, Mobile, Money, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media, Verticals

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Mar 27
2012

ILM East: Google Offers Says It is ‘More than Just Deals’

During the first ever public presentation of Google Offers at ILM East today, Google Offers head Nitin Mangtani noted that Google Offers is now live in 40 cities, but he emphasized that Google’s after more more than just deals. The local commerce space is much broader and richer than deals, although deals are very exciting, …continue reading »

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Mar 22
2012

CityGrid Media Announces Jason Finger as New CEO

IAC announced today that SeamlessWeb founder Jason Finger will take over as CEO of its CityGrid Media unit April 12. CItyGrid Media includes the CityGrid ad network and Citysearch, Urbanspoon, Insider Pages and BuzzLabs. Finger was a founder of SeamlessWeb in 1999. The company grew to 21 U.S. cities plus London during his tenure. SeamlessWeb, …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Local Search, Sales Channels

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Mar 8
2012

Google Offers’ Nitin Mangtani Set to Keynote at ILM East

Here’s what we’ve been waiting to announce: Google Offers’ head Nitin Mangtani will join our great list of keynoters at ILM East March 26-28 in Boston. We believe Mangtani’s appearance marks one of the first public debuts of Google Offers, which is playing a major role in Google’s vital local strategy, along with Google Places, …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Deals, Google, HyperLocal, Local Search, Mobile, Money, Newspapers, Research, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media, Technology, Verticals, Video

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